The reporter learned from the recent first plenary meeting of the Macau Cultural Development Advisory Committee for 2026 that the Cultural Bureau of the Macau SAR Government will hold the "2026 Macau International Colorful Parade" on March 29, and the "Open Macau · 2026 National Reading Week", "Third Macau International Comedy Festival", "Cultural and Sports Carnival" and other events in April. To further leverage the advantages of Macau's fusion of Chinese and Western cultures, the Macau Cultural Bureau will soon present multiple large-scale cultural events. Among them, the "2026 Macao International Fantasy Parade" will be held on March 29 under the theme of "The Silk Road, Cultural Encounter". It will bring together domestic and foreign performance teams and local art elites, and show the unique style and features of the Historic Center of Macao by singing and dancing in a gorgeous shape in the busy streets. The 3rd Macau International Comedy Festival, which will be held in April, will be held in Macau and Hengqin in the form of "one festival, two places" to promote regional cultural exchange. The "Culture and Sports Carnival" will cover the Loong Boat race, cultural and sports performances and experiences in the World Heritage attractions and communities, and set up a cultural and sports fair in Macao. At the same time, in response to the "National Reading Promotion Regulations", "National Reading Activity Week" and April 23 "World Book Day" launched by the country, the Cultural Bureau renamed the "City wide Reading Month" activity as "Open Macau · 2026 National Reading Activity Week", and carried out a series of rich and diverse reading promotion activities in April to further create a good reading atmosphere and continue to deepen the construction of Macau as a "City of Reading". (New Society)