Upcoming Events in Shanghai

2026-10-03

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AFROWAVE Presents MFR Souls Live in Shanghai

AFROWAVE brings South African Amapiano duo MFR Souls to Shanghai for a night of music and dancing. The lineup also features DJs and talent from across the Afro music scene.

Tomorrow @ La Burg

From ¥ 250

HD Screening: West End Stage - Red

This is a high-definition screening of the West End play Red, recorded from a London production. The story focuses on abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko and his creative and philosophical...

Oct 3, 6, 24, 31 @ Wanping Theater

From ¥ 168

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

Benjamin Grosvenor Piano Recital

British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor brings a solo recital featuring works by Mozart, Beethoven, Scriabin, Liszt and Chopin. The program moves from Mozart's Piano Sonata in B-flat major to...

Tomorrow @ Shanghai Concert Hall

From ¥ 180

Candor Cabaret Presents: The Second Chapter of Babylon — After Babylon

CANDOR CABARET presents AFTER BABYLON, the second chapter of its celebrated BABYLON production. The new cabaret brings new characters, a fresh visual style, elaborate costumes, choreography and...

Daily except Mon & Tue @ Candor

From ¥ 200

Sandra Samuel Quintet: This Is Ella Fun! — A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald

Sandra Samuel Quintet presents two evenings of music dedicated to Ella Fitzgerald, performing classic works in a jazz setting. The five-piece lineup features vocals, piano, saxophone, upright bass...

on Oct 3 and Oct 4, 2026 @ Jazz at Lincoln Center

From ¥ 168

Space Panda Presents: NIGHTWAVE - Holiday Special Edition ft. ADIS IS OK (HUN)

Space Panda's NIGHTWAVE takes over Electric Circus at The Shanghai EDITION for a National Holiday special featuring Hungarian artist ADIS IS OK. The night brings underground rhythms to the venue...

Tomorrow @ The Shanghai EDITION

From ¥ 108

Wigwam Soft Bunk 007 (Ambient, Downtempo, Chillllll)

Soft Bunk is Wigwam’s quarterly gathering, where the earthy club/lounge space is transformed with bunk beds of different heights and vibey lights, creating a place to lie down, drift off, and chill...

Daily until Oct 7 @ Wigwam

Beatz of Africa (Afrobeats, Amapiano, AfroHouse, AfroPiano)

Sound It Events presents a big two-day lineup of new-school African music - Afrobeats, Amapiano, AfroHouse, AfroPiano - at a club down in Songjiang over the October holiday. "The BOA Festival stage...

on Oct 3 and Oct 4, 2026 @ SmSh Territory

Defun First Anniversary

Defun is a lil club up in Putuo with what we hear is a bangin soundsystem. They're turning one years young, which is a long, long time in the life of a Shanghai club. Hats off. Lineup: WeeChee,...

Tomorrow @ Defun

Yangbing (House Music)

Beijing electronic music OG Yang Bing has been behind the decks since the mid-’90s, helping build China’s underground electronic scene from the ground up. He co-founded the China Pump Factory...

Tomorrow @ Dirty House (INS)

YĪN YĪN (The Netherlands)

'A melting pot of West Coast psychedelia and Southeast Asian aesthetics' - Holland’s psych grooves master Yīn Yīn return to China for a nationwide tour in support of their latest album Yatta! Over...

Tomorrow @ Modern Sky Lab

Starstar

A far cry from the brooding vacuum of cold wave duo Cephalosis, Kunming singer and producer Hu Jie turns to electro pop under her moniker Starstar. Never tied down to any genre, her latest release,...

Tomorrow @ Cedar Land

fRUITY Decks Open Decks w/DJ Conggor

Changle Lu record shop fRUITYSHOP hosts a special holiday edition of their fRUITY dECKS open decks with a special instructor DJ Conggor, a turntablist that specializes in Asian rare groove. Event...

Tomorrow @ fRUITYSHOP Record Store

Guest DJ Cara (China)

DJ and influencer Cara steps behind the decks at La Barra for a one-off night of house, tech house, and Afro house. Known for her lifestyle content on social media, she brings her club-facing side...

Tomorrow @ La Barra

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