May Day holiday events in SZ

Events

Coffee festival

A barista is making drip coffee in Shenzhen. The Third Shenzhen Futian Coffee Life Consumption Festival is being held in town until May 3. Xinhua

In this “city of coffee,” let’s celebrate Shenzhen’s bustling and vibrant coffee scene at the Third Shenzhen Futian Coffee Life Consumption Festival. Over 180 coffee brands will gather at the festival’s main venue outside One Avenue shopping mall where you can also learn making drip coffee from professional baristas.

Main venue time: 11 a.m.-7 p.m., until May 3

Main venue: One Boulevard, outside One Avenue, Futian District (卓悦中心中央大街)

Metro: Line 1 or 10 to Gangxia Station (岗厦站), Exit B

Puff Up Bread

Over 50 bakeries will gather at the Puff Up Bread event. File photo

The slightly sweet, yeasty aroma of bread would soon flood out and fill the square in UpperHills. More than 50 bakeries, including LOOP bakery, Kundalini Bakery & Café, LTFF Bakery, Bay Star Bread, 1-7 Bread and Bread Talk, will gather for the Puff Up Bread event.

Time: 2-9 p.m., April 29-May 1

Tickets: 28 yuan

Venue: East Square, L3, The Town, UpperHills (深业上城L3小镇东广场)

Metro: Line 1o to Donggualing Station (冬瓜岭站), Exit A

Soccer club pop-up store

A Manchester United-themed pop-up store will be set up by the Beijing-based Manchester United Theater of Dreams, an authorized experience and entertainment center for soccer fans. The pop-up store will offer multiple activities and attractions, including a display of the club’s 145-year-old history, posters of stars and signed jerseys, interactive soccer games and official merchandise, evoking fans’ memories in Old Trafford.

Dates: Until May 13

Venue: Jinpi Fang Cultural Block, Luohu District (金啤坊文化街区)

Metro: Line 5 or 7 to Tai’an Station (太安站), Exit A

One Mall Kite Festival

Colorful pinwheels will adorn Yantian Central Park this holiday. File photo

If you missed the Weifang International Kite Festival in Shandong Province, don’t miss the One Mall Kite Festival in Yantian on April 29-30, where you can see a sea of kites in a multitude of sizes — with designs featuring sea creatures, tigers, bears and characters. From April 29 through May 3, colorful pinwheels and oil paper umbrellas will adorn Yantian Central Park, where you can also have a bite of various snacks.

Venue: Yantian Central Park, Yantian District (盐田中央公园)

Metro: Line 8 to Haishan Station (海山站), Exit B

Guangming Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival

At Guangming Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival, visitors can appreciate tea demonstrations, shadow play puppet-making, pyrography and painting inside snuff bottles, as well as tasting Guangming’s signature Loucun rice noodles, roasted squabs, Gongming sausages, milk tea and desserts.

Dates: Until May 3

Venue: Gongming Square, Guangming District (光明区公明广场)

Metro: Line 6 to Gongming Square Station (公明广场站), Exit B 

Exhibitions

Embroidery, bronzeware

Suzhou embroidery works are displayed at Shenzhen Museum. Cao Zhen

Visitors can admire amazing Suzhou embroidery works at an exhibition running through early June. Suzhou embroidery has a history spanning over 2,000 years. Another exhibition running through Aug. 27 showcases ancient Chinese bronze pieces.

Booking: WeChat account “iszbwg”

Venue: Shenzhen Museum’s Ancient Art Division, Futian District (深圳博物馆古代艺术馆)

Metro: Line 9 to Hongling South Station (红岭南站), Exit A

Paintings, calligraphy

Paintings and calligraphic works by Chinese artists Zhou Sicong and Lu Chen are on display until June 25, reflecting their lifelong passion for art. The pieces were created from 1963 to 2003. Entry is free.

