Standard Chartered Arts in the Park Returns to Causeway Bay This Weekend, Inviting the Public to a Street Arts Carnival

The Standard Chartered Arts in the Park will be held in Causeway Bay this Saturday and Sunday (14 and 15 November). This year’s festival celebrates timeless fairy tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, The Emperor’s New Clothes and Aladdin as immersive street art experiences, inviting the public to immerse themselves in a joyful sea of parades.

The Standard Chartered Arts in the Park. Photo source: FB image

The Standard Chartered Arts in the Park. Photo source: FB image

One of the two highlight events, the Night Parade, will kick off first on Saturday, 14 November, at 8:30 pm. Local artists have created 5 illuminated giant puppets and 18 sparkling carnival costumes, the highest number of costumes in the event’s history. The parade team has expanded to more than 150 performers, a scale 1.5 times larger than in previous years. This year also marks the first time that a juggling team, a marching band and a professional rope-skipping troupe will join the Night Parade, alongside dazzling dance and live music, turning the Causeway Bay night sky into a glittering stage.

The Standard Chartered Arts in the Park. Photo source: FB image

The Standard Chartered Arts in the Park. Photo source: FB image

Another highlight event, the Grand Finale Parade will take place on Sunday, 15 November, at 2:30 pm. Ten four-metre-tall giant puppets will lead a grand procession of 500 performers, including primary and secondary school students from 100 local schools and professional dancers, bringing the weekend to a lively close with large-scale puppetry, costumes, music and dance.

The Standard Chartered Arts in the Park. Photo source: FB image

A chilling discovery in bustling Causeway Bay has left social media users spooked, after a photo surfaced showing a closed-eye human face mask nestled among the tangled roots of a banyan tree on a stone wall behind the Moreton Terrace Bus Terminus. The image, shared on Threads, reveals the face almost seamlessly blended with the roots, its eyes shut, creating an eerie sight in one of Hong Kong’s busiest districts.

The Threads image

The Threads image

The Threads starter described the location as hidden and gloomy, saying it would be “quite terrifying at night.” After checking Google Street View, she discovered the mask has been there since at least June 2019, noting it was previously white but has now merged with the banyan tree, gradually being enveloped by the roots over time as if coexisting with the stone wall and the old tree.

The Threads image

Many netizens said they got goosebumps after zooming in on the photo. Some even joked that it was an “entrance to another world.”

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