Sporting events, art exhibitions & performances in April
From adrenaline-pumping races to soul-stirring symphonies, the city offers a mix of events to captivate every interest this April.
Sporting Events
| Events | Venue | Time |
| 2025 Spartan Race Shanghai | Lingang Four Seasons Eco Park | April 12-13 |
| 2025 Shanghai Sheshan Half Marathon | Shanghai Happy Valley | April 13 7:30 am |
| 2025 Volvo China Open | Enhance Anting Golf Club | April 17-20 |
| 2025 China Mermaid Open/International Mermaid Competition | Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park | April 16-20 |
| 2025 Shanghai Half Marathon | Oriental Pearl Tower (Fenghe Road) | April 20 7 am |
| 2025 Shanghai Maqiao Half Marathon | Qizhong Tennis Center | April 12 8 am |
| 2025 China Touring Car Championship | Shanghai International Circuit | April 25-27 |
| 2025 GT China Cup | April 25-27 |
Performances
| Name | Venue | Time | Ticket price (yuan) |
| Musical: Wuthering Heights | Shanghai Culture Square | April 4 7:30 pm April 5 2 pm/7:30 pm April 6 2 pm |
280/380 580/780 |
| French opera: La Cerisaie | April 11-12 7:30 pm April 13 2 pm |
280/480 680/880 |
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| Japanese Jazz Giants 55th Anniversary Concert | Shanghai Centre Theatre |
April 19 4 pm /7:30 pm |
80/280/480 680/880 |
| Pierre Bensusan - One Guitar, a Lifetime of Melodies: 50th Anniversary Concert | April 12 7:30 pm |
380/580 780/1080 |
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| Recipes for Love - Karen Souza | April 25 7:30 pm |
180/280/380 480/680 |
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| Schonbrunn Palace Vienna - Celebrating 200 years of Johann Strauss' music | April 30 7:30 pm |
80/180/280 380/580 |
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| 20000 Leagues Under the Sea - A China-French fantasy show | FANCL Arts Center | April 25 7:30 pm April 26 2:30 pm/7:30 pm April 27 7:30 pm |
100/180/280 380/480/580 |
| Chinese musical: East Ski | New Bund 31 Performing Arts Center |
April 5 2 pm/7:30 pm April 6 2 pm |
280/480/680 880/1180 |
| Original English musical: Chicago | Shanghai Poly Grand Theatre |
April 24-25 7:30 pm April 26 2:30 pm/7:30 pm April 27 7:30 pm |
80/280/480 680/880/1080 |
| Ravel 150: Charles Dutoit, Chen Sa and SSO | Shanghai Symphony Hall | April 25 8 pm | 80/180/380 580/880/1280 |
| The Light of Peace: A Chinese Symphony | April 4 7:30 pm |
80/180/280 380/480/580 |
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| Z+Festival 2: Quintets of Dvorak and Schubert | April 12 7:15 pm |
80/180/280 380/480 |
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| Lise de La Salle Piano Recital | Shanghai Concert Hall | April 5 7:30 pm |
80/180 280/380 |
| Chinese Traditional Chamber Music | April 13 2 pm |
180 | |
| Rudolf Buchbinder Piano Recital | Shanghai Oriental Art Center |
April 24 7:30 pm |
180/280/480 680/880 |
| Weekend Edition of 2025 SHOAC Citizens' Music Concert | April 5 10 am |
80 | |
| Timeless Four Seasons | April 3 7:30 pm |
180/280/480 580/680 |
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| Italian pianist Margherita Santi Solo Concert | Nine Trees Future Art Centre |
April 6 7 pm |
80/180/280 380/480 |
| Chinese dance drama: Flower Rain on the Silk Road | Shanghai International Dance Center | April 12 7:30 pm April 13 2 pm |
80/180/280 380/580 680/880 |
| Ballet Giselle | April 5 7:30 pm April 6 2 pm |
