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On now in Shanghai

Running today — you can go while you are here.

Jul82026

37th Shanghai Tourism Festival (2026)WeChat mini-program pass

Shanghai

Citywide 91-day Shanghai festival with 170 cultural programs, plus major Mawangdui and ancient Americas artifact exhibitions.

Sep52026

Jen's Curfew: Confetti Tears – EP Release PartyPresale or door tickets

Shanghai

Jen's Curfew launch their EP with a sports-themed party, costume contest, DJ Mauly Malone and guests.

Sep52026

Walking Down Basin Street – A New Orleans Jazz TributeOnline tickets / door

Shanghai

New Orleans-style jazz tribute to Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, led by trombonist Rengen with vocalist Song.

Later in Shanghai

Sep172026

Shanghai International Light Festival (3rd Edition)Visitor access not stated

Shanghai

City-wide light art festival themed "City Light", with installations along the Bund, Expo waterfront and Suzhou Creek.

Sep222026

The Vaccines 2026 Anniversary Tour (Shanghai)Online ticket purchase

Shanghai

British indie rock band The Vaccines play their debut album in full for its 15th anniversary.

NovTBC2026

Shanghai Art Week — West Bund Art & Design + ART021Ticketing not announced

Shanghai

China's biggest art-market week — West Bund Art & Design and ART021 running concurrently, plus citywide openings. November 2026, exact dates not yet announced.

MarTBC2027

Design ShanghaiPublic days, English site

Shanghai

Asia's largest design fair, back in the 1950s Shanghai Exhibition Centre — and unlike the fashion week, it sells tickets to anyone. March 2027.

Dates
TBC

Shanghai International Coffee Culture FestivalOpen-air, no ticketing found

Shanghai

Shanghai passed 10,000 coffee shops — more than any city on earth — and throws an open-air festival along the Huangpu each spring, around the May Day holiday.

Dates
TBC

WAIC — World Artificial Intelligence Conference, ShanghaiPublic tickets, real-name app

Shanghai

China's largest AI event — 1,100 exhibitors across four venues, and unusually for a conference of this weight, anyone can buy a ticket. Next edition not yet dated.

Dates
TBC

Shanghai Fashion WeekRunways invitation-only

Shanghai

China's fashion capital week, twice a year — the runways are invitation-only, but the city around them opens up. Beware the wrong 2027 dates circulating in English.

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