5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, June 12-14

This weekend is packed with activities that will entice you to head out and have some fun. Why not challenge yourself to a street dance battle or go all out at a free-flow brunch? For a more leisurely experience, an environmentally focused night market and a Steven Spielberg thriller are some other options. Read on to find out more about this weekend’s happenings. 1. Peaches & Cream brunch and DJ party For those who love to party but prefer to be home by midnight, you are in luck. This Saturday sees the launch of Peaches & Cream’s first-ever R&B daytime party, which takes over the restaurant Spiga in the heart of Central. The event kicks off with a two-hour free-flow brunch from 2pm. After fuelling up, guests can move on to the main event as artists including Monsta Kei, Featurz, Wesley Jamison, Tir and DJ Minou will be mixing things up in the DJ booths from 4pm to 10pm. The basic ticket priced at HK$250 (US$32), excluding platform fees, includes one drink; the prestige brunch package with free-flow Ruinart champagne, cocktails, wine and beer is available at HK$948 per person. Keep in mind that the dress code for this event is peaches and cream, so get creative and have fun. Tickets available here. Spiga, 3/F, LHT Tower Podium, Central 2. Street Dance Gen Fun Day On Saturday, the Kai Tak Sports Initiative and Hong Kong Street Dance Development Association will launch their street dance training programme at Kai Tak Sports Park. The programme will kick off with a fun day for Hongkongers aged six to 25. Showcasing various styles of street dance, the event will allow participants to not only hone their dance skills but also to foster an understanding of the unique culture of street dance. The event is aimed at both aspiring and experienced street dancers. The street dance taster workshops are for those with six months or less of experience and will acquaint them with the fundamentals of street dancing, including breaking, locking and popping. Meanwhile, more seasoned dancers can engage their opponents in the one-on-one street dance battles with cash prizes. The workshops are free to all with registration, while the U25 dance battle is priced at HK$150 per participant, with the winner and runner-up receiving HK$1,500 and HK$500, respectively. For tickets, click here. Dance Studio, UG/F, Kai Tak Arena, Kai Tak Sports Park, 38 Shing Kai Road, Kai Tak 3. Deerhoof concert Experimental rockers Deerhoof will be performing at MOM Livehouse in North Point on their Bio Fantasy tour this Friday. Formed in San Francisco in 1994, Deerhoof have consistently been one of the most prolific bands in the indie rock world, with this tour coming after the release of their 20th studio album, last year’s Noble and Godlike in Ruin. Sure to excite any music fan, their work oscillates between whimsical punk, catchy melodies and cacophonous noise, making them unpredictable on stage. Beyond just performance, Deerhoof remain fiercely committed to political and social activism. A meet-and-greet with the band will follow the show. Tickets are HK$480 via online booking and HK$550 at the door. For more information, click here. B39, 7 Seas Shopping Centre, 113-121 King’s Road, North Point 4. Discovery Bay Night Market This Saturday sees the last market event by Handmade Hong Kong before it takes a break over the summer. The night market will be held at DB Plaza on Lantau Island and is free to enter. Despite the name, the market is set to begin at 2pm and end at 9pm. With more than 50 vendors ranging from craft stalls to environmentally friendly and home-made products, the diverse selection of stores guarantees there is something for everyone and every budget. Also note that this event is pet-friendly, so feel free to bring your furry friends along. DB Plaza, Discovery Bay Road, Discovery Bay 5. Disclosure Day Steven Spielberg’s new sci-fi thriller is the legendary director’s return to the genre – following such game-changing blockbusters as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Minority Report – and once again posits the idea that aliens are out there. A shady government-affiliated outfit called Wardex has been repressing military-shot footage of extraterrestrial encounters for 79 years – all to prevent a mass panic. Now, a former employee, cybersecurity expert Dr Daniel Kellner (Josh O’Connor), has gone rogue, stealing the clips in an effort to release them to the world as he goes on the run with his girlfriend Jane Blankenship (Eve Hewson). Meanwhile, Kansas meteorologist Margaret Fairchild (Emily Blunt) has just gone on live television, speaking in a guttural clicking language that only Kellner understands. If that is not mad enough, North Korea appears to be aiming to kick-start World War III, sending the public into a frenzy. Scripted by Spielberg’s frequent collaborator David Koepp – some 33 years since they first worked together on Jurassic Park – Disclosure Day also sees the director himself receive a story credit. Read our full review.

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, June 12-14

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1. Peaches & Cream brunch and DJ party

Enjoy an R&B daytime party, listen to and meet experimental rockers Deerhoof, catch Steven Spielberg’s new sci-fi thriller and more