Local music festival The Weekend has announced that it will be cancelling this year’s edition at the West Kowloon Cultural District. Organisers “wow and flutter” cited venue constraints resulting from construction work at the arts and entertainment district.

First held in 2016, The Weekend featured local musicians and bands such as Tat Ming Pair, Chochukmo, Choi Sai Ho, tfvsjs, and more.

Hong Ka-chun. Photo provided by wow and flutter.

The festival made the announcement in a post on social media on Sunday evening. It said that ongoing construction at the West Kowloon Cultural District meant that the size of the venue for the festival had shrunk and – together with restrictions that “could not be ignored” – it was not possible to put on the event they had in mind.