Macau Open (Golf Tournament)
With presence of high profile players and support of the Macau Golf and Country Club, the Macau Open give the region's golfers a chance to test their rapidly development skills against the best in the world.
Macau Open 2008: October 23-26
More details please visit website of Macau Sport Development Board: www.sport.gov.mo
Macau Food Festival
8th Macau Food Festival: 7-23 Nov 2008
Information on the past Food Festival
This major event features over 100 booths with themed delicacy areas: Macau area, Asian Cuisine area, Greater China area, Portuguese and European area, Japanese and Korea area, and Dessert area. Dance performances, magic shows, and other special activities will help put the fizz in this popular annual event. Once you're done eating, you may visit the "World of Dinosaurs" - where 13 lively mechanical creatures from the past are sure to leave you enraptured!
Date: Nov 16 - Dec 2, 2007
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (Mondays to Thursdays);
3:00 p.m. to midnight (Fridays to Sundays)
Venue: Sai Van Lake Square
Admission free
Organizers:
Association of Macau Restaurant Merchants
Macau Restaurant Workers' Union
Co-organizers:
Macau Journalists Association
Associação de Cozinheiros de Culinária Chinesa de Macau
Associação de Empregados de Restaurantes e Padarios de Macau
Sponsors:
Macau Government Tourist Office
Macau Foundation
Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau
Telephone enquiries: (853) 2857 5765
Macau Grand Prix
It is probably the most internationally known event produced in Macau, because of its quality and of its history of more than five decades. The Grand Prix is in fact a set of car and motorcycle races in a city circuit. During the days of the Grand Prix the city lives an extraordinary excitement: the noise of the engines, the crowds of tourists, the colourful decoration of the streets. All changes the rhythm of life during one week.
Windsor Arch 55th Macau Grand Prix:
November 13-16, 2008
Read about Macau Grand Prix website:
http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo
Macau International Marathon
Macau International Marathon: Dec 7, 2008
Information on the past event
2007 Macau Galaxy Entertainment International Marathon
Date: 2nd December 2007
Running of the International Marathon over a full course that circles the peninsula and crosses to Taipa and Coloane Islands. Runners from overseas will join hundreds of Macau and Hong Kong athletes.
More details please visit website of Macau Sport Development Board: http://www.sport.gov.mo
Macau International Fireworks Display Contest
Wynn Macau - 20th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest: 13, 14, 20, 27 Sep & 1 Oct 2008
Imagine the night sky of Macau glowing in a myriad of magnificent fireworks and accompanied by the cheers and applauses of spectators enjoying the impact of the light and sound show. What a splendid scene!
The annual "Macau International Fireworks Display Contest" not only lights up the nights of Macau, but also the hearts of spectators. Local residents long for the marvelous fireworks displays that add a joyous atmosphere to holidays and festivals. The Contest has also become an annual characteristic of Macau. Many visitors specially choose this time of the year to come to Macau to enjoy an exotic and romantic holiday.
Macau attaches great importance to cultural heritage. In fact, the firecracker industry used to be one of the three handicrafts in Macau, and fireworks, being a significant element in Macau's cultural heritage, also has a long history in Portugal. To celebrate this 'colorful' history and cultural inheritance, Macau started to stage the annual "Macau International Fireworks Display Contest" from the 1980's to demonstrate the unique vibes of Macau when the magnificent fireworks light up Macau's stunning scenery.
The Macau International Fireworks Display Contest has grown over the years into an internationally acclaimed event, one of the best of its kind.
The Macau International Fireworks Display Contest first started in 1989; with only five participating teams. By 1995, the event has developed from the original five-team contest to a ten-team event, with two different teams showing their expertise each night.
For the past years, over 100 international teams from China, the Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan China, Japan, Korea, Australia, United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, Germany, Portugal and Spain have taken part in the "Macau International Fireworks Display Contest". The Macau Government Tourist Office will continue to work towards advancing the event's international status and reputation, with the vision to bring about the world's most prominent international fireworks display.
Macau International Music Festival
22nd Macau International Music Festival
Oct 5 - Nov 2, 2008
Each year the Macau International Music Festival brings internationally renowned artists from all over the world to Macau. Over the course of its decades-long history, it has gradually evolved into the major musical event in the territory. The MIMF seeks to promote a balanced range of performances in order to reflect the diversity and uniqueness of Macau. It also strives to enrich the cultural life of the region while meeting the expectations and aspirations of the community. This year's programme embraces opera, symphonic, choral and chamber music, as well as contemporary, folk, pop and jazz music. Also offered is yet another dynamic encounter between East and West.
More details: http://www.icm.gov.mo/fimm
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