Table tennis fever has gripped Macao, with tickets to the ITTF tournament’s most sought after games reportedly snapped up in a buying frenzy.
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This year’s iteration of the Macao Arts Festival features a compelling line up of music, dance, opera, theatre and more.
The casino operator has undertaken to help attract more visitors to the Barra district as part of a deal with the local government.
The table tennis tournament sees scores of the world’s top players vie for women’s and men’s titles at the Galaxy Arena in April.
Speculation is mounting that the 33-year-old actor is set to play the new James Bond, although an official announcement has yet to be made.
Two local films will be included in the programme, which aims to raise the profile of queer culture in Macao.
Expect road closures and cancelled or diverted bus routes as some 1,800 performers take to the streets on the weekend.
Concurrent art fairs in our neighbouring SAR make it more than worth your while to jump on a ferry or bus next weekend.
An accomplished trio will perform fado and Goa’s Catholic folk music in Macao next month, to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Portuguese poet Luis de Camoes’ birth.