With alternating bouts of heat and rain, summer can be a quiet time in Hong Kong. Not this August. From high-profile football and music performances to pool parties and the city’s biggest food fair, there’s an abundance to see and do in the city this month.
It’s a heads-and-tails moment for cat lovers in particular, with the musical Cats arriving in town just as the Egyptian feline goddess Bastet enters her final month of residence at the Hong Kong Palace Museum. This August is also a great time to be a visitor in Hong Kong thanks to the Tourism Board’s Hong Kong Summer Fun bundle of special offers for those touching down or passing through.
Wherever you’re coming from, you’re bound to find something to love in our list of August events in Hong Kong.
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Audi Football Summit
Has the World Cup excitement left you with an appetite for more? On 7 August, you can watch in person as world-class teams FC Bayern Munich and Aston Villa face off at Kai Tak Stadium. Expect plenty of local and international fans to show up at Hong Kong’s newest major sports venue for the Audi Football Summit , part of FC Bayern’s Audi Summer Tour 2026. Book your tickets here .
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Credit: Nardus Engelbrecht
Cats the musical is back
For the first time in eight years, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s feline fantasy returns to Hong Kong for one month only. Opening on 6 August, the world-famous song-and-dance spectacular will be on stage at the Grand Theatre in the Xiqu Centre in West Kowloon, with performances running Tuesday to Sunday through to early September. Make a Memory by reserving your Cats perch here .
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Credit: Ocean Park Hong Kong
Credit: Ocean Park Hong Kong
Water World Ocean Park Summer Splash
During Hong Kong’s stifling August heat, what better place to party than Ocean Park’s Water World? Running until the end of August, Summer Splash transforms the water park into a neon-lit ’80s disco featuring music, Asia Idol Splash nights, water yoga, dating games, and more. The headline Canton Beats night, during which DJs light up the main swimming pool with retro Cantopop remixes, is thundering away every Saturday and Sunday night excluding 22 August.
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Credit: Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love
Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love
On 14-15 August, Opera Hong Kong is presenting Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love (L’elisir d’amore) in the City Hall Concert Hall. This cheerful melodrama follows the penniless Nemorino as he attempts to win the heart of the wealthy and aloof Adina using a phony love potion. Headed by renowned conductor Olsi Qinami and acclaimed opera director Tang Xinxin, the production features homegrown singing talent alongside the Opera Hong Kong Orchestra and Opera Hong Kong Chorus. Book your seat here .
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Ancient Egypt Unveiled exhibition
August is the last month to see the Hong Kong Palace Museum’s Ancient Egypt Unveiled exhibition, featuring 250 treasures from seven major Egyptian museums and the Saqqara archaeological site, including statues, stelae, gold ornaments, mummy coffins and animal mummies. Tracing nearly 5,000 years of history, the exhibition explores the politics, arts and religious beliefs of ancient Egypt, as well as its vibrant exchanges with other world civilisations. Book your visit in advance here .
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HKTDC Food Expo
If you’re serious about food, head to the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Centre for the Trade and Development Council’s grand annual Food Expo . Taking place from 13 to 17 August, this event gathers numerous exhibitors to showcase a vast array of food and beverage products from around the world. General admission tickets can be purchased through the HKTDC website or at convenience stores across Hong Kong.
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Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out
Here’s an event you can enjoy with the little ones. Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out! arrives on stage in Hong Kong for the first time from 21 to 23 August at the East Kowloon Cultural Centre. Join Peppa, George, Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig and friends as they head to the zoo for a memorable encounter with some penguins, then to the beach for a very special, splash-filled party. This vibrant production promises an all-round oinktastic time.
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Concerts in August
It’s set to be an eventful month for live music lovers, with rock and pop acts landing in Hong Kong from far and wide.
The first major event is tribute concert Björn Again – ABBA Forever on 4-5 August at Tides in Whampoa Garden, where you can sing along to pop hits from Sweden’s famous four. Elsewhere on 5 August, popular Aussie indie-rock band Dear Seattle will be bringing the house down at The Aftermath, while on 19-20 August, veteran Irish band Kodaline bring their farewell tour to Kowloon (also at Tides).
On 26 August, Japanese rock quintet Novelbright are live in Mong Kok at the MacPherson Stadium. And from 26-28 August, Cantopop star Yan Ting will make his solo concert debut at the Hong Kong Coliseum with Yan Ting YT The Alchemist Live , a hotly anticipated show inspired by Eastern and Western philosophies.