Weekend Fun | Beer festival, Michael Jackson tribute musical, exhibitions and more

Beer festival

More than 30 beer brands from across China will delight your taste buds with their distinct flavors at this grand event, featuring live band performances and games on-site.

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Time: 5:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m., until Aug. 16

Venue: Jingpi Fang Art Block, Shenzhen Teemall, Luohu District (罗湖区深圳天河城金啤坊艺术街区)

Metro: Line 5 to Buxin Station (布心站), Exit B; or Line 7 to Tai’an Station (太安站), Exit E

Michael Jackson tribute musical

“Can You Feel It” — the official West End tribute musical celebrating Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5 — will launch its China premiere tour with its first stop in South China landing in Shenzhen. Featuring a full live band, powerhouse musical theater vocalists, and an award-winning London production team, the show promises an immersive, electrifying experience that brings the magic of the King of Pop directly to audiences.

Time: 8 p.m., