Major Cultural Events

Date	Event
December 2009 – May 2010	Story-telling Workshop: Marching into the Techno-City
December 2009 – June 2010	The 3rd Hong Kong Book Prize
December 18, 2009 – August 31, 2010	Biodiversity in China — An Exhibition on China’s Wildlife Specimens
	Biodiversity in China － An Exhibition on China’s Wildlife Specimens displayed more than 400 plant and animal specimens native to China, showing the nation’s rich biodiversity and educating the public about the importance of conserving natural habitats.
January – July 2010	Competition on Story Writing in Chinese for Students in 2010
January – September 2010	20th Chinese Poetry Writing Competition
January – November 2010	Awards for Creative Writing in Chinese in 2010
February 27, 2010 - March 9, 2010	Get Lively with Homes Design — The Look of Hong Kong Homes & Households in 40 Years Exhibition (1960 - 2000)
March – June 2010	Bowen Public Lectures
March – December 2010	Explore the World of Medicine: Public Lecture Series 2010
March – December 2010	Meet-the-Author 2010: Reading Cities
	Prominent cultural writer, Leung Man-tao, shared his experience during a Meet-the-Authors session which gave an opportunity for readers and writers to interact.
April 2010	Public Art Project — Tamar: Call for Proposals (November 2010: Public Art Project — Tamar Exhibition — featuring preliminary proposals selected from the first round adjudication)
April, May, December 2010 & January 2011	Subject Talks on Cosmopolitan Hong Kong
April & June 2010	New Vision in the 21st Century Subject Talk Series 2010: The Outstanding Young Persons' Discourse on Green Globe
April – November 2010	4.23 World Book Day in 2010 Creative Competition on 'Cities Today' and Roving Exhibition of Winning Entries
April, June, December 2010 & January 2011	Let’s Enjoy Cantonese Opera in Bamboo Theatre at the bamboo theatres in Tsing Yi, Cha Kwo Ling, Tai Po and Sai Kung
May 8, 2010	10th Birthday @Yuen Long Theatre
May 23, 2010	Community Thematic Carnival Series — Tuen Mun Journey in Time at Tuen Mun Cultural Square
June 2010	Hong Kong Oral History Talks
	Rural Training College alumni, former principals and teachers of village schools share interesting experiences about Hong Kong village education at the Hong Kong Oral History Subject Talks.
June 4, 2010	Encore Series: Emerson String Quartet at Hong Kong City Hall
June 4, 2010 – July 21, 2010	Chinese Opera Festival 2010
	A scene from Two Valiant Fighters, a typical Puxian opera unique for its stylised movements and vocal talent, during the Chinese Opera Festival 2010.
June 13, 2010	Community Thematic Carnival Series — Love in Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai at Ginza Square and Tin Shui Wai Park
June 16, 2010	Joshua Bell & The Academy of St Martin in the Fields at Hong Kong Cultural Centre
June 18-20, 2010	Boundless Multi-Media Series: true/本当のこと (Japan) at Hong Kong Cultural Centre
	True/本当のこと, a distinctive collaboration involving 10 leading Japanese artists across the fields of digital media, technology, theatre and dance, give patrons a totally sensory theatrical experience.
June 20, 2010 – Jan 3, 2011	City Flâneur: Social Documentary Photography Exhibition
June 22-23, 2010	Encore Series: Piano Recital by Krystian Zimerman at Hong Kong Cultural Centre
June 23, 2010 – September 13, 2010	The Evergreen Classic — Transformation of the Qipao Exhibition
	The classic beauty of traditional Chinese women’s attire on display at an exhibition featuring some 270 qipao from the 1950s and 1960s.
June 24 – July 11, 2010	The 8th Hong Kong Literature Festival
	Docent scholar Dr Ting Sun-pao (back row, fifth right), docent writer Lau Wai-shing (back row, seventh right) and participants of the Literary Walk & Talk: Tram Ride trace the city’s growth on a tram tour.
June 27, 2010	Piano Recital by Piotr Anderszewski at Hong Kong City Hall
July 9 – August 15, 2010	International Arts Carnival 2010
	Families enjoyed a wide range of performing arts programmes and participatory arts activities during the International Arts Carnival 2010 over the summer holidays.
July 10-11, 2010	Flight of Imagination, Outdoor Programme in support of the International Arts Carnival 2010 at Piazza, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
July 17 – August 17, 2010	Summer Reading Month 2010
Since August 2010	Jockey Club Environmental Conservation Gallery (Permanent Exhibition)
	The Jockey Club Environmental Conservation Gallery highlights the beauty of Hong Kong’s nature and provides tips on green living.
August – November 2010	Subject Talk Series on Life & Death Education: Impermanence & Permanence of Life
August 2010 – April 2011	The 22nd Hong Kong Print Awards
August 4-5 and 7-8, 2010	Whisper of Flowers & Songs of the Wanderers by Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan at Hong Kong Cultural Centre
	Songs of the Wanderers by Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan depicted the search for inner peace. The show used 3.5 tonnes of golden rice grain.
August 14-15, 2010	Summer Fun Party Somewhere over the YummyLand at Queen Elizabeth Stadium
September 3, 2010	Duke Ellington Orchestra at Queen Elizabeth Stadium
	The famous Duke Ellington Orchestra performs at the 30th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth Stadium. It was the band’s first visit to Hong Kong.
September 10-24, 2010	2010 Mid-Autumn Thematic Lantern Exhibition — All about the Moon at West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade
September 10 – October 17, 2010	2010 Mid-Autumn Thematic Lantern Exhibition — The Rhapsody of Hong Kong Memories at Piazza, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
September 16-25, 2010	Mid-Autumn Lantern Design Competition Entries Exhibition 2010 at Exhibition Hall, Hong Kong City Hall
September 21-23, 2010	Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2010 at Tsing Yi Park, Victoria Park and Tai Po Waterfront Park
	Eye-catching thematic lanterns light up Tsing Yi Park, Victoria Park and Tai Po Waterfront Park during Mid-Autumn Festival.
September 23, 2010 – January 2, 2011	The Grandeur of Chinese Art Treasures: Min Chiu Society Golden Jubilee Exhibition
	About 340 Chinese art treasures, ranging from snuff bottles, furniture, stationery items and jade ware on display at The Grandeur of Chinese Art Treasures: Min Chiu Society Golden Jubilee Exhibition.
October – November 2010	Best Book Design: An exhibition of award-winning books in Germany, Mainland China and Hong Kong in 2008 and 2009
	The Best Book Design: An Exhibition of Award-winning Books in Germany, Mainland China and Hong Kong in 2008 and 2009 displayed the best book designs from the three regions.
October – December 2010	Public Lectures on Asian Studies 2010
October 1, 2010	2010 National Day Fireworks Display
October 1-3, 2010	Boundless Multi-Media Series — Zimmermann & de Perrot — Gaff Aff (Switzerland) at Hong Kong Cultural Centre
October 3, 2010	Encore Series: Cello Recital by Mischa Maisky at Hong Kong Cultural Centre
October 3, 2010	Hong Kong International Jazz Festival 2010 — Outdoor Concert at Piazza, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
October 6-10, 2010	Puccini’s Opera: La Bohème at Hong Kong Cultural Centre
	The new production of Puccini’s opera La Bohème, famous for its melodic arias and ensembles, offers a fabulous show of the composer’s masterpiece.
October 8, 2010 – February 9, 2011	Marvellous Inventions of Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition
October 14-17, 2010	Cao Yu Drama Festival － Peking Man by The Beijing People’s Art Theatre at Kwai Tsing Theatre
October 15-17, 2010	Cheers!: Acrobatic Drama Hello Nasirdin Apandim by Xinjiang Acrobatic Troupe of China at Sha Tin Town Hall
	On its Hong Kong debut, the acrobatic drama Hello Nasirdin Apandim by the Xinjiang Acrobatic Troupe amazes the audience with spectacular aerial walk Uygur-Dawaz which has made the Guinness World Records 15 times.
