About IAC

This year, the annual International Arts Carnival (IAC) presents over 100 performances and activities in July and August. For the first time, a family package discount is available: purchase full-price and student tickets together to enjoy savings, making quality arts accessible to even more families.

The opening programme, Starchitects by UK's Motionhouse, launches at the newly opened East Kowloon Cultural Centre, conveniently connected to Kowloon Bay MTR Station. This award-winning production combines cutting-edge technology with spectacular 3D digital projections, gravity-defying choreography and acrobatics to transform the stage into a living cosmos.

Overseas companies offers a vibrant array of creative works. Spain’s PLAY by Aracaladanza delights both children and dance lovers with its inventive flair. Korea’s The Little Musician delivers a high-energy musical theatre adventure. Hailing from the UK, Carrot Productions’ Fantastic Fairy Tales leads audiences into a heartwarming world through live music, while Tree is lovingly crafted by Canada’s Théâtre Motus as the perfect first theatre experience for little ones aged one to three.

Local programmes celebrate the fusion of Chinese and Western, classical and modern elements. In Siu Hei’s Musical Journey: Poetry in Nanyin, Cantonese opera and nanyin master Yuen Siu-fai guides young audiences through Tang poetry with nanyin tunes. The Man in the Ceiling brings the graphic novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist to the stage, starring Hong Kong’s finest musical talent. The Yip's Children Choir presents Alice in Wonderland — Through the Looking Glass, a commissioned children’s opera weaving Bel Canto and treble singing.

IAC strives to serve children of various backgrounds and abilities through relaxed performances, touch tours, audio descriptions and theatrical interpretations services. In collaboration with the First Initiative Foundation and local brand Garden, IAC presents interactive art exhibitions and music picnic events at East Kowloon Cultural Centre and Yuen Long Theatre to bring arts into everyday life.

Beyond the stage, IAC also encompasses workshops, stage tours, film screenings, online programmes and much more. Come and discover the wonder and surprises!