5 of the best things to do this weekend July 20-21 in Hong Kong, from yoga to shopping

If the weather isn’t playing ball, stay undercover this weekend. From an art show to family yoga to a newly opened bar, we have it sorted

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Urban explorers Ivan Beerkus and Angela Nikolau in a still from Netflix documentary Skywalkers: A Love Story. Watching the Netflix documentary is one of the best things you can do this weekend in Hong Kong, especially if the weather is unkind. See what else we recommend. Photo: Netflix

Published: 3:09pm, 19 Jul 2024Updated: 3:27pm, 19 Jul 2024

Too hot – or wet – to cross the border this weekend? Fret not, there are plenty of things you and your family can do in Hong Kong instead, come rain or shine. Here are five we recommend.

1. Skywalkers: A Love Story

An unusual blend of urban exploration and romance, this Netflix documentary directed by award-winning filmmaker Jeff Zimbalist follows a young Russian couple, Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, as they illegally scale tall buildings around the world and snap stunning photos of themselves there as their prizes.

While it is certainly not an activity to be condoned, the film offers us the vicarious pleasure of visiting places we could have never imagined of going ourselves, including high up on Kuala Lumpur’s Merdeka 118 tower and Hong Kong’s Central Plaza and Tsing Ma bridge. Best watched on a television screen, the bigger the better. Read our interview with director Jeff Zimbalist

Skywalkers: A Love Story | Official Trailer | Netflix

Skywalkers: A Love Story starts streaming on Netflix on Friday.

2. Blossoms – Solo Exhibition of Jin Yucheng

Chinese writer Jin Yucheng is best known for his novel Blossoms, which Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai has adapted into a popular television series.

Jin is also an accomplished artist. He started drawing when he was working in a factory at the age of 12, an interest that has persisted through his years working as an executive editor, as well as illustrator of his own novels.

The writer, who is in the city for the 2024 Hong Kong Book Fair, will also meet fans on Friday at the show opening from 5.00-7.30pm.

Jin Yucheng and his artwork. Photo: Lu Yuanmin

“Blossoms – Solo Exhibition of Jin Yucheng”, Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery, G04 to G05, G/F Headquarters Block, Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong, Tuesday to Saturday 10am-7pm, closed on Sunday and Monday. Ends August 22.