During the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism has launched a series of “Happy Tour Shanghai · Enjoy Dragon Boat Festival” activities, featuring 200 specially recommended holiday cultural and tourism activities across 8 major categories. Now, let’s take a look at the recommended folk and national trend activities together!
Jinchao 8 Nong
“Shanghai-style Modern Summer Time” Mode
- Duration: June 8th – August 31st
- “Chao Ji Ji” Market: June 8th – 10th
- Participation: Directly visit the site, see the relevant activity information released by the “Jinchao 8 Nong” WeChat official account
- Location: Jinchao 8 Nong
Starting from the Dragon Boat Festival, the first festival of summer, Jinchao 8 Nong officially switches to the “Shanghai-style Modern Summer Time” mode! A series of summer night and cooling-related activities will be launched, including summer night movies, sunset markets, after-work music concerts, intangible cultural heritage art workshops… Let the art clock gently accompany the entire summer of the alley!
The second session of Jinchao 8 Nong’s own market, “Chao Ji Ji”, returns with the theme of “I Want to Cool Down Crazily”. Starting from the traditional Dragon Boat Festival customs and combining the Shanghai alley summer cooling culture, as well as drawing inspiration from the artistic and romantic atmosphere of Paris Left Bank summer nights, the market gathers over 40 stalls of various Dragon Boat Festival delicacies and summer food, drinks, and fun goods. It also brings together more than 20 events such as outdoor screenings, Chengfeng Liang music concerts, sports dance parties, mugwort flower bouquets, and Dragon Boat Festival sachet workshops, creating a 3-day “Shanghai-style National Style” Dragon Boat Festival event. The “Lost Pearls” series of Shanghai Meishu Film Company joins hands with HiShorts! to bring the “Dialogue Across Time and Space” animation art exhibition, brewing a classic-to-new animation media event through exhibitions, screenings, forums, and other rich activities.
At the same time, the Shanghai-style Qipao Culture Market, Young Animation Director Comic Market, Chao Ji Ji Olympic-themed Market, Shanghai-style Pingtan Institute Summer Art Education Classes, and other activities will also be launched one after another, continuously injecting diverse summer experiences into the century-old alleys. This summer, come to Jinchao 8 Nong to “ride the cool breeze and enjoy a leisurely time” together~
Meilan Lake
Centennial Dragon Boat Festival · Love Meilan Lake the Most —
The 17th Dragon Boat Culture Festival
- Time: June 7th – 10th (11:00-20:30)
- Participation: Free visit, on-site participation. Consultation phone: 56867251
- Location: Meilan Lake, Luodian Town
In early summer, the 17th Luodian Dragon Boat Culture Festival grandly opens on the shore of Meilan Lake, Shanghai. As a traditional activity of the Dragon Boat Festival, the Luodian Dragon Boat Culture Festival carries a history of more than 400 years, riding the wind and waves from the deep alleys of the ancient town, bringing a grand cultural feast to citizens and tourists.
The 17th Luodian Dragon Boat Culture Festival is divided into six major sections: “Dragon Boat Parade, Dragon Boat Racing, Dragon Boat Fun Race, Dragon Dance in Jiangnan, Zongzi Festival, and Zongzi Elegance”. Citizens and friends are invited to experience, understand, and feel the traditional culture that has not yet been lost, listen to the stories of the ancient town, and experience the rich and colorful folk activities of the century-old Luodian.
Cheng Shifa Art Museum
“Artistic Fun Dragon Boat Festival, Enjoy National Trends” Museum Tour
- Time: June 8th – 10th
- Participation: Free participation
- Location: Cheng Shifa Art Museum, No. 1398 Hongqiao Road, Changning District
During this Dragon Boat Festival, Cheng Shifa Art Museum temporarily “changes its appearance” and creates a museum garden party, inviting you to immerse yourself in the artistic fun of the Dragon Boat Festival while viewing the art exhibition. Let you feel the shuttle between ancient times and today, the blend of art and life, the continuation of tradition and modernity, and the inheritance of culture and civilization!
