WEEKENDER: Aerial Yoga Workshop, Brick Lane Craft Beer Festival and more

What’s on this weekend…

Beer lover? Get yourselves to Brick Lane this weekend and kick off July with some of the best craft beers and brews from around the world! Or, if yoga’s more your thing, make the most of HK’s stunning beaches and take part in a full-day Aerial Yoga workshop on the shores of Tai Long Wan. Whatever you get up to this weekend, we’re sure it’ll be a good one!

BRICK LANE 7.1 Craft Beer Festival

Beer enthusiasts, we have found the event for you this weekend, with Brick Lane bringing some of the best craft beers and brews from around the world. Opt for a standing ticket and enjoy a relaxed evening of free-flow beer tasting and canapés, or go for the sit-down affair, with a two-course meal and free-flow beer.

When: Saturday 1 July, 6pm to 10pm
Where: Brick Lane, Shop 404, CITIC Tower, 1 Tim Mei Avenue Admiralty, Hong Kong
How much: $338 per person for sit-down ticket with free flow beer and dinner / $238 per person for stand-up ticket with free flow beer and canapés. Book your ticket here!

Chôm Chôm’s Fourth Birthday

Help Chôm Chôm celebrate four years in SoHo this Saturday, whilst helping to raise money for at-risk Vietnamese youths. Head over in your best athleisure wear at 4pm, and challenge Chôm Chôm’s Chef (and Muay Thai fighter!), Denham Pereirato, to a hill sprint up Peel Street. If you win, Chôm Chôm will donate $100 to KOTO, and you’ll win a pitcher of beer (or a mocktail if you’d rather!), but if Chef Denham beats you, you will have to donate $100 to KOTO, (and you’ll get a glass of beer for your efforts). Sound like too much hard work for a Saturday? Take in the action whilst enjoying Chôm Chôm’s Hanoi Happy Hour, from 4pm to 7pm, and enjoy buckets of crispy and juicy Vietnamese Fried Chicken for $88 per bucket, and pitchers of Vietnamese craft beer for $188!

When: Saturday, 1 July, 4pm to 7pm
Where: Chôm Chôm, 58 Peel Street, Central, Hong Kong
How much: $100 donations to KOTO / Vietnamese Fried Chicken for $88 per bucket and pitchers of Vietnamese craft beer for $188

HKSAR Establishment Day

With the city set to commemorate the 20th anniversary of HKSAR’s establishment this Saturday, make sure you’re in the right place to watch the annual firework display! With events happening all over, get the hottest seats in town, and enjoy the best views, along with plenty of drinks at the likes of Cé La Vi, aqua, Seafood Room and Armani/Privé.

When: Saturday, 1 July
Where: Various locations
How much: Prices vary

Guerlain x Langham Honey Afternoon Tea

This summer, Guerlain is introducing the latest addition to its Abeille Royale Collection in the most fabulous way – by teaming up with The Langham Hotel and presenting an exclusive Honey Afternoon Tea! Taking inspiration from Guerlain’s new self-repairing bee-powered products, Executive Pastry Chef Matthieu Godard will be infusing the extraordinary properties of honey into the afternoon tea set. His confectionary creations will pay homage to the honey produced by an organic bee farm here in Hong Kong, and with the likes of a chocolate, salty caramel and honey ganache tartlet on the menu, we can’t wait to try it! The tea set will be available from this Saturday, 1 July, and afternoon tea guests will also receive an exclusive Guerlain Abeille Royale gift set during the promotional period.

When: Saturday, 1, July to Saturday, 30, 2017. Weekdays from 3pm to 5:30pm and weekends and public holidays from 2:15pm to 4:15pm, and 4:30pm to 6:30pm
Where: Palm Court Lobby Lounge, The Langham, 8 Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
How much: $348 for one person / $598 for two people

American Independence Day

It’s time to celebrate the US of A this weekend, with events happening all over town in celebration for the 4^th of July! Full of food, drinks and red, white and blue Americana spirit, check out the likes of Lily & Bloom this Saturday, or head over to Stone Nullah, or The Butchers Club on Tuesday for more festivities.

When: Saturday, 1 July & Tuesday, 4 July
Where: Various locations
How much: Prices vary

Aerial Yoga Full Day Workshop

Want to try out a new activity and visit one of HK’s most beautiful beaches? This two-part, all-day workshop will combine an invigorating yoga class at Yoga Bam Bam in Central, before moving to the beaches of Sai Kung, for your chance to fly in bamboo tripods over the ocean! If you miss it this weekend, the full day workshop is also set to be held on Saturday, 9 July and Saturday, 16 July.

When: Sunday, 2 July, 9:30am to 5:30pm
Where: Yoga BamBam, 10 Shin Hing Street, Central, Hong Kong and then Tai Long Wan beach, Sai Kung
How much: $680 early bird / $720 standard. Get your tickets here!

Read more: Sassy’s Guide To The Best Beaches In Hong Kong

Flamingo Bloom Opening

Opening on Stanley Street this Sunday, Flamingo Bloom will be serving up handcrafted floral loose-leaf teas, made with fresh ingredients, all-natural flavours and contemporary style. Cool off with a tasty iced tea (made with your choice of base, fruit, temperature and extras!), from Monday, 3 July to Wednesday, 5 July, and get a free flamingo drink floaty free! Just the thing to keep your brew safe in the sea during those upcoming summer junks.

When: Monday, 3 July to Wednesday 5 July, 11am to 8pm
Where: Flamingo Bloom, G/F, Shop B, 50 Stanley Street, Central, Hong Kong
How much: Buy one drink and get a free floaty!