Where to go, what to do on March 17 in Shanghai

St. Patrick's Day @ Sasha's

Sasha's is steeping traditions back into St. Patrick's Day by focusing on fun and Irish folk music on Saturday, March 17. Starting from 5pm, get down to the iconic mansion on Dongping Road and soak in the atmosphere with deals on Jameson shots, pours of Bailey's, and pints of Guinness while Irish folk band Boxty Rebellion keeps you entertained.

🕒 5pm

💰 Free entry

📍  11 Dongping Road | 东平路11号

2018 Swiss Education Fair China @ Swissôtel Grand Shanghai

This education fair aims to build a platform for Swiss educational institutions and provide channels for Chinese students and parents to meet and speak directly with representatives, alumni and delegates from Swiss organizations and universities to learn about the educational system and latest teaching programs in Switzerland. A total of 12 Swiss educational organizations and universities will participate in the fair, including swissnex that represents Swiss higher education, major hotel management schools and renowned private schools.

🕒 11m

💰 Free entry

📍  1 Yuyuan Road | 愚园路1号

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Danish National Symphony Orchestra Concert @ Shanghai Grand Theatre

Since 1925 the Danish National Symphony Orchestra has been the cultural flagship of DR, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation. With Maestro Fabio Luisi as its new Chief Conductor and a succession of prominent guest artists each season, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra is today among Europe’s leading symphony orchestras. Today the Orchestra offers everything from Classical sounds through Roman­tic tone-poems and modern masterpieces to new creations by the com­posers of tomorrow. At the same time, the Orchestra has a special feeling for Danish music – from classics like Carl Nielsen and Niels W. Gade to the very young Danish composing talents.

🕒 7:30pm

💰 ￥180 - 1080

📍  300 Renmin Avenue | 人民大道300号

St Patrick's Party @ Zapata's

Zapata's is throwing mean, green parties for St Patrick's Day on Saturday, March 17. Guinness pints are ¥50 each and Jameson shots for ¥35. Free green frozen margaritas for ladies dressed in green from 9pm to 11pm, and whoever comes dressed in the best costume can stand a chance to win ¥1,000 in cash.

🕒 9pm

💰 Free entry

📍  11 Dongping Road | 东平路11号

Lin Daye Conducts Mozart @ Shanghai Symphony Hall

DaYe Lin was born in Shandong, China in 1980. As a child, he studied piano and at the age of 15 began to study conducting with Prof. Xu Xin at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. In 1998, he was accepted into the Shanghai Conservatory of Music to continue his conducting studies with Prof. Zhang Guoyang. During this period DaYe Lin was the guest conductor of the Shanghai Youth Symphony Orchestra and also was given the opportunity to participate in a master-class given by Maestro Seiji Ozawa who praised him highly.

🕒 8pm

💰 ￥180 - 580

📍  1380 Middle Fuxing Road | 复兴中路1380号

Föllakzoid China Tour @ Bandai Namco Dream Hall

The Chilean band Föllakzoid specialize in the pillowy sort of rock music designed to shield you from the world for a while. Huge, looping riffs stretch across deeply repetitive percussion, creating an atmosphere somewhere between trance and stupor. At its best, their music gains allure by gradually stacking up moments of powerful suggestion.

🕒 7pm

💰 ￥100

📍  179 Yichang Road | 宜昌路179号

Casino Demon China Tour @ Modernsky Lab Shanghai

Casino Demon is a Beijing indie rock band who released their classic debut Teenage in 2009. They were one of the first Mainland band to tour North America,     

along with Queen Sea Big Shark and Hedgehog. Their jangly indie rock, lyrical humour and raucously fun live shows have made them perennially adored on China’s underground circuit.

🕒 9pm

💰 ￥150 - 200

📍  188 Ruihong Road | 瑞虹路188号

Bohan Phoenix EP Release Party @ HILO

Bohan Phoenix is a massive representation for what the future of music can hold. The NY-based artist raps in two different languages and has been gaining the attention of both Eastern and Western cultures. With his hands dipped into both China and NY, he is becoming unstoppable and tapping into underground culture in a way that's been unseen before. It's a proud moment in Asian American culture to see things change, and Bohan is an example of someone at the forefront of Asians in entertainment and the changing shift in stereotype of the race.

🕒 10pm

💰 ￥100 - 150

📍  158 Julu Road | 巨鹿路158号

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