Festival fun

During the day, Freespace will host luncheon concerts, street music, live performances and youth programs. As the sun sets, it will transform into a hub of alternative music, spontaneous jamming, multimedia and cross-boundary shows and late-night gigs. 1-10:30 pm. Dec 14-15. West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade. 852-2200-0097. www.freespace.hk. Very Hong Kong is the city’s first independent, annual program with a mix of community-founded arts, culture, food, lifestyle, sports and design events held in various public spaces in the city. It will be a celebration of culture, heritage, cosmopolitan lifestyle and urban environments through the use of public and donated spaces for a variety of innovative events open to all. The idea is to raise the bar on the transformation of public spaces in Hong Kong, taking innovative expression and public participation to a whole new level. Various times. Dec 7-15. Kowloon East hub, Central Waterfront hub and Wan Chai hub. 852-2528-8666. www.veryhk.com. Get into the spirit of the Christmas season by putting on your best Santa costume and joining other jolly revelers in the Santacon pub crawl. Rendezvous in Central before making your way through Tsim Sha Tsui, Wan Chai and Soho before ending in Lan Kwai Fong. Elves, reindeer and Mrs Clauses of all shapes and sizes welcome. 1 pm, Dec 14. Red Bar, 4/F, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central. 852-8129-8882.