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Shanghai events and things to do

Find your next exhibition, performance or city walk.

30 English picks · 04 Oct 2026Local times · UTC+8
Events12 Sep 2026 – 04 Oct 2026Booking required · see source

Putuo and Taizhou photography exhibition

Putuo Cultural Center · 138 Lanxi Road

More than one hundred local photographs connect everyday life on Suzhou Creek with Taizhou’s waterways and history.

Outdoors05 Oct 2026Booking required · see source

An old-town walk through Luodian

Luodian Old Town

Registration is required through the Culture and Tourism Baoshan channel.

Outdoors04 Oct 2026 – 05 Oct 2026Booking required · see source

2026 F1H2O World Championship · Shanghai Grand Prix

Shanghai Long Beach harbor basin, Baoshan

International powerboat racing at the Shanghai Long Beach harbor basin. Paid admission; check the official source.

Markets25 Sep 2026 – 05 Oct 2026Free · see participation details

1000 Trees Sweet Soup Festival

1000 Trees · 600 Moganshan Road

Regional sweet soups, desserts and light food beside Suzhou Creek, with live performances. The source lists free participation.

Outdoors06 Oct 2026Booking required · see source

A reading walk along Suzhou Creek

Suzhou Creek Image Space → Half-Marathon Suzhou Creek Park → Industrial Civilization Exhibition Hall

Register through Shanghai Putuo Culture and Tourism or Putuo Library’s official WeChat accounts. Details will be published before the event.

Markets02 Oct 2026 – 06 Oct 2026Free · see participation details

Shanghai Long Beach Arts · Wave Market

Riverside Park section

Free participation; check the Culture and Tourism Baoshan channel for details.

Events03 Oct 2026 – 07 Oct 2026Free · see participation details

Yangtze Culture and Food Fair

Shanghai Sea World · T1–T2 corridor

Free participation; see the Shanghai Sea World channel for the program.

Exhibitions07 Jul 2026 – 07 Oct 2026See source for price

Qing Imperial Dress from the Palace Museum

World Expo Museum

Imperial garments and rare jewelry from the Palace Museum, including robes associated with Kangxi, Qianlong and Jiaqing.

Exhibitions03 Jul 2026 – 07 Oct 2026See source for price

Life and aesthetics in the Mawangdui Han tombs

Shanghai Art Museum

Treasures from Mawangdui reveal Han-era clothing, objects and daily life. The source lists ticket platforms and a separate exhibition reservation channel.

Events10 Oct 2026Free · check booking

Latte art workshop

Shanghai Great World Heritage Center · 308 South Chongqing Road

Markets25 Sep 2026 – 25 Oct 2026Booking required · see source

Gucun Park Autumn Festival

Gucun Park

Autumn flowers and foliage, with activities covering science, photography, recreation and food.

Exhibitions03 Jul 2026 – 25 Oct 2026See source for price

Qing Dynasty art: Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong

Minhang Museum

An exhibition focused on three Qing emperors, bringing together more than 120 objects or sets from fourteen museums and cultural institutions.

Exhibitions01 Aug 2026 – 28 Oct 2026Price not published

How did Shanghai residents live a century ago?

Hongkou Library · 1412 Shuidian Road

Archival newspaper material explores housing in Shanghai a century ago, during a period of changing traditions and outside influences.