Car enthusiasts have lots to enjoy over the holiday period
The Shanghai Auto Culture Festival in Jiading District will run through the end of May, with some free events during the Labor Day holiday. Let's take a look!
1. Vintage car theme activities
Anting Old Street combines old street characteristics and automobile culture.
There's an "If I were a race car driver" theme and a karting experience barn, with a display of professional karting, F4 formula cars, and supercars.
If you go:
Date: May 1-5, 10am-8pm
Address: Anting Old Street 安亭老街
2. Trunk Bazaar by the Huating Renjia
A car boot sale event gathers tourists, craftsmen, and car club members from all over the world in the countryside as stallholders to decorate their cars and sell homemade food and drinks, handmade gifts, flowers, and specialty goods.
The bazaar also includes a food and craft area, a brand promotion area, and a pet bazaar and flea market in the pet-friendly area.
If you go:
Date: May 1, 10am-4pm
Address: Huating Renjia's Xiang Yue lawn (No. 518 Shuangzhu Highway)
华亭人家乡悦大草坪(霜竹公路518号)
3. Trunk Bazaar by the art museum
The bazaar combines various elements including automobile culture, music, cultural creation, and art, with products for sale including handicrafts, cute dolls, daily necessities, and cultural and creative products.
The site not only has a car culture display area, and an interactive experience area but also music groups, and dance performances.
If you go:
Date: May 2, 1:30pm-5pm
Address: Jiayuanhai Art Museum outdoor lawn (No. 39 Dazhi Road) 嘉源海美术馆户外草坪(大治路39号)
4. Antique Car Parade
First stop: Yuanxiang Lake, Jiading New Town 嘉定新城远香湖
Parade time: May 1, 9-11am
Second stop: Xiangyue Huating Resort (No. 518, Shuangzhu Highway, Huating Town) 乡悦华亭度假村(华亭镇霜竹公路518号)
Parade time: May 1, 1:30-3:30pm
Third stop: Jiabei Country Park (No. 5051, Huyi Highway) 嘉北郊野公园(沪宜公路5051号)
Parade time: May 1, 1-2pm
A static display area for antique cars will be set up at the lawn at Gate 1.
Display time: May 1, 2-5 pm; May 2, 9:30am-5pm
5. "I Watch Time in Speed" Art Exhibition
Taking time as a theme, the art exhibition combines the social changes triggered by the Industrial Revolution and the influence of futuristic thinking on people, presenting an art feast centered on "machinery" and "speed."
If you go:
Date: April 26- May 19, 10am-5pm, closed on Mondays
Address: Huatai Penthouse Art Community, No. 4058 Cao'an Highway 曹安公路4058号华泰顶层艺术社区
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