Pujiang Suburban Park
“Zhaolou Zongzi Affection” Themed Activity
- Time: June 8th – 10th
- Participation: Sign up online through the “Happy Pujiang” WeChat official account and participate on-site. Consultation phone: 67285720
- Location: No. 8, Lane 2578, Puxing Road, Pujiang Suburban Park, Minhang District
“Bathing in fragrant orchids on Dragon Boat Festival, the courtyard is filled with the aroma of角粽”, from June 8th to 10th, the 2024 Minhang District Pujiang Dragon Boat Festival Cultural Festival and the Pujiang First Bay Civilization Practice Belt theme activity will arrive as scheduled, and this year’s “Zhaolou Zongzi Affection” is full of highlights.
Come to the national trend market where intangible cultural heritage skills gather, tie colored ropes, wear sachets, shake the Xiezhi fan in your hand, with the fragrance of mugwort, and experience many intangible cultural heritage projects… waiting for you to DIY.
There will also be a wonderful national style concert, where you can listen to songs from the classic national trend element “Classic of Mountains and Seas” on the big lawn at the No. 5 gate of the suburban park, and attend a national style music feast together.
There are also immersive interactive experience activities, where you can wrap and taste zongzi in “A Generation of Zongzi Masters”, and experience the production of Pujiang local “triangular zongzi”; watch the exciting dragon dance performance brought by the dragon dance team; as well as various interesting Dragon Boat Festival folk activities… With so many wonderful things, let’s go to the scene and experience the excitement together this holiday~
Hanxiang Shuibo Park
Wonderful Dragon Boat Festival Tour
- Time: June 8th – 10th
- Ticket: 36 yuan/person
- Participation: Purchase tickets to enter the park, consultation phone: 54725611
- Location: No. 3805 Jiangchuan West Road, Minhang District
Where to go for the Dragon Boat Festival mini holiday? Get away from the city, wander in a summer resort, and come to Hanxiang Shuibo Park for a classical garden time-travel journey. Hanxiang Shuibo Park has many ancient bridges and ancient trees, and has a unique Jiangnan classical garden style, which is very suitable for wearing traditional costumes and taking photos.
Shanghai Baoshan International Folk Art Museum
“Inheritance · Dragon Boat Festival” Folk Garden Party
- Time: June 8th (9:00-16:00)
- Participation: Free for minors, adults purchase tickets offline. Consultation phone: 56042007
- Location: Shanghai Baoshan International Folk Art Museum
To let the general public experience folk culture and intangible cultural heritage skills, on June 8th, the Intangible Cultural Heritage Day, Shanghai Baoshan International Folk Art Museum launches a special folk culture and aesthetic education experience activity with the theme of “Inheritance · Dragon Boat Festival”, inviting everyone to spend a wonderful and safe day together in the fun-filled folk garden activities and intangible cultural heritage skill experience courses.
Huakai Haishang Ecological Park
“FUN Zongzi Summer” – Dragon Boat Festival Garden Party
- Time: June 8th – 10th
- Participation: Purchase tickets to enter the park, consultation phone: 57320171
- Location: No. 6060, Group 6, Xiujing Village, Zhujing Town, Jinshan District
To create a cool summer garden experience, Huakai Haishang Ecological Park will hold a series of “Dragon Boat Festival Garden Party” activities in the flower sea during this holiday. It includes many folk-flavored experience items such as shooting the five poisons, painting easter eggs, and mugwort flower wreaths, as well as in-depth play activities that match the festival atmosphere such as kayaking, paddleboarding, and land dragon boat racing. There are also self-service barbecues and camping movies for added fun, allowing everyone to enjoy the Dragon Boat Festival and have a “zongzi” joyful time.
