Four hours of free-flow beer while supporting local businesses? Yes, please! Make your way to Tong Chong Street Market’s Beer Festival, where you can savour over 70 beer flavours courtesy of 15 homegrown brewers who craft their drinks with local produce through sustainable practices. Notably, this year’s festival features an exclusive collaboration with local food upcycling start-up BREER, who have harvested pandan from Taikoo Place’s very own rooftop farm, The Loop at One Island East, to create a Pandan Milkshake IPA unique to the occasion. Raise your glasses at Taikoo Place’s new Taikoo Garden, the home of the festival’s thrilling beer playground where you can live it up playing life-sized beer pong, pickleball, tube table tennis, cornhole and other games that will get your adrenaline pumping. 

When: October 12 to 13, 2023 (6pm – 10pm); October 14, 2023 (12pm – 4pm & 6pm – 10pm)
Where: Taikoo Garden, Two Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Rd, Quarry Bay
Ticketing: $380/session, available here

Central Market Oktoberfest 2023

 

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Transport yourself to a Bavarian Beer Garden at the Central Market Oktoberfest 2023. Under blue and white Bavarian flags, indulge in an authentic German Oktoberfest celebration right here in Home Kong as you enjoy a classic mug of Löwenbräu or Beck’s with a side of German pork knuckles and apple strudel, all the while jamming to traditional folk music by German band Die Notenhobler, who are making their first return to the city in five years. Test your endurance at the “Beer Mug Holding Challenge”, or for those who would like to test their alcohol endurance instead, try your luck at the “Beer Drinking Contest”. 

When: October 13 to 31, 2023 
Where: G/F OASIS, Central Market, 93 Queen’s Road Central, Central
Ticketing: From HK$160 at chefs-market.com.hk

INK’s Oktoberfest

 

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Raise your glasses and say “Ein Prosit!” against the backdrop of Hong Kong’s breathtaking skyline. This October, Woolly Pig’s Ink is celebrating Oktoberfest with a Hong Kong twist by hosting an evening pop-up along the Victoria Harbour. Expect an alfresco feast where you can chow down your German favourites: decadent cheesy Currywurst Fries topped with homemade pork bratwurst and pulled pork, Flammkuchen pizza, Chicken Schnitzel and more. Of course, what is Oktoberfest without a good ol’ glass of craft beer? Complete your meal with Vienna Amber Lager and King in Yellow Helles by H.K. Lovecraft. 

When: October 13, 2023, 8:30pm – 11pm
Where: G/F Hong Kong Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

BaseHall’s NIGHTS OUT AT LANDMARK: The Fun Begins At BASEHALL

 

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In the mood to enjoy a good laugh at a stand-up comedy show? Lose yourself in some slow, sultry jazz music? Or even just kick back and enjoy a mug of freshly brewed beer? Head on down to BaseHall, where you can have a proper night out — indoors! The dining destination’s latest activation, “NIGHTS OUT AT LANDMARK: The Fun Begins At BASEHALL”, promises a month brimming with witty puns and rhythmic blues. Life is a party, after all. 

When: until October 27, 2023 
Where: LG/F, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central

Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival 2023

 

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Epicureans, rejoice! The Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival is set to return to the Central Harbourfront this month, which means four days of unbridled indulgence in fine food and drink. Take your taste buds on a journey across 36 countries and regions at the wine section and savour nostalgic street food and refined hotel dishes from the Greater Bay Area. The cherry on top of this gastronomic affair? An immersive tasting theatre featuring workshops and culinary masterclasses from the likes of Chinese celebrity chef He Jiansheng from Shunde and award-winning Taiwanese baker Wu Pao-chun. 

When: October 26, 2023 (7:30pm – 11pm); October 27 to 28, 2023 (12pm – 4pm, 5:30pm – 11pm); October 29, 2023 (12pm – 8:30pm)
Where: Central Harbourfront Event Space, 9 Lung Wo Road, Central
Ticketing: discoverhongkong.com