Cultural Festivals: Macau’s Lusophone Carnival runs Friday to Sunday with food, performances, crafts and games celebrating Portuguese-speaking communities. Sneaker Con also returned to the city, pitching sneaker culture as a platform for youth creativity. Music & Wellbeing: Charli XCX credited queer fans with helping shape her career as she headlined a National PrEP Day event promoting HIV prevention and challenging stigma. Literature: Accra’s Pa Gya festival marks its 10th year, aiming to connect Ghanaian writers with readers, publishers and wider audiences. Black Creativity: Haitian artists and entrepreneurs brought fashion, music and food to Brooklyn’s CultureCon, where about 12,000 people gathered under the theme “Museum of Us.” Indigenous Culture: Oregon’s Indigenous Peoples Day celebration brought Native artists, vendors and performers together, with participants emphasizing the importance of visibility and reclaiming history. Art & AI: A new Indian horror film, billed as AI-powered, plans to combine real actors with generated sets, costumes and backgrounds—another test of how technology is reshaping filmmaking.