{"id":48864,"date":"2026-05-01T11:04:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T03:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=48864"},"modified":"2026-05-01T11:04:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T03:04:51","slug":"5-of-the-best-things-to-do-in-hong-kong-on-labour-day-weekend-may-1-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=48864","title":{"rendered":"5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong on Labour Day weekend, May 1-3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">This <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Labour Day<\/span> long weekend may seem like the perfect time to catch up on some sleep, but you know what they say about Hong Kong, right?<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Whether you are in the mood for eating your way through a French alpine market, shaking off pre-race nerves with a Pilates-and-ice-bath combo, hunting down a rare Pokemon in Lai Chi Kok, or browsing ancient jade between glasses of wine in Wan Chai, this weekend has got you covered.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Here is what is worth getting off the sofa for.<\/p>\n<h3 type=\"h3\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"eh0yk8h0 css-17x7qa9 e1pqa4re1\">1. French GourMay<\/h3>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-bjn8wh e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"French GourMay returns to Hong Kong and Macau for its 17th edition starting May 1, 2026. Photo: French GourMay\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/04\/30\/a86f63a6-5b17-4153-bd60-6f45d4f563fa_e1b3beaa.jpg\" title=\"French GourMay returns to Hong Kong and Macau for its 17th edition starting May 1, 2026. Photo: French GourMay\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1bj5zno e1gf69pb1\">French GourMay returns to Hong Kong and Macau for its 17th edition starting May 1, 2026. Photo: French GourMay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">As a centrepiece of the long-running French May Arts Festival, French GourMay will return to Hong Kong and Macau for its 17th edition from this weekend, taking over the cities\u2019 top tables, bars and food markets throughout May.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">In Hong Kong, the first market will be hosted at Central Market until May 3, with a second instalment planned for Food Parc in Wan Chai\u2019s Hopewell Mall in late May. Each will offer artisan cheeses, charcuterie, Alpine wines and live cooking demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">This year, the festival is hosted in collaboration with more than 150 partner restaurants and retailers, and sets its sights on Savoie, the Alpine region in eastern France. There will be curated menus, pairing dinners and workshops. Expect cocktail masterclasses built around French spirits, guided tastings led by visiting producers and cooking workshops at dedicated learning centres throughout the month.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">For more information, click <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">here<\/span>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/food-drink\/article\/3351960\/5-best-things-do-hong-kong-labour-day-weekend-may-1-3?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Labour Day long weekend may seem like the perfect time to catch up on some sleep, but you know what they say about Hong&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[269,3569,5231,11052,1666],"class_list":["post-48864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bored-interesting","tag-day","tag-hong","tag-kong","tag-labour","tag-weekend","wpcat-33-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/48865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}