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Maker Faire Shanghai 2026

Maker Faire Shanghai 2026

Maker Faire Shanghai 2026 will be back with unlimited fun and activities for the whole family! Get ready for hands-on workshops, exciting performances, and innovative installations at Shanghai's...
Today & Tomorrow @ The Central
From ¥ 65
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System Gone Mad

System Gone Mad

Two nights. 18 DJs. A makeup station with artists on hand to create your look. Late-night food and multiple bars to keep you going. Tons of activities and surprises to get into. This Friday and...
Every Fri, Sat until Oct 31 @ Immersive Arcane (System Party Location)
From ¥ 128
Live Concert: Music of the Silk Road · Echoes of the Tang Dynasty

Live Concert: Music of the Silk Road · Echoes of the Tang Dynasty

This performance explores reconstructed music from ancient China through historically informed performance. Using restored instruments and decoded scores, the concert presents how Tang-era music...
Oct 6, 31 @ Changjiang Theatre
From ¥ 218
HD Screening: West End Stage - Red

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
TractöR, HEADIVE, SxxkingBall, May I Be I, NoMoreHarm

TractöR, HEADIVE, SxxkingBall, May I Be I, NoMoreHarm

While Halloween is unofficially banned in Shanghai (a grim sentiment) this riotous, gnarly, and decadent lineup of metal, punk, thrash, and hardcore is probably the best substitute one could ask...
Today @ FENRIR
NVST x Jamira Estrada (Techno, Breakbeat, Latin Left-field)

NVST x Jamira Estrada (Techno, Breakbeat, Latin Left-field)

Saturday night at Green Station community dance center Heim, double headliners NVST and Jamira Estrada coming in from Switzerland to play a mix of rave, acid, Latin left-field, breaks, and more,...
Today @ Heim
The Wooten Brothers – Jazz, Funk & Soul Live in Shanghai

The Wooten Brothers – Jazz, Funk & Soul Live in Shanghai

The legendary Wooten Brothers bring their family band to Shanghai for a night spanning jazz, funk, soul and fusion. Led by five-time Grammy winner and acclaimed bassist Victor Wooten, the group...
Today @ Echoland Shanghai
From ¥ 380
Dean's Bottle Shop 16-Year Anniversary Party

Dean's Bottle Shop 16-Year Anniversary Party

Super chill neighborhood bottle shop with a huge beer selection and two friendly cats celebrates 16 years in the game. Definitely a pioneer in Shanghai's beer game. Expect a lot of regulars coming...
Today @ Dean's Bottle Shop
Reactor Pres. Akua & Sweatshop (Techno, Drum & Bass)

Reactor Pres. Akua & Sweatshop (Techno, Drum & Bass)

Big night at C-Park club Reactor across two rooms. Downstairs, North American techno heavyweight Akua brings fast, hard-hitting techno rooted in the American pioneers of the ’90s. Meanwhile, the...
Today @ Reactor
Wigwam Presents: Brokenchord (Live Electronica)

Wigwam Presents: Brokenchord (Live Electronica)

Brokenchord is Lithuanian producer Ernestas Kaušylas, whose music draws on electronics, krautrock and cinematic textures. He's been in the game since about 2007 and did an official remix for...
Today @ Wigwam
Virginie Daïdé Quartet – While We’re Strollin’

Virginie Daïdé Quartet – While We’re Strollin’

French saxophonist and composer Virginie Daïdé leads her quartet in While We’re Strollin’, an original jazz project inspired by the movement and energy of cycling through Paris. Expect melodic...
Today @ Jazz at Lincoln Center
From ¥ 168
Fudan Global MBA Webinar: How AI Is Changing Business Strategy + MBA Info Session

Fudan Global MBA Webinar: How AI Is Changing Business Strategy + MBA Info Session

Fudan Global MBA is hosting a free online masterclass on October 31, exploring how machine intelligence is changing business strategy and what it takes to adopt AI successfully. Led by Prof. Yifan...
Oct 31 / Online Event
Dulwich College Shanghai Open Days

