We love our Shanghai – an ever-changing town full of vigor. Here is the July checklist for all the foodies out there to enjoy Shanghai even more!
BREW Beer Fest 2017
11am – 9pm, Sat 01 Jul – Sun 02 Jul
Kerry Parkside , 1378 Huamu Lu, near Fangdian Lu, Pudong (浦东新区花木路1378号, 浦东嘉里城商场)
BREW Beer Fest is a yearly event in Pudong, and this is the eighth time. This year, BREW Beer Fest is going to be entertaining with lots of interaction between guests and vendors though games, live DJ sets and beer competitions. Selected beer and gourmet suppliers have been invited, with the aim of attracting over 5000 people throughout the day.
Expect to see The BREW, Midtown Brewery, Beersmith Gastropub, Boxing Cat Brewery, Top Shelf Asia, MOA Beer, Zapfler, Russell, Dxcel International, Baeren, Little Creatures, Goose Island, Leffe, Brew Bear, Liquid Solutions, Kaiba, Astra German Beer and many more bringing to you great drinks. For food vendors, they have The COOK, 1515 West Chophouse and bar, Brothers Kebab, La Coyota, Big Bamboo and many more!
Entrance is free, so bring as many friends as you can along for some great fun!
11am – 7pm, Sun 02 Jul
Shanghai Centre , 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu
Celebrate American Independence Day with the Star Spangled Summer Fest! This exciting food and drink bash will be featuring American classics reborn, gourmet food, craft beers, pre-prohibition cocktails, live music, DJ line up and more.
Catch your favourite all American restaurants, bars, and craft beer at the festival, including Big Bamboo, Madison Kitchen, Egg, Lil’ Laundry, Spread the Bagel, Strictly Cookies, Element Fresh, Blind Pig, Boxing Cat Brewery, Fields, Alice’s Time, Al’s Diner, and Senator Saloon.
There will also be a pie eating contest sponsored by Al’s Diner and Boxing Cat Brewery, as well as a charity chug off. It costs 500RMB to enter the competition, and all proceeds from both events will go towards the Shanghai Healing Home. If you’re feeling up to the challenge, grab your friends and compete to win a keg party from Boxing Cat Brewery! The most spirited team is also up for a fun prize. To register for the chug off, email Kaylynn@boxingcatbrewery.com for a sign up form.
Sat 03 Jun – Sun 23 Jul
Don Gallery West Bund , 2879 Longteng Avenue
Qu Fengguo’s new solo exhibition ‘Midsummer’, his third at Don Gallery, presents the paintings that belong to the series “Four Seasons” composed between 2015 and 2017. “Four Seasons” by Qu Fengguo stems from a sense of aesthetic judgment analogous to “mono-no-aware”. It is the unconscious capture of impermanence and ultimate emotions brought by the seasons as a natural kind.
Time Out Talks: Fashion Future – sustainability in fashion
1-1:30pm, Sat Jul 1
1933 Old Millfun , 10 Shajing Lu
Paul Iglesia will conceptualise a fully sustainable fashion industry of the future – what fashion will look like, how sustainability could be implemented and who are the people behind tomorrow’s innovation. Iglesia has been creating multiple projects toward global sustainability since 2014, focusing the past year on zero*waste philosophy for the fashion industry. Paul will illustrate his talk with sustainability concepts adapted to fashion and an overview of Shanghai and China’s active change makers.
Time Out Shanghai is collaborating with Kick The Gong Around at the latest edition of their immersive festival series KTGA SUMMERFEST!. Under the name Time Out Talks, Time Out Shanghai and KTGA will host nine Shanghai-based speakers to talk about everything from fashion and food to VR technology and poetry. Talks, seminars and performances will take place in a dedicated Time Out Talks room on the fourth floor of 1933 and are offered free of charge on a first-come-first-serve basis.
7:30pm – 9pm, Wed 26 Jul – Thu 27 Jul
Shanghai International Dance Center , 1650 Hongqiao Lu Changning Shanghai Shanghai
Israeli choreographer and founder of SOL Dance Company Eyal Dadon describes Sale as “heat and cold, body and soul, games and rules, sale and consumption,” that leads to a humorous take on consumerism and modern life and asks the all-important question—are human beings anything more than merchandise? Find out.
* If you’ve got a free morning in Shanghai, check out our Hands-on Dumpling Delights tour – sampling all kinds of dumplings while strolling through the Former French Concession, you’ll leave very full with an excellent perception of what the local dining scene in Shanghai is all about.
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