World Teacher's Day is October 5, but in China, it's today. September 10 is the day the city showers its teachers, its educators, its guardians of the youth with some Shanghai love. And by "love," we mean free cocktails, free beers, free entry (specifically at all these parks), plus other discounts… so long as you can produce a teacher’s ID.

Buy One Get One Free Margaritas/Dos Amigos

Pistolera is celebrating Teacher’s Day by offering BOGO deals on Classic Margaritas and bottled Dos Amigos, for all the hard-working educators out there who are probably already pretty familiar with the place. All you need to do is rock up to either the Jinqiao or the Shanghai Center establishment and show valid identification. Extra credit if you can stay in there all the way to Mexican Independence Day.

Complementary 10oz Beer

To congratulate teachers for all the... beef they have to put up with, Commune Reserve is handing out a complementary 10oz beer to every teacher that shows their working ID, any time before midnight.

Teacher's 30% Off Facials

SkinCity's fete-ing teachers all week: from September 10-18, they're giving teachers a 30% discount on all facials. Unclench that jaw, teech, unfurrow the brows! A reservation is still required: mention the promo code TEACHER30 (can't be paired with other discounts and add-ons, yada yada etc.).

12% Teacher's Day Discount

Dig into some seafood, Mrs. Perschbacher! The Boiling Crab is holding a Teacher’s Day Special and offering all teachers (who can show ID) a 12% discount on all dishes. Sadly, drinks aren’t included, which is... look, teachers spend all day talking, they're parched! Make up for it in juicy shellfish.

15% Off All Dishes

Any teacher that makes their way to the nearest Shanghai Brew House (Jing'an, Ala Town and Laowaijie) can claim a 15% discount (that's 8.5折 in Mandarin) on your order. That's on all day, every day from September 10 to 13. Math teachers, check us on our work: isn't that practically a 60% discount over the weekend if you go every single day? *