5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, September 6-8, from cinema to dining

Get ready to sing your heart out, watch a sequel to an 80s classic and have fun at a party this weekend in Hong Kong – weather permitting

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Jenna Ortega, left, as Astrid and Winona Ryder as Lydia in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, which you can now watch in cinemas in Hong Kong. Read on for four more of the best things to enjoy this weekend. Photo: TNS

Published: 3:15pm, 6 Sep 2024Updated: 3:24pm, 6 Sep 2024

Weather permitting, here are our recommendations for some of the best things to see, do and eat in Hong Kong this weekend.

1. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

“Death is hard,” complains Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder) in Tim Burton’s sequel to his 1988 fantasy comedy Beetlejuice.

There is plenty of it in this light-to-the-touch tale, starting with the funeral of Lydia’s father, Charles, who has died in a bizarre plane crash/shark attack.

A psychic mediator with her own ghost-hunting television show, Lydia grew up in Winter Hill, where she encountered Michael Keaton’s afterlife spook Beetlejuice as a teenager. Now she must return to her quaint hometown to bury her father.

But she senses the wisecracking ghoul is back and out to cause trouble.

Burton, who has not made a feature film since 2019’s live-action Dumbo, seems excited to be back on familiar terrain. Read our full review.

More movies and shows to watch this weekend here.

2. Ikigai Causeway Bay 3rd Year Anniversary

If you are seeking shelter from bad weather brought about by Super Typhoon Yagi this Saturday, or just looking for a peaceful, happy space, drop by Ikigai’s pop-up party to celebrate its third year in business in Causeway Bay.