May 27: Commune Market Rooftop BBQ
Just steps away from the Nanjing Xi Lu shopping mecca and on the corner of Taixing Lu and Wujiang Lu, Commune Market is bringing you a summer BBQ at naked HUB's incredible rooftop terrace overlooking the city! On Saturday, May 27, from 2pm to 10pm, there will be a selection of Shanghai's best designs, cool music, summer time drinks and gourmet food including BBQ, grilled meats and fresh salads.
May 27, 2-10pm; Free entry. naked Hub (Nanjing Lu) see event listing.
May 27 & May 30: UnTour Shanghai's Hands-On Dumpling Delights Food Tour
Have you always wondered how they get the broth inside Shanghai’s famous (soup dumplings)? On this food tour + cooking class, you’ll get off the beaten path, sampling from street side stalls frying up potstickers to a family-owned boiled dumpling spot from China’s frigid northeast. After sampling fried, steamed, boiled dumplings (and a few extra surprises), you’ll make your way through the leafy former French Concession area admiring local architecture before arriving at a local kitchen to get behind the wok and learn the secrets from a local Shanghainese chef. You’ll make Shanghai’s famous fried dumplings, and leave armed with a detailed and bilingual recipe so you can shop at the Asian market and impress your friends and family with your newfound dumpling making skills after your return home.
May 27 & May 30, 10am; Untour Shanghai see event listing.
May 29-30: Classic Fairy Tale Musical Snow White
This Grimm’s classic fairy tale will be brought to life by a enchanting musical during the Dragon boat festival!
May 29, 3.30pm; May 30, 10.30am; RMB200. Shanghai Grand Theatre see event listing.
May 24-31: PAC-MAN x SHANGHAI VILLAGE
PAC-MAN – Cult figure, 80’s icon, and a game that defined a generation has been brought back to life bigger and better than before by Shanghai Village. At this specially created PAC-MAN x SHANGHAI VILLAGE kingdom wile away a few hours playing PAC-MAN Games, capture candid moments at the customized photo booths and enjoy one of a kind PAC-MAN cupcakes, cookies and coffee. For some visitors this might be a journey down memory lane, for others it will be introducing new family members to a childhood experience, while for others it will be discovering the game that revolutionized video games forever.
May 24-26, 10am-8pm; May 27-28, 9am-9pm; May 29-31, 10am-8pm; Free entry. Shanghai Shendi Ecology Park see event listing.
