The Hong Kong Arts Festival (HKAF) — the pinnacle of Hong Kong’s performing arts events — showcases Asia’s top talents alongside leading artists from around the world. The festival’s broad spectrum of events pitches to a wide range of appetites, from the classical, to the avant-garde, to the electrifying.The Hong Kong Arts Festival (HKAF), launched in 1973, is a major international arts festival committed to enriching the cultural life of the city by presenting annually in February and March leading local and international artists in all genres of the performing arts as well as a diverse range of “PLUS” and educational events.