Several performances from the '23rd Macau Arts Festival' will be staged in World Heritage sites throughout the city, and this month the Catholic 'Procession of Our Lady of Fátima' embarks upon its annual pilgrimage, while 'The Worship Ritual for the Buddha's Skull Relic' will be enacted for devotees in Macau.

Visitors can enter the Guia Lighthouse on 'Maritime Administration Day', which is a special treat as it's not normally open to the public. And 'International Museum Day' means that visors can enjoy the city's many varied museums for free. Macau Science Centre has just launched its New Dome Show - 'The Celestial Railroad' - an animated tour de force of the universe by Japanese digital fine arts pioneer Kagaya, and if you really want to get into the swing of things why not hunt down the Drunken Dragon Dance, Chinese Lion Dances, Chinese martial arts and Portuguese Folk Dances, all of which are performed around the city on weekends.

Party revellers won't want to miss 'The Venetian Mardi Gras Carnival', while over at MGM Macau they're blending high-tech with nature in 'The Magic of Butterfly Reinventions' - and there's lots of interesting pieces to be picked up at the 'Tap Seac Art Fair' and the 'Sun Never Left - Public Art Performance'; or catch traditional handicrafts at the heritage-listed Lou Kau Mansion. Join in the spirit of the 'Pahiyas Festival' to get to know more about the culture of the Filipino community, and try to make time for the 'Nocturnal Drama at Taipa Houses' and the 'Pleasure Tour through Taipa's Historic Quarter'. The Macau Tea Culture House is hosting a series of tea-related events revolving around the differentiation of the six major types of this popular beverage . . . and you can join the 'Guided Tour of St. Lawrence's Church' to learn more about Macau's churches as well.

May also means the 'Macau International Film and Video Festival 2012', 'The Rock Concert of Wubai & Bobby Chen', 'Mother's Day Concert', 'Raymond Lam Live in Macau' and Stone Commune's 24-hour performance 'My Date: 13 May 2013'. And take the opportunity to support local artists by visiting their super exhibitions in Ox Warehouse, Creative Macau and 10 Fantasia - A Creative Industries Incubator, and why not watch an artist create his works on the spot in the Macau Art Window exhibition in the MAM gallery.

Getting around Macau and the islands is easy: all you have to do is download the WH Macau App, using WiFi GO, MacauMap or Tourism Hotline, to get current tourism information on just about everything - Happy sightseeing!