5 Things To Do In Macau This Weekend (November 17-19)

From the racing thrills at the Macao Grand Prix and an international culinary feast to a killer lineup featuring the world’s hottest DJs, there's no shortage of events to fill your diary with this weekend

1. Fire the imagination 

Above Two in Time by Jorge Martins (Photo: Courtesy of Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao S.A.R. Government)

Renowned Fiction and Drift exhibition
Discover the mysterious artwork of the renowned Portuguese contemporary painter Jorge Martins at the newly-opened exhibition at Tap Seac Gallery. Featuring 23 oil-on-canvas paintings created throughout Martin’s long career, the exhibition represents all that is enigmatic in the artist’s oeuvre, the dramatic interplay of light, space and time, as well as his constant re-inscription of objects, figures or signs on different levels. The painter’s impressive creations, described by the philosopher Fernando Gil as “in praise of the minimal”, demonstrate a visual language possessed of forms and meaning that carry them beyond contemporaneity and into the timeless.

Until March 4
Fiction and Drift - Paintings by Jorge Martins, free admission
Tap Seac Gallery, 95, Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida
+853 8988 4000, icm.gov.mo/en

2. Eat hearty

Above Photo: The United Association of Food and Beverage Merchants of Macao

17th Macau Food Festival
One of the biggest annual events held in Macau—and getting bigger every year since its launch in 2001—the Food Festival spans five zones around the huge Sai Van Lake Square near the Macao Tower making it worth several visits. This year, the festival expands its reach in a culinary sense as well, showcasing delicacies from hundreds of local and international food merchants and restaurateurs, organized in ‘streets’, with each street dedicated to a particular cuisine. To work off the effects of overindulgence, the festival also features an amusement area where visitors can play at game booths, enjoy live music and dance performances or quench their thirst at the beer competition.

Until November 26
17th Macau Food Festival
Sai Van Lake Square, Largo da Torre de Macau, +853 2857 5765

3. Gear Up

Above Photo: Courtesy of Sports Bureau of Macao SAR Government

The Suncity Group 64th Macau Grand Prix
Macau revs up for high octane action as the city celebrates 64 years of motorsport success with the Macau Grand Prix this weekend. Racing fans attending this year’s event, which runs from November 16-19, can look forward to plenty of thrills including the famous FIA F3 World Cup, where newly crowned FIA Formula 3 European champion Lando Norris will take on two former Japanese Formula 3 champions, Kenta Yamashita and Yuhi Sekiguchi. Additional high-speed highlights include the FIA GT World Cup, the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix, the nerve-wracking Guia Race 2.0T, which features TCR (touring car racing)-specification vehicles, and, after a three-year hiatus, the return of the FIA World Touring Car Championship.

November 16-19
Suncity Group 64th Macau Grand Prix
macao.grandprix.gov.mo, macauticket.com

4. Count the laps

Above Photo: Courtesy of Hotel Lisboa

Hotel Lisboa
For those who long to experience thrills in the fast lane, this year's Macao Grand Prix promises an action-packed weekend with drivers’ parties, gala dinners and car exhibitions at the city's major resorts, while a range of hotels, bars and nightclubs offer themed nights and special promotions. The Hotel Lisboa, for instance, is offering guests The Furious Grand Prix Package, which includes free flow beverages and a snack buffet provided by the chefs at the Hotel’s Cantonese restaurant Portas do Sol. But what makes this package stand out is the view from the hotel’s Mandarin Room. Overlooking the race circuit’s hair-raising Lisboa Bend, guests will be in the heart of the action at this racing party without the hassle of crowds.

Hotel Lisboa, 2-4 Avenida de Lisboa,
+853 8803 7712, hotelisboa.com

5. Hit the decks

Above Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike (Photo: Courtesy of he Venetian Macao)

Jigsaw Music Festival
Headlined by the hottest DJ duo in the world, Belgian brothers Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, the Jigsaw Music Festival In Macao 2017 presents two days of cutting-edge electronic dance music this weekend. In addition to the award-winning siblings, currently ranked No. 2 on DJ Mag's 2017 Top 100 DJs’ list, the line-up features a second dynamic duo, Miriam and Olivia Nervo, the smash Australian DJs better known by their stage name Nervo. Described as the world's highest paid women DJs, the pair sprang to fame after co-writing the Grammy Award-winning single When Love Takes Over, performed by David Guetta and Kelly Rowland. The party-hearty line-up also includes Belgian DJ Wolfpack, Dutch DJ Dannic, Belgian’s Double Pleasure, who’ve supported Miley Cyrus and Avicci during their world tours, French DJ and record producer Florian Picasso, the great-grandson of Pablo Picasso, and much more.

November 18-19
Jigsaw Music Festival In Macao 2017, Cotai Arena, The Venetian Macao, Estrada da Baia de N. Senhora da Esperanca
+853 2882 8818, cotaiticketing.com

Topics

macau events Macau Grand Prix Tap Seac Gallery Macau Food Festival Jorge Martins Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Jigsaw Music Festival Hotel Lisboa

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