Caojing Suburban Park
“Encountering Dragon Boat Festival with Lotus · Dreaming Back to the Tang Dynasty” Dragon Boat Festival Activity
- Time: June 8th – 9th
- Scenic Area Ticket: None (open scenic area)
- Participation: Make an online reservation through the Caojing Suburban Park WeChat official account or sign up offline on-site, consultation phone: 57250666
- Location: No. 3515 Zhucao Road, Caojing Town, Jinshan District (Shuike Scenic Area Visitor Center)
To reproduce the traditional festival style, reflect the long-standing historical and cultural heritage of the Chinese nation, and let more citizens and tourists experience the Dragon Boat Festival and Han Chinese clothing activities, combined with the unique natural geographical features and local customs of the Shuike Scenic Area in Caojing Suburban Park, the “Encountering Dragon Boat Festival with Lotus, Dreaming Back to the Tang Dynasty” Dragon Boat Festival Han Chinese Clothing Cultural Activity is specially held.
With the theme of Han Chinese clothing culture and integrating Dragon Boat Festival customs, Han Chinese clothing fashion shows, shooting the five poisons, and pitch-pot activities will be carried out in Ouyou Park, as well as experiencing Dragon Boat Festival customs such as wrapping zongzi, making sachets, and hanging mugwort on-site.
Zhujiajiao Ancient Town
Summer Limited Edition “Han Style Wonderful Night”
- Time: June 8th – 10th
- Participation: Free visit, some activities require on-site ticket purchase to participate
- Location: Zhujiajiao Ancient Town Scenic Area
To continue the night economy brand IP of Zhujiajiao Ancient Town, during the Dragon Boat Festival, Zhujiajiao Ancient Town will hold the “2024 Zhujiajiao Han Style Wonderful Night” event, a series of cultural innovation activities such as Han Chinese clothing, rituals and music, traditional Chinese studies, and cultural performances, taking you to experience the elegance of the ancients’ night boating on the water with small bridges over flowing water and leisurely flower boats.
This Dragon Boat Festival, visit Zhujiajiao Ancient Town at night and attend a feast of Han style nightlife, taste the elegant charm of national style, and appreciate the style of the times.
Daning Park
“Appreciating Lotuses with a Peaceful Heart, Ancient Style Like a Dream”
- Time: From now until June 10th
- Participation: On-site participation, consultation phone: 66521776
- Location: No. 288 Guangzhong West Road, Jing’an District, Daning Park
At the event site of the ancient style garden party, citizens and friends can stroll here and enjoy the charm of the romantic ancient poetry and light street; it also flows at the pen tip of the children, jointly drawing that long scroll of lotus flowers.
This ancient style garden party in Daning Park takes national style as the carrier, and uses folk customs and folk games as the entry point to cross-border integrate lotus culture with parent-child markets, cultural and creative goods, traditional national style and other elements, creating a garden theme space including parent-child markets, metaverse detective games, long scroll painting and other activities. While boldly trying the “Daning Park+” concept, it invites citizens to “immersively” experience the “most beautiful lotus pond” in the Daning functional area and start a new chapter of summer garden tours.
Yunjianlc Cultural and Creative Park
Dragon Boat Festival Series Activities
- Outdoor Public Welfare Movie: June 8th-9th (18:30)
- Gushui Market & Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo Music Concert: June 8th-June 10th
- Participation: Free admission, consultation phone: 37890780
- Location: Yunjianlc Cultural and Creative Park
Yunjianlc Cultural and Creative Park is launching a rich and colorful holiday program this Dragon Boat Festival, including Yuncai Market, Gushui Market, Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo Music Concert, Outdoor Music Concert, Outdoor Public Welfare Movie, Children’s Drama Performance, Art Exhibition, Brand Special Sale, etc. Welcome to come and play!
