Hong Kong is set to present a soccer extravaganza as four of the world’s most iconic clubs – Liverpool FC, AC Milan, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur – will converge at the city’s new event hub Kai Tak Stadium for the Hong Kong Football Festival 2025 between July 24 and 31.
The event will be centered by two breathtaking clashes, with Liverpool taking on AC Milan on July 26 followed by Arsenal taking Tottenham Hotspur five days later. Soccer fans will also be treated to rare open training sessions where supporters can observe up close their favorite stars preparing for their matches.
Ticket prices start from HK$399 ($50.84) for matchdays, with training session tickets costing between HK$99 and HK$299. All tickets are now available for purchase through Cityline.
Return of dance festival to Shenzhen
Shenzhen’s seven-day Greater Bay Area Dance Festival will kick off on Thursday at Longgang Cultural Center, bringing together seven outstanding performances from around the world to foster dancing culture exchange.
The lineups include HEX by Chinese dance group Xiexin Dance Theater, and Natural Order of Things by Spain-based Guy Nader and Maria Campos.
The event also features a series of public outreach initiatives, emphasizing accessibility and artistic enrichment for all.
Highlights of the week include daily master classes featuring globally renowned choreographers and dancers, artist talks where creators and performers will share their inspirations and behind-the-scenes stories, and daily dance film screenings to offer the audiences a unique cinematic experience.
There will also be an international vision dance camp show, presenting the results of the previous edition of this cross-border training program on July 30.
Artistic treasures spanning millennia
Dunhuang Splendors—Culture and Art Exhibition of Mogao Grottoes will begin on Saturday in Shenzhen.
Hailed as South China's largest Dunhuang exhibition, it will feature 205 sets of precious exhibits. The exhibition combines physical objects with multimedia displays to present the profound connotations of Dunhuang culture.
The four-month exhibition will showcase scarce collections. The six restored caves on display are all specially protected, including Cave 3 and Cave 285, which were not open to the public before. Cave 275, the oldest in the Mogao Grottoes, will have its entire cave digitally reproduced for the first time.
The exhibition will display more than 60 precious copies by older generation artists from the Dunhuang Academy, such as Chang Shuhong and Duan Wenjie, as well as 84 sets of rare cultural relic originals.
The exhibition will showcase a remarkable collection of artifacts from the northern area of the Mogao Grottoes, including several pieces making their inaugural appearance in museum displays.
Silver economy & chic industry
The 2025 Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair will begin on Thursday in Macao.
The four-day fair will focus on two themes – the silver economy and the China chic industry – featuring exhibitions, product sales, business matchmaking sessions, and high-level forums.
Besides Guangdong Branded Products Zone and Macao Featured Products Zone, it will feature Silver-haired Lifestyle and Health Zone and the China Chic Products Zone.
The China Chic Products Zone will build a cultural exchange platform for designers, brands, and creative artists, helping them seize business opportunities from cultural IP to commercial transformation.