October 15 – November 21, 2010	New Vision Arts Festival 2010
October 27, 2010 – January 17, 2011	Hong Kong, Benevolent City: Tung Wah and the Growth of Chinese Communities Exhibition
October 30-31, 2010	Music on the Wave — Outdoor Programme in support of New Vision Arts Festival at Piazza, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
October 31, 2010	Encore Series: Flute Recital by Sir James Galway at Hong Kong Cultural Centre
November – December 2010	Leaders’ Talks Series 2010
November – December 2010	Subject Talk Series: China Today
November 9-29, 2010	River of Wisdom — Animated Version of the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival Exhibition at AsiaWorld-Expo
	A media preview of the River of Wisdom — Animated Version of the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival. The show was immensely popular in Hong Kong.
November 14, 2010	Youth Band Marathon 2010 at Piazza, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
November 15-24, 2010	Science Alive 2010
November 20-22, 2010	St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra at Auditorium, Tsuen Wan Town Hall and Hong Kong Cultural Centre
November 28, 2010 – May 23, 2011	Act‧Live – Hong Kong International Poster Triennial 2010 Exhibition
November 28, 2010	Cantonese Opera Day 2010 at Hong Kong Cultural Centre
	Children and youth Cantonese opera groups performed operatic excerpts and popular Cantonese tunes at Cantonese Opera Day 2010.
December 5, 2010	Community Thematic Carnival Series — The Colour of Islands II Home Sweet Home at Lai Shuk Ying Memorial Square and Golden Ox Square, Yat Tung Estate, Tung Chung
December 10, 2010 – February 20, 2011	Touching Art: Louvre's Sculptures in Movement Exhibition
	Officiating guests pictured with artists dressed in sculpture-like costumes at the opening ceremony of the Touching Art: Louvre’s Sculpture in Movement exhibition.
December 12, 2010	Music Day — Scenes from Childhood at Hong Kong Cultural Centre
December 12, 2010	Asian Ethnic Cultural Performances 2010 at Piazza, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
December 18, 2010	Dance Day at Tsuen Wan Town Hall
December 21, 2010 – February 28, 2011	ArtAlive@Park
	A dance performance at the opening ceremony of the large-scale art project ArtAlive@Park at Kowloon Park.
December 24, 2010 – May 1, 2011	Nobility and Virtue: A Selection of Late Ming and Early Qing Paintings and Calligraphies from the Chih Lo Lou Collection Exhibition
December 30, 2010	Marching Band Parade 2010 at Piazza, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
December 31, 2010	New Year’s Eve Countdown Carnival 2010 at Sha Tin Park and Sha Tin Town Hall Plaza cum City Art Square
	The New Year’s Eve Countdown Carnival 2010 reaches its climax with pyrotechnics to mark the dawn of a new year.
January – February 2011	Public Lectures on History and Business in China 2010-11
January 14-15, 2011	Nearly 90² by Merce Cunningham Dance Company (USA) at Hong Kong Cultural Centre
January 16, 2011	Concert in the Park 2010 at Piazza, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
January 21-23, 2011	Donizetti’s Opera: L’Elisir d’Amore at Hong Kong City Hall
	A scene from Donizetti’s comic opera L’Elisir d’Amore which offers opera lovers a show full of funny twists.
January 27 – March 6, 2011	2011 Lunar New Year Thematic Lantern Exhibition — Rejoice! Happy New Year! at Piazza, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
January 29, 2011 – February 15, 2011	Artists in the Neighbourhood Scheme V Launching Exhibition
February 1, 2011 – to on-going	Calligraphy on Stone: Seal Carving in Hong Kong Exhibition
February 4, 2011	2011 Lunar New Year Fireworks Display
	Fireworks light the sky above Victoria Habour during the 2011 Lunar New Year Fireworks Display.
February 17-19, 2011	Lunar New Year Lantern Carnivals 2011 at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza, Tuen Mun Park and Fanling Recreation Ground
March 2, 2011 – May 16, 2011	Centenary of China's 1911 Revolution Exhibition
	The Centenary of China’s 1911 Revolution exhibition displayed over 400 exhibits and images about the event.
March 28, 2011 – July 11, 2011	Pixar: 25 Years of Animation Exhibition
	Characters from Toy Story and Toy Story 2 created the illusion of motion in Toy Story Zoetrope, one of the two major exhibits of the Pixar: 25 Years of Animation exhibition.