What’s on

Diary dates

MAR 2-6 & 9-13 Treasure Island Community Adventure Camps

Cabin fever? Treasure Island is hosting adventure camps during the school closure period. From $150 per session. treasureislandhk.com

MAR 3 World Wildlife Day Take the opportunity to enjoy Hong Kong’s great outdoors

UNTIL MAR 8 Hong Kong Restaurant Week Step outside your foodie comfort zone and enjoy discounts and special menus at Hong Kong’s most popular restaurants and bars. restaurantweek.diningcity.hk

MAR 8 International Women’s Day We can do it! Celebrating women since 1975. #IWD2020 #EachforEqual

MAR 8 Healthy Hike & Run Get outside and explore Tai Lam with a range of hiking and trail running courses from 5km to 19km. 8.30am-1.30pm. $300. Tai Tong Shan, Tai Lam. actionasiaevents.com

MAR 13 - APR 22 Inherit the Dust exhibition by Nick Brandt Wildlife photographer Nick Brandt highlights the dangers caused by the wildlife trade. Free. Blue Lotus Gallery, 28 Pound Lane, Tai Ping Shan, Central. bluelotus-gallery.com

MAR 14 Holi Fest 2020 Head to this colourful festival for Bollywood tunes, dancing and delicious Indian food. 1-6pm. Adults $250, children $150. Whitehead Barbecue, 1950 Whitehead, Ma On Shan. info@dreamsasiaevents.com

Credit: Charles Lam via Flickr

MAR 14-15 Power Boat Course Promotion Fancy being captain of your own ship? Members and non-members can enjoy discounts on powerboat courses including the two-day powerboat level 2 and safety boat course and one-day jet ski course. Prices vary. Hebe Haven Yacht Club, Pak Sha Wan, Sai Kung. hhyc.org.hk

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MAR 20 International Day of Happiness Turn that frown upside down! Spend the day doing what you love, with the ones you love. Bonus - it’s a Friday!

MAR 22 British Mothering Sunday Don’t forget to send a card if your Mum’s over in Blighty!

MAR 26 Affordable Tattoo Art Fair + Exhibition Find inspiration for your next tattoo and meet local Hong Kong tattoo artists. 7-11pm. Free. L/G, 57-59 Wyndham Street. Facebook: allthatjunkHK

MAR 28 WWF Earth Hour 2020 Reduce and rethink. Pledge to switch off your lights at 8.30pm. earthhour.wwf.org.hk

Mental getaway on International Women’s Day Like many Hong Kongers, I had an intense month trying to keep my loved ones safe from the coronavirus outbreak. With International Women’s Day right around the corner, what better way to celebrate the special occasion than with some muchdeserved me time? Get ready to spend your day immersed in meditations, gong baths, crystal healing and other wellness programmes at Fivelements Habitat.

International Women’s Day at Fivelements Habitat: March 8, 7am-8.30pm. $688. Level 13A, Tower One, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay. fiveelements.com

Feed your nostalgia The full collection of renowned Dutch photographer Ed van der Elsken (1925-1990) Hong Kong Series is on display for the first time at the “HONG KONG the way it was” exhibition. Featuring over 130 stunning black and white photos taken back in the early ‘60s, reminisce and rediscover the vanished old Hong Kong – with its cityscapes, town views and people of the city – through van der Elsken’s eyes.

HONG KONG the way it was: Until March 31. $100. F11 Foto Museum, 11 Yuk Sau Street, Happy Valley. f11.com

APR 4 Women’s Five Participants have the option of running either a 5km or 10km race with a dedicated fiveweek fitness programme leading up to the event begins on March 2. womensfive.com

APR 17 SCAD Interview Day Meet the next generation of talent at SCAD through a lunch and networking reception. From 1pm. SCAD Hong Kong, 292 Tai Po Road, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon. scad.edu/interviewday2020

APR 6-10 & 13-17 Easter Watersports and Sailing Camp It’s time to start thinking about Easter Camps! Hebe Haven Yacht Club courses will include race training for beginners, adventure watersports and HKSF levels 1-3. Open to members and non members. Prices vary. Pak Sha Wan, Sai Kung. hhyc.org.hk

APR 6-10 & APR 13-17 Spring Adventure Camp A week-long day and overnight camp for adventurers in the city. Campers must be capable and confident swimmers with good

AUG 30 Billie Eilish Where Do We Go? World Tour in Hong Kong The first artist born this millennium to achieve a No. 1 album and single. 8pm. From $698. AsiaWorld-Expo, Airport Expo Boulevard, Chek Lap Kok. livenation.hk