10 excellent things to do this weekend in Shanghai

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It’s the first post-Golden Week weekend and you’re already hungry for something fun to do, right? We’ve got you covered. This weekend, we've got a buy-one-get-one-free wine deal, a Spanish National Day celebration, an all-female comedy session, a disco party and another Shanghai rendition of Oktoberfest. Here are our top picks.

Spanish National Day at El Willy

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It's Spanish National Day this Saturday (Oct 12), so head to El Willy for a fiesta featuring the restaurant's new Salvador Dalí-inspired menu. Expect homemade ox sausages, tuna belly, scallops and caviar, ending on a sweet note with a crispy, creamy hazelnut tart with chestnut ice cream.

📍El Willy, Bund 22, 22 Zhongshan Dong Er Lu, near Jinling Lu. Sat 12-Sat 26. 11.30am-10.30pm. Free entry.

Shanghai Secret Disco

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To accommodate all of Shanghai's disconauts, boogie queens and funk masters, Shanghai Secret Disco has moved to MAO Livehouse's Electronic Studio. Maintaining its house party vibe, DJs CFP, Just Selections, Lev Zep and Kougar will take you on a discosmic adventure while groovy hostess Queen Yi sets the mood.

📍MAO Livehouse, 308 Chongqing Nan Lu, near Jianguo Zhong Lu. Sat 12. 9pm-3am. Free entry.

The Imaginarium of Oz

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The Imaginarium of Oz is an immersive art exhibition and a modern twist on The Wizard of Oz. Comprised of eight different multimedia installations created by South Korean pop artists, the colourful exhibition takes you through Dorothy’s adventure in Oz.

📍The Mixc Art Space, 1599 Wuzhong Lu, near Hongshen Lu. Until 5 Jan 2020. 98-218RMB. Extract the QR code above to purchase tickets.

Stand Up Comedy: Girls' Night Out

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It’s a girls’ night out at Cages this Saturday as the Shanghai Comedy Bunker lays on an all-female stand-up comedy show, featuring Magners Comedy Competition finalist Casey Li Brander, Hei Now Comedy co-founder Erica Switzer and Mamahuhu's Norah Yang. Tickets come with one free drink.

📍Cages Bar and Sports, Jing'an Sports Centre, Third Floor, 428 Jiangning Lu, near Wuding Lu. Sat 12. 7-9pm. 80RMB; 70RMB (presale). Extract the QR code above to purchase tickets.

Song of the Goat Theatre: Songs of Lear

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Songs of Lear is a multi-award-winning music theatre performance that presents Shakespeare’s tragedy in a choral song cycle. The ensemble members have chosen crucial scenes from King Lear to weave a story out of gestures, words and music. Each song is a starting point for another ‘dramatic poem’.

📍Shanghai Oriental Art Center Opera Hall, 425 Dingxiang Lu, near Century Avenue. Sat 12-Sun 13. 7.15-9.15pm. 180RMB-680RMB. Extract the QR code above to purchase tickets.

Bob Dylan Retrospectrum

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Music, art and Bob Dylan fans alike can find common ground as the world's largest collection of the iconic singer-songwriter's art has landed in Shanghai. Bob Dylan: Retrospectrum contains more than 300 mementos from the musician's life, including oil paintings, sculptures, handwritten lyrics, sketches and manuscripts dating as far back as the 1960s.

📍Modern Art Museum Shanghai (Yicang), 4700 Binjiang Dadao, near Pudian Lu, Pudong. Until 5 Jan 2020 (Tue-Sun). From 88RMB.

Linkin Park Tribute Concert

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It’s been two years since the world lost Linkin Park’s lead vocalist Chester Bennington, and The Pearl is doing a tribute to him and the band. It will cover all the hits, including ‘Papercut’, ‘Faint’, ‘Breaking the Habit’ and ‘Somewhere I Belong’.

📍The Pearl, 471 Zhapu Lu, near Haining Lu. Fri 11-Sat 12. 9.30-11.30pm. 200RMB; 150RMB (presale). Extract the QR code above to purchase tickets.

Love Bang: Catch & Scratch Opening & Sudden Closing Party

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Elevator presents another Love Bang party. This time it’s Catch & Scratch, a high-energy affair with bangin' club music until 5am.

📍Elevator, B1, 265 Nandan Dong Lu, near Caoxi Lu. Sat 12. 9.30pm-5am. 80RMB; 50RMB (before 11pm).

Haxnbauer Oktoberfest

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German restaurant and bar Haxnbauer brings Oktoberfest to Shanghai until Sun 20. There will be free-flow beer every day from 7 to 11pm and a variety of Oktoberfest platters to celebrate the beloved German tradition. The event is happening at all Haxnbauer locations.

📍197 Maoming Bei Lu, near Weihai Lu. Until Sun 20. 5-7pm. Free flow from 119RMB (one person). Extract the QR code above to purchase tickets.

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