Dulwich College Shanghai Open Days

Dulwich College Shanghai is opening its campuses for a series of Open Days this October, giving families the chance to explore its learning environment, meet teachers, and discover programmes...
Saturdays until Nov 3 @ Dulwich College Shanghai
Faceless Masquerade

Faceless Masquerade

Abyss, the club known for harder electronic music throws a Faceless Masquerade, with Olha, DP EBP, Discipline, Situ, Xiwi, and Jula Issa bringing the sounds.
Today @ Abyss Club
2026-11-01
HD Screening: Anna Karenina the Musical by the Moscow Operetta Theatre

HD Screening: Anna Karenina the Musical by the Moscow Operetta Theatre

A high-definition screening of the Russian musical Anna Karenina, presented by the Moscow Operetta Theatre. This filmed production brings Tolstoy’s classic love story to the screen with large-scale...
Oct 1, 4, Nov 1 @ Wanping Theater
From ¥ 168
Dmitri Alexeev Piano Recital

Dmitri Alexeev Piano Recital

Russian piano master Dmitri Alexeev returns to Shanghai Symphony Hall for an evening of Romantic piano repertoire. Following his sold-out Shanghai recital in 2025, Alexeev brings his celebrated...
Tomorrow @ Shanghai Concert Hall
From ¥ 180
HD Screening: National Theatre Live – Les Liaisons Dangereuses

HD Screening: National Theatre Live – Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, this acclaimed production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses brings Christopher Hampton’s classic adaptation to the screen, directed by Tony and Olivier...
Oct 1, 4, 10, Nov 1 @ Wanping Theater
From ¥ 168
Alice and the Wonderland Adventure

Alice and the Wonderland Adventure

Alice and the Wonderland Adventure brings a collection of fantasy-inspired performances to The Pearl Theater for its annual family ART showcase. Inspired by Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz,...
Tomorrow @ The Pearl
From ¥ 60
20000 Leagues Under the Sea

20000 Leagues Under the Sea

Jules Verne’s classic science-fiction novel comes to the stage in an immersive adventure beneath the waves. Follow Captain Nemo and the crew of the Nautilus through encounters with giant sea...
Tomorrow @ West Bund Theatre
From ¥ 180
House of Zup - Kitchen Meets Club (House, Disco, Hip Hop)

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

Wake up wake up it's the first of the month. ZUP Sundays are still going strong in November. A gang of DJs + pizza + drinks + house party vibes on the sidewalk from 3pm-9pm. Free entry and good...
Tomorrow @ Zup Pizza Bar
Immersive Virtual Reality Theatre: TAIXU DreamScape

Immersive Virtual Reality Theatre: TAIXU DreamScape

TAIXU DreamScape is the kind of show that is probably best experienced without knowing too much beforehand. Audiences put on an Apple Vision Pro and spend 60 minutes moving between a small theatre...
Daily except Mon, Tue & Wed @ MIFA 1862
From ¥ 199
falling nana, Abstract Abstract, Autistic Radio

falling nana, Abstract Abstract, Autistic Radio

Formed during the demise of Kaixuan’s Yuyintang — young, evocative indie rockers falling nana have carried the weight and bittersweet nature of farewells and goodbyes in their music over the past...
Tomorrow @ Yuyintown Basement
PeaceHotel, Agoraphobia

PeaceHotel, Agoraphobia

Agoraphobia, who got their start in a dingy bomb shelter in Lishuiqiao, Beijing, ten years ago, shake off the dust and gather some of their most cherished songs for their debut full-length,...
Tomorrow @ Modern Sky Lab
Sunday Vinyl Listening Sessions

Sunday Vinyl Listening Sessions

One of the chillest neighborhood cafes in town, Reso, is hosting listening sessions on their impressive soundsystem every Sunday for the next couple weeks. “Experience vinyl music over Altec A7.”,...
From Nov 1 until Nov 16 @ Reso

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