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5 of the best things to do this weekend in Hong Kong, August 30-September 1

See Longlegs, the Nicolas Cage movie, visit a contemporary art fair, enjoy a Portuguese food festival or play with therapy dogs this weekend

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Nicolas Cage in a still from Longlegs, showing in Hong Kong cinemas this weekend. For those who aren’t into horror movies there is plenty to do, including visiting a contemporary art fair, a Portuguese food and culture festival and the city’s biggest thrift market of the year. Photo: Neon

A contemporary art fair and a unique food festival are taking place in Hong Kong this weekend, but if neither of those are your thing, there is a new Nicolas Cage horror film, or pet therapy – which promises to be more wholesome and mindful.

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Here are our top five recommendations for this weekend.

1. Art021 Hong Kong

The Shanghai-based art fair operator is launching its first event in Hong Kong this week, spread across four venues.

A standard ticket (HK$300/US$38) includes access to the main art fair with 40 booths at auction house Phillips’ Asia headquarters in the West Kowloon Cultural District. The tickets also cover an art and music programme held at the Fringe Club, in Central (tickets here).
One of the pieces on show at Art021 Hong Kong, at WKCDA Tower in West Kowloon. Photo: Jonathan Wong
One of the pieces on show at Art021 Hong Kong, at WKCDA Tower in West Kowloon. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Separately, a number of art films will be screened at the Asia Society Hong Kong Centre in Admiralty. Standard tickets for this event cost HK$50 each (tickets and listings can be found here).
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