The 2025 Shanghai Citizens Art Festival packed with an amazing lineup of programs

Caption: The Shanghai Citizens Art Festival has become an influential cultural brand of the city.

The 2025 Shanghai Citizens Art Festival will include cultural events and aesthetic education programs when it opens on Saturday.

The festival runs throughout the year and includes over 1,000 cultural and artistic activities, has become a popular and important cultural brand in Shanghai.

There will be a variety of competitions, such as chorus, dancing, tale recitation, folk song, and acapella. Expatriates are welcome to participate in a lighthearted theater competition.

An AIGC (AI-generated content) Innovation Design Competition will also take place with Dunhuang's history and culture as the theme as well as modern aerospace technology. It seeks to explore new forms of creative expression and problem-solving to stimulate multidisciplinary collaboration.

Caption: Acappella contest

Caption: Aesthetic education programs will make art accessible to ordinary people.

The Digital Music Exhibition will showcase digital art talent, while a makeup contest will highlight classic and futuristic cosmetics.

The city will conduct aesthetic education activities across 16 districts.

Diverse cultural resources will also be utilized to provide cultural and tourism-themed exhibitions, marketplaces, citywalks, and other events. Art institutions will hold interactive aesthetic education activities online.