Sporting events, art exhibitions & performances in April

english.shanghai.gov.cn| March 28, 2025

From adrenaline-pumping races to soul-stirring symphonies, the city offers a mix of events to captivate every interest this April.

Sporting Events

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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

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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

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

Recipes for Love - Karen Souza

April 25 7:30 pm

180/280/380

480/680

Schonbrunn Palace Vienna - Celebrating 200 years of Johann Strauss' music

April 30 7:30 pm

80/180/280

380/580

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

Z+Festival 2: Quintets of Dvorak and Schubert

April 12 7:15 pm  

80/180/280

380/480

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

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

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

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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

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

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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