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Saturday 13th – Sunday 14th October
1pm till late October is Carnival time in Lan Kwai Fong, and entering its sixth year the party will be bigger than ever, brought to you by Manhattan Credit Cards and in association with Aids Concern. The streets will be lined with booths offering everything from beads to burgers, satays to sangria, all at affordable prices so everyone can have a taste of the fun. Carnival decorations will fill the sky while colourful performers stroll around all weekend entertaining young and old. With over 80 booths and 3 performance stages, visitors will be spoilt for choice all day and all night. Lan Kwai Fong restaurants & bars will offer their signature dishes and drinks at prices ranging from $25 to $45, for a chance to savour all the flavours of the area in one day. Challenging game booths and eating & drinking competitions will reward with great prizes exclusive to the event, while arts & crafts stalls will sell take-home memories of the street party such as carnival beads, t-shirts and pins. Live entertainment will include sexy Brazilian samba dancers flown in for the event, along with clowns, magicians & balloon twisters for laughs, mysteries & colourful animals. Live music will stream from the various bands throughout the weekend, while all these and more will make up the Carnival Parade that goes around the block twice daily. Kids get their own carnival during the weekend; Toys R Us Kids Street on Wo On Lane will be a fun-filled hive of activity with interactive demos, cartoon character appearances, stage performances like Rubik’s Cube contests, magic shows, Yo-Yo shows, and engaging workshops with prizes and free gifts. Toys R Us will also feature 19 booths with the latest remote-controlled cars, robots and Action figures like Transformers, dolls and dress-up sets from Barbie & Disney, Xbox & Playstation kiosks, and electronic educational toys from Leapfrog & Vtech. Special kids’ menus and gifts & games will be available inside various restaurants. The amphitheatre at the end of Wo On Lane will host performances of all kinds to suit every age, from pantomimes to cocktail flairing to stand-up comedians. The ample seating and outdoor ambiance is a great way to catch all the colours and sounds of the Carnival in a comfortable setting.
(information provided by Lan Kwai Fong)
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