Welcome to the ticketing platform for the St. Patrick’s Ball 2026!

The Irish Chamber of Commerce China, Le Cheile, Shanghai GAA and Friends of Northern Ireland China (collectively ‘the organisers’) are delighted to present the 2026 St. Patrick’s Ball.

The Ball has been designed as an opportunity for the Irish Community and friends in Shanghai to come together and celebrate our national holiday. 

The event will be held at the Swissotel Grand Shanghai (‘the Hotel’) Ballroom, 1 Yuyuan Road, Jing’an on Saturday 14 March 2026, and will consist of a welcoming reception, dinner and entertainment, and post dinner dance party. Registration will open from 6.15pm, with the welcoming reception starting at 6.30pm followed by dinner at 7.30pm. The event will close at 1am. Dress code is black tie.

Sponsors

Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, Kerry, PM Group, Bartra and Glanbia, we will be bringing you a packed evening of Irish music and dance. Our produce sponsors, Guinness, Baileys and Jameson will be bringing your favourite Irish tipples and nibbles. 

Charity Partner

We are delighted to partner with one of Shanghai’s most deserving charities, Shanghai Sunrise, with 10% of ticket sales to be donated to the charity. During the evening, there will be a raffle to raise further funds with the usual range of exciting prizes to be won amid increasing tension and excitement.  Through your kind generosity, we can make a significant contribution to support Shanghai Sunrise.

Ticketing Terms

Ticket price: early bird prior to 15 February 2026 - RMB 950 per head; standard - RMB 1,050 per head.

Currently, there are 140 tickets available for sale to the general Irish community. A small number of additional tickets may become available later. 

To purchase tickets, simply click the Book Now button below, complete the required information and pay by WeChat. 

If you prefer to pay by Alipay or credit card (4% surcharge), you can buy tickets through the SmartShanghai app. In the search bar on the app, enter the event name "St. Patrick's Ball 2026" and this will then take you to the event page. From there, the process is the same as buying on this ticketing app.

Each purchaser is limited to a maximum of 10 tickets. For each ticket, you will have to provide the name, mobile phone number, and WeChat ID. You can also select between a vegan and non-vegan dining option. Each ticket holder consents to joining the event WeChat Group, where further details of the event will be published from time to time.

The tickets are non-transferrable. Should a ticket holder pass the ticket to another person, there is no obligation on the hotel to admit that other person or on the organiser to reimburse either the original ticket holder or the other person.

In the event that a ticket holder is unable to attend and notifies the organiser by 28 February 2026, the organiser will take back the ticket and reimburse the ticket holder in full except for the administration charge of RMB 40.  In the event that a ticket holder is unable to attend and notifies the organiser after 28 February and before 10 March, the organiser will endeavour to resell the ticket at full price and, if successful, will reimburse the original ticket holder in full except for the administration charge of RMB 40.

Smoking Regulations

Shanghai Government Regulations make it an offence to smoke inside all areas within hotels, including guest rooms, restaurants, meeting and banqueting rooms, all public and other areas. Severe penalties, in the form of fines, can be imposed.  Guests and patrons of the Hotel are therefore required to fully abide by these Regulations accordingly. Full details of the Regulations are available from the relevant Government websites.

Cloakroom

Articles are kept in the hotel cloakroom at the owner's risk. The organisers and the Hotel shall not be responsible for any loss of valuables. 

If the articles are not claimed within 3 days after the event, the Hotel shall be entitled to dispose the articles in any way it deems fit without any liability whatsoever.

The organisers and the Hotel shall be indemnified by the owner of the articles, for any loss or damage suffered by the Hotel or to any third party, howsoever caused by or in connection with the articles stored in the cloakroom.