Venue: He Xiangning Art Museum, Nanshan District (何香凝美术馆)

Metro: Line 1 to OCT Station (华侨城站), Exit C

Paintings on Frisbee discs

Frisbee discs with paintings in Dapeng. Courtesy of the exhibition organizer

If you travel to Dapeng this holiday, don’t forget to check out a small exhibition featuring paintings on Frisbee discs by over 50 artists from around the world, bringing a mixture of the trendy sport and artistic creativity. The exhibition runs until May 15.

Venue: Fangzhi Bookroom, Dapeng Fortress, Dapeng New Area (大鹏所城方知书院)

Buses: M471, M423, M457

Jin relics

A bronze item is on display at Nanshan Museum. Courtesy of the museum

Over 160 relics on loan from Shanxi Museum are on display at an exhibition on the Jin State (1033-376 B.C.). As a powerful state in the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 B.C.), the Jin State used to cover areas in modern Shanxi Province and parts of Shaanxi, Hebei, Henan, Shandong and Inner Mongolia. The free exhibition ends July 23.

Booking: WeChat account “nanshanmuseum

Venue: Nanshan Museum, Nanshan District (南山博物馆)

Metro: Line 1 or 12 to Taoyuan Station (桃园站), Exit B

‘The Joy of Color’

“The Joy of Color,” a collaboration between the Shenzhen Jewelry Museum and The Futurist, a creative intelligence agency based in Italy, showcases the works of 24 designers from eight countries. The exhibition runs until May 10.

Venue: Shenzhen Jewelry Museum, Luohu District (深圳珠宝博物馆)

Metro: Line 3 or 7 to Tianbei Station (田贝站), Exit C

Paintings

Chinese-American artist Yu Lanyin, who has a deep fascination with the ocean, is exhibiting her soothing paintings at the “Being in the World” exhibition. Meanwhile, young artists Zhang Haochen and Ye Xiaokai are also presenting their fresh works at their solo exhibitions.

Venue: Guangming Culture and Art Center, Guangming District (光明文化艺术中心)

Metro: Line 6 to Fenghuang Town Station (凤凰城站), Exit B

Performances

Wang Zhongshan

Shekou Vocal Arts Festival

Vocal groups from Hong Kong, Macao, Beijing, Wuhan and Shenzhen will perform five shows.

Time: 8 p.m., April 28-May 2

Tickets: 180-380 yuan

Booking: WeChat account “cmskpac”

Venue: Mountain View Theater, inside Sea World Culture and Arts Center, Nanshan District (海上世界文化艺术中心内境山剧场)

Metro: Line 2 or 12 to Sea World Station (海上世界站), Exit A

Children’s chorus

Several multiethnic children’s choirs and intangible cultural heritage inheritors will present a night of folk songs and ethnic music.

Time: 8 p.m., May 3

Tickets: 100-680 yuan

Booking: WeChat account “深圳大剧院票务在线”

Venue: Shenzhen Grand Theater (深圳大剧院)

Metro: Line 1 or 2 to Grand Theater Station (大剧院站), Exit C

Kunqu, violin, play

Classic kunqu opera pieces “The Peony Pavilion” and “The Romance of West Chamber,” as well as a violin recital of Western classical tunes and the Chinese play “Hudun, the Young Hero,” will be staged April 29 and May 1.

Booking: WeChat account “GuangmingArtCenter”

Venue: Guangming Culture and Art Center (光明文化艺术中心)

Metro: Line 6 to Fenghuang Town Station (凤凰城站), Exit B

Guzheng concert

Chinese guzheng master Wang Zhongshan will collaborate with pianist Ji Lu, percussionist Wang Jianan and flute player Huang Jiaqing to present a night of Chinese folk tunes.

Time: 8 p.m., April 29

Tickets: 100-680 yuan

Booking: WeChat account “PingShanTheatre”

Venue: Pingshan Theater, Pingshan District (坪山大剧院)

Metro: Line 14 to Pingshan Square Station (坪山广场站), Exit D1