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Culture calendar

September

Venice’s cinema programme and Seoul’s Frieze and Kiaf week make September a study in how Asian work enters global institutions while retaining its own cultural centres.

The selections

9 events

2–September 5, 2026

Now on

HKTDC’s eleventh Asian fashion trade showcase returns to Wan Chai as a buyer floor first: Korea as guest of honour, Kit Wan on opening night, and Fashion Fest wrapping the same fortnight.

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2–September 6, 2026

Now on

Korea’s longest-running international art fair marks twenty-five years at COEX with 175 galleries, a first external creative director, and a quieter Sunday after Frieze closes.

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11–September 13, 2026

Upcoming

Tokyo’s Bay-side contemporary fair returns to PACIFICO Yokohama for a fourth September edition, with Japanese galleries talking directly to Asia-Pacific and European peers.

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