Upcoming Events in Shanghai

2026-08-01

Beauty Wish List — Up to 55% Off, Limited Time Deals

RODEO presents a glowing beauty checklist for your skin—one that’ll make you want to treat yourself. From La Mer Mini Spa to Thermage, save up to 55% off. They’ve got everything covered, from...

Daily until Aug 31 @ RODEO Rejuvenation Center

From ¥ 980

[5 Day Trip: Chengdu] Panda Paradise, Mountain Magic & Jiuzhaigou's Blue Miracles

This 5-day adventure takes travelers from Chengdu's panda sanctuaries and spice-filled alleys to the ethereal turquoise lakes of Jiuzhaigou Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Guests will cook...

View event details for departure dates @ Chengdu, Sichuan

From ¥ 5,290

HD Screening: London West End - 42nd Street

42nd Street is a filmed London West End production of the classic Broadway musical, capturing the energy and spectacle of its tap-dance-heavy staging. Set during the Great Depression, it follows a...

Daily until Aug 9 @ Wanping Theater

From ¥ 168

Chords of Fate – Russian Musical Stars Concert

A narrative musical concert built around an original China–Russia collaborative script, bringing together four well-known Russian musical theatre performers and a live band. The show blends musical...

Today & Tomorrow @ Majestic Theatre

From ¥ 180

Forsaken Autumn, Cigar Shoujo

Long-standing and definitive Shanghai dream pop outfit Forsaken Autumn are back, for one night only, as the band reunites at Yuyintown. Waves of distortion, reverb-soaked vocals, jangly guitars and...

Today @ Yuyintown Basement

Green Cycle Second-hand Market

Green Cycle Market returns to The Hub on August 1-2 with a 2,300 sqm second-hand market featuring around 300 vendors. Browse pre-loved fashion, accessories, cute collectibles, and more, with...

Today & Tomorrow @ The Hub

Hex Presents: Rev (Live Breakbeat and Dub)

Born in Chongqing and now based in Chengdu's bass scene, Rev is a producer, sound designer, and live set performer active across China and beyond. Blending the spatial depth of dub, the fragmented...

Today @ Exit

Ali James (Hard Techno)

Shanghai's home for hard techno brings in Australian producer/DJ Ali James, who fuses hard dance, hard techno, and psytrance into high-energy sets packed with driving rhythms and euphoric melodies....

Today @ Abyss Club

Friko (US)

Rising indie stars Friko - who emerged amongst a new generation of Chicago indie rockers in 2019- bring their cathartic blend of art rock, emo rock, chamber pop, and literary indie rock to VAS...

Today @ VAS ear

Didi Han (House, Indie Dance)

INS club Dirty House hosts Paris-based producer and DJ Didi Han this Saturday night. She's known for warm, melodic sets blending house, jazz, hip-hop, and leftfield electronics. Originally emerging...

Today @ Dirty House (INS)

Space Panda Presents: Bellagio Summer Rooftop Party

Space Panda takes over the rooftop of Bellagio by MGM Shanghai for an afternoon-to-late-night summer party overlooking the North Bund skyline. Expect Deep, Tech, and Melodic electronic music,...

Today @ Bellagio Shanghai

From ¥ 128

KNOT 3 Year Anniversary with Jackzebra & Rat Section

Huge night for underground promoter KNOT, as they bring in one of the hottest rappers in the game, Jackzebra, for their three-year anniversary at C-Park club Reactor. Lineup: Jackzebra,...

Today @ Reactor

Calypso x Natura Bissé: The Sunset Social Club

Calypso Restaurant & Lounge at Jing An Shangri-La, Shanghai has partnered with Spanish luxury skincare brand Natura Bissé to present The Sunset Social Club, a limited-time collaboration inspired by...

Daily @ Calypso Restaurant & Lounge

Women Who Rock! – The Ultimate Female Rock Anthems Concert

This is a high-energy live rock tribute night celebrating the biggest female-fronted rock anthems of the past few decades. Performed by Shanghai rock band The Red Stars, the show brings together...

Jul 9, Aug 1 @ The Pearl

From ¥ 100

Saturday Open Mat Sessions at Mahmoudi for Muay Thai & BJJ

MahmoudiFYM is opening its mats to everyone every Saturday with a free-form Open Mat session for striking and grappling enthusiasts. Drop in for Muay Thai and boxing from 1:30–2:30pm, followed by...

Every Saturday @ Mahmoudi Gym

Fathom Weekend Brunch

FATHOM has launched a new weekend brunch served every Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 4pm, with terrace seating overlooking the Bund. The menu focuses on seafood, starting with two sharing...

Every Sat, Sun until Sep 27 @ FATHOM Seafood Restaurant

2026-08-02

HD Screening: Jekyll & Hyde–The Musical

This is a high-definition filmed recording of the Broadway musical Jekyll & Hyde, featuring the world-famous dual roles of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The recording captures David Hasselhoff in his...

Aug 2, 7, 15 @ Wanping Theater

From ¥ 168

House of Zup - Kitchen Meets Club (Hip Hop, House)

Back in the streets, despite the heat! Every Sunday in August, neighborhood pizza bar Zup is hosting their House of Zup party, which is DJs playing in the kitchen and people gettin down to the...

Tomorrow @ Zup Pizza Bar

House House Like We Base (House Music All Night Long)

Cedar Land in C-Park caps off their grand opening weekend with a night of groove. From 10pm, the excellent SpaceReturn and Finascia dig deep into years of house music favorites, taking the...

Tomorrow @ Cedar Land

Rose Island, QuanQuan, HKK, Green Young, 鲨学CLUB

Yuyintown Community Music Festival returns this summer for an evening of indie pop, funk, and city pop - taking over the basement floor of C-Park for an intimate yet boisterous musical exchange....

Tomorrow @ Yuyintown

Urizen Society, PRANK, Beat Generation 1980’s

Rehearsal space Rock Shanghai celebrates the bands grinding it out in Shanghai - the lifeblood of the underground scene with a killer showcase over at FENRIR. And what a spread - from heavier acts...

Tomorrow @ FENRIR

6501

Unshakeable, intense, sharp, dark, experimental, calm, introverted, direct – no matter your preference, 6501 is made for impact. A rooted and swift guitar, bass, and drums trio from Xinjiang that...

Tomorrow @ Yuyintown Basement

Fathom Weekend Brunch

FATHOM has launched a new weekend brunch served every Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 4pm, with terrace seating overlooking the Bund. The menu focuses on seafood, starting with two sharing...

Every Sat, Sun until Sep 27 @ FATHOM Seafood Restaurant

2026-08-03

Parkway International Summer Medical Exchange Program

Thinking about a future in medicine? This five-day Summer Medical Exchange Program in Shanghai (August 3–7) gives high school students aged 15–18 a chance to step inside real healthcare settings,...

August 3-7 @ Parkway

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Upcoming Events in Shanghai

Beauty Wish List — Up to 55% Off, Limited Time Deals

[5 Day Trip: Chengdu] Panda Paradise, Mountain Magic & Jiuzhaigou's Blue Miracles

HD Screening: London West End - 42nd Street