Month

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Key activities

Jan-Feb

Spring Festival consumption season

• The 15th Shanghai Biennale: Does the Flower Hear the Bee?
• Year of the Horse Zodiac Exhibition × Retro and Innovation of Bronze Wares from Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties
• Duo Yun Xuan Centennial Grand Exhibition
• The Wonder of Patterns × Picasso Through the Eyes of Paul Smith
• Jinshi Lu (Records of Bronze and Stone) New Year Special Exhibition
• Chinese Small Theatre Traditional Opera Showcase & The 11th Opera·Breath Shanghai Small Theatre Traditional Opera Festival

Jan

"First Tour of the New Year" Series Activities

"First Run of the New Year" Series Activities

• Genshin Impact FES
• Oriental Pearl Tower Climbing Event
• Run the Track New Year Run

Feb

Joyful Tour in Shanghai for the Chinese New Year

Yuyuan Garden Lantern Festival

• Opening of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum & Year of the Horse Science, Technology and Culture Special Exhibition
• The 13th Shanghai Plum Blossom Festival

Month

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Key activities

Mar-May

"First in Shanghai" Event Series

Shanghai Auto Culture Festival

2026 Shanghai Rural Spring Outing Season

Spring Flower Appreciation Series (Chongming Flower Festival, Shanghai Peach Blossom Festival, Jiading Wisteria Festival, Baoshan Luodian Flower Goddess Festival, Shanghai Cherry Blossom Festival, Mix Journey: Spring Blooms in Dongshe Village, Fengxian Rapeseed Flower Festival, Songjiang Chenshan Botanical Garden Cherry Blossom Festival, Hongkou Cherry Blossom Festival, Putuo Cherry Blossom Season, Jing'an Daning Flower Festival, etc.)

Mar

Shanghai Spring International Music Festival

F1 Chinese Grand Prix & Chequered Flag Carnival

Shanghai Fashion Week

Tourism Plus Shanghai

Apr

Shanghai International Flower Show

2026 Shanghai Table Tennis Carnival

• Shanghai Cruise Culture and Tourism Festival
• Shanghai Jing'an Theatre Festival
• The 34th Shanghai Magnolia Stage Performance Award
• Longhua Temple Fair
• CTCC China Touring Car Championship Jiading, Shanghai Station
• Volvo China Open
• Shanghai Sailing Open

Month

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Key activities

May-Jul

Shanghai Shopping Festival

SHENWAVE Music Festival

May

Shanghai International Coffee Culture Festival

• China Tourism Day
• Shanghai Illustration Art Fair
• Chenshan Grassland Music Festival
• The First Showcase of Outstanding Repertoires by China Theatre Plum Blossom Award-winning Artists
• Shanghai Jinshan City Beach International Music and Fireworks Show
• Bilibili Graduation Concert
• Arknights — Ambience Synesthesia
• Archery World Cup Shanghai
• Longines Global Champions Tour Shanghai

Jun-Sep

Shanghai Night Festival

China Annual Trends Summit & Global Esports Conference

Jun

The 28th Shanghai International Film Festival

Hero Esports Asian Champions League ACL

• The 31st Shanghai Television Festival
• The 2nd Shanghai Film Fans Festival
• International MCN Conference

Jul-Sep

Shanghai Tourism Festival

Shanghai Summer Music Festival (MISA)

Jul-Oct

Shanghai Summer International Consumption Season

The 7th Shanghai Trendy Life Festival

Jul

World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC)

The 2nd International Anime Month

BilibiliWorld

China Digital Entertainment Expo & Conference (ChinaJoy)

• FIA Formula E World Championship
• Shanghai Masters
• China International Game Developers Conference (CIGDC)
• Arknights Carnival
• China International Cartoon & Game Expo (CCG EXPO)
• The 19th Shanghai Zhuanghang Mutton Festival

Aug

Shanghai Book Fair

"2026 Chinese Literature Grand Ceremony: Lu Xun Literary Prize Night" Series Activities

NBA Shanghai Basketball Grand Ceremony

• China Game Innovation Competition
• DOTA 2 The International (TI)
• Original English Musical The Phantom of the Opera
• Pet Fair Asia

Month

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Key activities

Sep

FIM Motocross World Championship (MXGP) Shanghai, China

The 3rd Shanghai International Light Festival

The 48th WorldSkills Competition

World Design Cities Conference (WDCC)

• Head of Shanghai River Regatta (HSRR)
• Buick LPGA Shanghai
• The 13th Fuxing Art Festival
• The 10th International Puppet Art Week
• VALORANT Champions
• National Esports Carnival
• Road Life Festival
• Changning District "Most Hongqiao" Carnival
• Chunshen Beautiful and Joyful Life Season
• Nanxiang Guochao Conference

Oct

Rolex Shanghai Masters (ATP 1000)

UIM F1H2O World Championship Grand Prix of Shanghai, China

The 25th China Shanghai International Arts Festival

• FISE World Series Shanghai & City Sports Carnival
• UCI Track World Championships
• The 18th Shanghai International Mass Sports Festival
• Future Audio-Visual Art Week
• Redland
• The 15th Shanghai International Magic Week
• Shanghai-Xinjiang Cultural Exchange Week
• Sheshan Forest Tourism Season

Nov

The 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE)

National "Premium Consumption Month" Shanghai Welcoming CIIE Consumption Carnival

Global Developer Pioneer Conference (GDPC) & International Embodied AI Skills Competition

• Show Life 2026: The 12th Shanghai International Comedy Festival
• China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair (CCBF)
• The 8th Shanghai International Artwork Trade Week
• Shanghai International Photography Festival & Shanghai International Photographic Art Exhibition
• The 7th Yangtze River Delta International Cultural Industries Expo
• Shanghai Marathon × Sporting Goods Expo

Dec

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• Shanghai International Children's Chorus Festival
• 2026 Comicup (CP) - Shanghai Animation Culture Expo

Month

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Key activities

Year-round

"Discovering Shanghai" Travel Guide Super Competition

Global Taste in Shanghai

"Come to Shanghai for Concerts" Series Activities

Night at the Museum

Shanghai Disney Resort 10th Anniversary Series Activities

• "Our Festivals" Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival Theme Activities
• ELLE Style Awards Series
• Show Life · Shanghai International Musical Festival × Musical Awards
• Resident Shows: Arcane × Sleep No More × ERA (Intersection of Time) × Happy Circus
• Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra Concert Season
• Qiantan Music Festival Series Activities
• Shanghai Symphony Orchestra 2025-2026 Season
• The opening of the Shanghai Grand Opera House
• On Top of the World Tree, Mayan Adventure, Journey to Inca in the Clouds, etc.
• Yao-Chinese Folktales Dream Wonderland Art Exhibition, etc.
• Shanghai Wild Animal Park Series Activities
• Lingang Moment: Ring of Time Light Show
• Legoland Shanghai Series Activities
• 2026 Tencent Top Games Themed Series Activities