Jiangnan Sanmin Cultural Village
Dragon Boat Festival Intangible Cultural Heritage Garden Activities
- Time: June 7th-10th
- Scenic Area Ticket: 48 yuan/person
- Participation: Purchase tickets through Meituan, Dianping or on-site, consultation phone: 59649406, 59649288
- Location: No. 2201 Linfeng Road, Chongming District
This Dragon Boat Festival, Jiangnan Sanmin Cultural Village is holding intangible cultural heritage garden activities, including free admission for those wearing Han Chinese clothing, a science exhibition on Dragon Boat Festival customs, a Dragon Boat Festival intangible cultural heritage trendy food market, and more. At the same time, centering on the intangible cultural heritage content of the Dragon Boat Festival, custom experiences such as wrapping zongzi, making mugwort flower bouquets, and making sachets will be carried out to pray for health, peace, and auspiciousness. It will also combine the intangible cultural heritage of Chongming cloth to carry out activities such as making Dragon Boat Festival cloth sachet pendants and Dragon Boat Festival cloth zongzi pendants, allowing the beauty of cloth intangible cultural heritage to match the Dragon Boat Festival.
Gu Yiyuan
2024 Gu Yiyuan & Lei Yunshang National Trend Sachet Culture Festival
- Time: June 8th-10th
- Participation: Follow the park’s WeChat official account for detailed participation methods. Consultation phone: 59124916
- Location: Gu Yiyuan
This Dragon Boat Festival, Shanghai Gu Yiyuan joins hands with the time-honored brand Lei Yunshang to hold a national trend sachet culture festival with the theme of “Fragrance from the East”. Through rich and colorful exhibitions and interactive activities, a strong traditional festival atmosphere is created, allowing citizens and tourists to experience the essence of Chinese traditional culture in the quiet and elegant gardens.
At the same time, the “Silk, Bamboo, Drama and Charm, Yiyuan Elegant Gathering” – 2024 Cultural and Natural Heritage Day themed activity intangible cultural heritage market is also being held during this Dragon Boat Festival. The dazzling intangible cultural heritage market includes many national, municipal, and district-level representative intangible cultural heritage projects in Jiading District, including lantern riddles, Gu embroidery, ancient guqin making skills, tea art and other newly selected seventh batch of Shanghai intangible cultural heritage representative projects. At the same time, the audience can also participate in interactive sessions such as Yue Opera posture and makeup check-in and Nanxiang lantern riddle answering.
Panlong Tiandi
Dragon Boat Festival Themed Activities
- Time: June 8th-10th
- Participation: On-site participation, some charges apply. Consultation phone: 64866486
- Location: Shanghai Panlong Tiandi
This Dragon Boat Festival, Panlong Tiandi will continue to explore the contemporary innovation of Jiangnan solar term aesthetics and invite you to wander through the “zongzi” summer time in a more life-like activity format. The highlight of this event is undoubtedly the novel “backpack boat dragon boat race”. Participants will ride unique backpack boats and stage “speed and passion” on the beautiful lake surface. Whether you are a veteran “treading water” player or an outdoor sports “novice”, you can take in the pleasing Panlong scenery and have fun playing in the water, cooling off for the summer!
In addition, Panlong Tiandi has also prepared a variety of traditional hands-on experiences. From five-color rope weaving to mugwort sachet making, and then to Hangzhou embroidery fan making, these traditional handicrafts will bring unique experiences to tourists.
In addition to the above activities, citizens and tourists can also view the 10-meter-long giant “button knot dragon boat”, and have the opportunity to board the boat to experience the boat banquet and dragon boat afternoon tea.
Oriental Green Boat
The 11th Shanghai Student Dragon Culture All-Around Competition
- Time: June 10th
- Scenic Area Ticket: 50 yuan/person
- Participation: Can purchase tickets to enter the park and watch the competition
- Location: No. 6888 Huqingping Highway, Qingpu District
Racing dragon boats and flying kites, the “dragon totem” of the Dragon Boat Festival, come and find it at Oriental Green Boat. The grand scene of “water dragon”, “land dragon” and “sky dragon” gathering not only adds fun and interest to the traditional festival but is also an exploration journey in search of the dragon totem and a cultural journey across time and space. With the festival competition as the carrier, the “water dragon” (dragon boat race), “sky dragon” (kite race) and “land dragon” (lion dance competition) make the Dragon Boat Festival activities at Oriental Green Boat a large-scale cultural feast showcasing traditional culture.
