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2026-10-12
Laylive: A Lie-Down Concert in Tents

Laylive: A Lie-Down Concert in Tents

LAYLiVE transforms the Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai into a “city camping ground” where audiences listen to music inside tents. The 90-minute performance features fingerstyle guitar and...
Jun 8, Aug 10, Oct 12, Dec 14 @ Jazz at Lincoln Center
From ¥ 120
Shanghai French School Open Houses

Shanghai French School Open Houses

Experience a top-ranked education for yourself at the next Shanghai French School open house. This non-profit international institution welcomes over 1,530 students (not just French nationals!)...
Qingpu: Oct 19, Yangpu: Oct 12 @ Lycée Français De Shanghai (Shanghai French School)
Manchester Global EMBA Roundtable | Leadership in a Changing World of Work

Manchester Global EMBA Roundtable | Leadership in a Changing World of Work

The University of Manchester China Centre hosts an evening panel discussion on the changing world of work, exploring how AI, hybrid working, multigenerational teams and global business shifts are...
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 @ The University of Manchester China Center
2026-10-13
Goldfish Theatre - Millennium Oriental Goldfish immersive Art Exhibition

Goldfish Theatre - Millennium Oriental Goldfish immersive Art Exhibition

Goldfish Theatre is an immersive art exhibition at BFC that brings together Chinese goldfish culture, live goldfish, digital projections and immersive installations. Across 10 themed spaces,...
Daily @ BFC
From ¥ 49
Open Day at NAIS Pudong

Open Day at NAIS Pudong

For over 25 years, Nord Anglia International School Pudong has been a leading British international school, offering the English Curriculum, IGCSEs, and the IB Diploma for students aged 2-18. See...
Oct 13 & Nov 3 @ Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong (NAIS Pudong)
Tuesday Losers Club: Feeling of Emptiness (Multidisciplinary Art Jam)

Tuesday Losers Club: Feeling of Emptiness (Multidisciplinary Art Jam)

Low-key one of the best bars in the city brings back their Tuesday Losers Club night, which is a multidisciplinary art jam that's open to pretty much any form of creative expression: poetry, music,...
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 @ Keep It Quiet
2026-10-14
Ari Hoenig Trio Feat. Tivon Pennicott & Ben Tiberio

Ari Hoenig Trio Feat. Tivon Pennicott & Ben Tiberio

Jazz drummer Ari Hoenig brings his trio to Shanghai with saxophonist Tivon Pennicott and bassist Ben Tiberio. Known for his highly rhythmic playing and ability to create melodic lines on the drum...
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 @ JZ Club (Hengshan 8)
From ¥ 268
2026-10-15
Zhu Mang Quartet: Monk Tribute

Zhu Mang Quartet: Monk Tribute

Zhu Mang Quartet pays tribute to Jazz legend Thelonious Monk with a new quartet interpretation of his classic works. Zhu Mang is joined by Artem on bass, Guojun Yu on drums and Toby Senior Vega on...
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 @ Jazz at Lincoln Center
From ¥ 158
OUTSIDER – Extreme Contemporary Dance & Acrobatics

OUTSIDER – Extreme Contemporary Dance & Acrobatics

French choreographer Rachid Ouramdane teams up with the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève for OUTSIDER, an extreme contemporary dance production making its Asian premiere in Shanghai. With 21...
From Oct 15 until Oct 17 @ SHOAC
From ¥ 180
WISS Open House

WISS Open House

Looking for the right school fit? Western International School of Shanghai (WISS) is opening its campus doors on September to January for families to explore its learning environment firsthand. The...
Sep 16, Oct 15, Nov 25 and Jan 14 @ Western International School of Shanghai (WISS)
2026-10-16
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Beerkraze Craft Beer Festival at Crystal Bridge

Beerkraze Craft Beer Festival at Crystal Bridge

Beerkraze is back for its 9th edition, and this time it's moving into a much bigger home. The craft beer festival takes over Crystal Bridge 晶耀虹桥 for two full weekends in October, bringing together...
Oct 16-18, 23-25 @ Crystal Bridge
From ¥ 50
Bohemian Rhapsody: Queen Tribute Concert

Bohemian Rhapsody: Queen Tribute Concert

This tribute concert celebrates Queen, one of the most iconic rock bands in music history, known for their stadium rock sound and operatic style. Featuring Shanghai-based vocalists and a full live...
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 @ The Pearl
From ¥ 150
Anoushka Shankar in Concert

Anoushka Shankar in Concert

Anoushka Shankar makes her Shanghai debut with a concert spanning classical, contemporary, and world music traditions. Joined by an ensemble of acclaimed musicians, she will perform selections from...
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 @ SHOAC
From ¥ 280
My Fierce Ignorant Step – Minimalist Contemporary Dance

My Fierce Ignorant Step – Minimalist Contemporary Dance

Greek choreographer Christos Papadopoulos brings My Fierce Ignorant Step, a minimalist contemporary dance work performed by ten dancers. Inspired by the Greek epic choral work Axion Esti, the piece...
on Oct 16 and Oct 17, 2026 @ Grand Theatre
From ¥ 180
Quatuor Van Kuijk Masterworks Concert

Quatuor Van Kuijk Masterworks Concert

French string quartet Quatuor Van Kuijk brings its Masterworks program to Shanghai, tracing 300 years of string quartet repertoire through works by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Debussy, Brahms,...
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 @ Shanghai Concert Hall
From ¥ 180
Walking Down Basin Street – A New Orleans Jazz Tribute

Walking Down Basin Street – A New Orleans Jazz Tribute

Walking Down Basin Street brings the music of Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald to The Pearl with a night of New Orleans-inspired jazz. Led by trombonist Rengen and featuring vocalist Song with...
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 @ The Pearl
From ¥ 188
HD Screening: National Theatre Live – All My Sons

HD Screening: National Theatre Live – All My Sons

Filmed live from the West End, this acclaimed production of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons is directed by Olivier and Tony Award-winner Ivo van Hove and led by Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and...
Oct 2, 5, 11, 16, 25, 30 @ Wanping Theater
From ¥ 168
The 12th Healing Arts Festival

The 12th Healing Arts Festival

Need a reason to escape the city this autumn? Head to Yangcheng Lake for the 12th Healing Arts Festival, a three-day wellbeing gathering at SANGHA Retreat by OCTAVE in Suzhou, running October...
Oct 16 - 18 @ SANGHA Retreat by OCTAVE (Suzhou)
From ¥ 78

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