80/180/280 380/480/580 |
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| Rite of Spring (by Yang Liping) | Shanghai City Theater | April 25 7:30 pm April 26 2:30 pm |
180/280/380 480/680/880 |
| Original musical: Sunset Blvd. | AIA Grand Theatre | April 18 7:30 pm April 19-20 2 pm/7:30 pm April 22-25 7:30 pm April 26 2 pm/7:30 pm |
80/180/380 580/780 980/1080/1280 |
Art Exhibitions
| Name | Venue | Time | Ticket price (yuan) |
| On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt |
Shanghai Museum on People's Square | Until Aug 17 | 148 |
| All That Glitters: Chinese Cloisonné as a Gift from Robert Chang's Collection |
Ongoing | Free | |
| Anhe Changle: Exhibition of ancient auspicious objects | Shanghai History Museum | Until June 2 | Free |
| Legend at the Foot of Helan Mountain: Exhibition on the relics of Western Xia | April 29-Aug 24 | Free | |
| Awakening: V MUSE jewelry arts & exhibition | Until May 5 | 30/50/60 78/138 |
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| From Impressionism to Contemporary Art: Masterpieces of the Pola Museum of Art | Shanghai Museum East | Until April 21 | 40/80 |
| Bronze Mirror of Song and Jin Dynasties from Museum of Heilongjiang province | Jiading Museum | Until June 20 | Free |
| Difficult Knowledge: Kate Baker Solo Exhibition | Shanghai Museum of Glass | Until April 27 | 100 |
| Guanfu Cats in ancient paintings | Shanghai Guanfu Museum | Until May 11 | 50/100 |
| Mirror of Zhenguan: Tang Dynasty Historical and Cultural Exhibition | Minhang Museum | Until May 5 | Free |
| Graze in Glaze: Qing Dynasty Monochromatic Glaze Porcelain Exhibition | Fengxian Museum | Until May 18 | Free |
| Chinese intangible Cultural Heritage Clothing Techniques Exhibition | WorldSkills Museum | Until June 15 | Free |
| Chen Yifei: A Retrospective on Art and Legacy | Museum of Art Pudong | April 26-Oct 12 | 80 |
| Ahmed Mater: Antenna | UCCA Edge | Until June 8 | 30/60 |
| Panorama: Timeless Imprints of Civilization | Long Museum West Bund | Until June 29 | 130 |
| Staging Dunhuang: Ancient artifacts meet modern vision | Dunhuang Contemporary Art Museum | Until May 31 | 98 |
Livehouse
| Events | Venue | Time | Ticket price (yuan) |
| Alpha Wolf 2025 China Tour Shanghai | Yuyintang Park | April 6 8 pm | 200/240 |
| Osamuraisan 2025 Strings in the Breath of Spring Fingerstyle Guitar Concert, Shanghai | Singer Space | April 25 8 pm | 280/380 |
| AVICII Forever 2025 Shanghai | Shanghai Cultural Center(Future House) | April 19 7 pm | 139/169 |
| Anthony Lazaro 2025 Shanghai | April 6 8 pm | 188/228/288 | |
| OTYKEN Mad Siberia Shanghai | Shanghai Cultural Center(Dream Hall) | April 25 8 pm | 299 |
| meiyo First China Tour 2025 Shanghai | VAS SHANGHAI | April 25 8 pm | 220/260/380 |
| Japanese jazz: Toshiyuki Sekine Trio | Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai | April 11 7:30 pm/9:30 pm |
258 |
| Gracie Abrams: The Secret of Us Tour Shanghai | Echo Music Park | April 10 7:30 pm |
480 |
| Maximilian Hecker 2025 Neverheart Tour Shanghai | THE BOXX | April 20 8 pm | 180/220/280 |
| 2025 Rauf & Faik concert Shanghai | MODERN SKY LAB Shanghai | April 20 8 pm | 238/268/520 |
| KPOP Weekend: Girls'Generation and SUPER JUNIOR | MAO Livehouse |
April 19 8 pm | 88/108/128 |
| Estas Tonne 2025 China Tour Shanghai | April 16 7:30 pm |
380/480 |
Source: Shanghai Administration of Culture and Tourism