Shanghai Festivals

The variety of festivals held in Shanghai each year is like the complicated features of the city itself. Old Shanghai and traditional Chinese culture are kept beneath the modern and impressive rises of the city. Traditional festivals are celebrated, along with introduced festivals such as Christmas Day.

China Highlights has listed below the most famous festivals in Shanghai. Check this page to see if your travel dates coincide with a festival. If you want to experience one of these festivals, contact us or let us customize a tour for you that combine one of the festivals with the best of Shanghai.

Shanghai Festivals and Events List

Shanghai International Fashion Culture Festival

Mar. 12, 2013 to Mar. 14, 2013

Venue: Shanghai New International Expo Center (2345 Longyang Road, New Pudong District) Introduction: It’s a trade platform for domestic and overseas clothing manufactures to exhibit their newe... Read more

Shanghai International Flower Festival

Apr. 17, 2013 to Apr. 20, 2013

Shanghai International Flower Festival is held every two years in Changfeng Park (510 Zaoyang Road, Putuo District, Shanghai). You will be surrounded by different kinds of flowers in the city... Read more

Shanghai International Tea Culture Festival

May. 16, 2013 to May. 19, 2013

Since 1994 Shanghai International Tea Culture Festival has been celebrated 19 times. Each year this festival has attracted many visitors from other provinces of China and abroad with its speci... Read more

The Shanghai International Music Festival

Apr. 28, 2013 to 

The Shanghai International Music Festival was founded in 2001 as a way to celebrate music in all of its forms in China's largest city. It was created when the Shanghai International Radio Music F... Read more

Shanghai International Film Festival

Jun. 15, 2013 to Jun. 23, 2013

Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) began in 1993, is one of the largest film festivals in Asia, and has been called "the world's fastest growing international film festival"... Read more

Shanghai International Arts Festival

Nov. 01, 2013 to Dec. 01, 2013

With the aim of "absorbing excellent world culture, carrying forward Chinese national arts, and promoting Chinese and foreign cultural communication", Shanghai International Arts Festival has  ... Read more

Shanghai Art Fair

Nov. 14, 2013 to Nov. 17, 2013

Shanghai Art Fair, Asia's celebrated art exchange, with the largest scale, longest history and highest internationalization, is grandly held from November 14 to 17 in Shanghai MART (上海世贸商城). It p... Read more

Shanghai Peach Blossom Festival


Location: Shanghai, Nanhui District Since 1991, Shanghai has had a peach blossom festival during March and April in the big Nanhui District. This festival combines enjoying the peach trees with... Read more

Shanghai Tourism Festival


Shanghai Tourism Festival is an important tourist festival that is promoted as the people's festival and has "entering happiness and pleasure" as its theme. It's held every year from the third Sat... Read more

Shanghai Fitness Festival


Shanghai Fitness Festival is celebrated with more than 200 sport activities and more than a million people will participate in them. The variety of sport activities in the festival is rich and... Read more

Shanghai International Music Fireworks Festival

Sep. 30, 2013 to Oct. 06, 2013

Shanghai International Music Fireworks Festival originated in 2000 and has been held on National Day every year since in Century Park. It is one of the most influential international music firewor... Read more

Shanghai Longhua Temple Fair

Apr. 12, 2013 to Apr. 12, 2013

Shanghai Longhua Temple Fair is the largest traditional temple fair in Shanghai. It has a long history, and is held ceremoniously on the 3rd day of the 3rd month of Chinese calendar. It has no... Read more

Shanghai Osmanthus Festival

Sep. 01, 2013 to Sep. 30, 2013

Time: late September to October of every year Venue: Guilin Park, Caohejing Town, Xuhui District, Shanghai Introduction: Here you can taste different kinds of delicious food with osmanthus ... Read more

Shanghai Rolex Masters

Oct. 08, 2013 to Oct. 14, 2013

Time: The Shanghai ATP 1000, also named the Shanghai Rolex Masters, first took place in 2009, and is held annually in the middle of October. It is currently the eighth match of the ATP World Tour ... Read more

HSBC Champions

Oct. 28, 2013 to Nov. 03, 2013

Time: Oct. 31-Nov. 4 Venue: Sheshan International Golf Club, Shanghai, China. (2013) (中国上海佘山国际高尔夫球俱乐部) How to get there: With a valid ticket on hand, you can get a free bus from Qinghu Station... Read more

Shanghai World Expo Memorial Exhibition


The 184-day exhibition covers an area of 5.3 square kilometers, at the Puxi zone of 2010 Shanghai World Expo site. More than 2,000 items used in the Shanghai Expo are displayed, including electronic... Read more

Christmas in Shanghai

Dec. 25, 2013 to Dec. 25, 2013

Although Christmas is not a public holiday in China, it has become more and more popular, especially in large cities like Beijing and Shanghai. For most people, they celebrate Christmas without much... Read more

Shanghai International Jewelry Exhibition

Mar. 28, 2013 to Mar. 31, 2013

China is the largest producer of fresh water pearl in the world, the output accounts for around 95% of the total. Besides, China is also the largest jade trading market in Asia and is going to be th... Read more

China International Sewing Machinery and Accessories Show

Sep. 25, 2013 to Sep. 28, 2013

Venue: Shanghai New International Expo Center  China International Sewing Machinery & Accessories Show (CISMA) is the largest professional sewing equipment exhibition in the world, cover... Read more

Shanghai TV Festival

Jun. 10, 2013 to Jun. 14, 2013

Location: Shanghai Exhibition Center  Brief Introduction: Founded in 1986, Shanghai TV Festival is one of the most important and influential international TV exchange and cooperation platfor... Read more

Formula One

Apr. 12, 2013 to Apr. 14, 2013

Overview F1 is the abbreviation for Formula 1. In China, it is called the Class One Formula Race. The cars, which are made according to the same formula, are called Formula race. Among those clas... Read more

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