Biased towards kids and families but open to all, Hong Kong's six-week arts carnival covers a huge range of performing and visual arts. Around 200,000 people attend the 400 performances at major venues across the city.

International arts companies, specialising in entertainment that kids can absorb and be inspired by, offer martial arts, dance, drama, music-making, clowning, mime, puppetry and acrobatics in performances and workshops.

In 2008, visitors to the carnival include Aeros from the Romanian Gymnastics Federation, French puppet show Les Masques!!! and comedy music show A Little Nightmare Music.

Source: ISIC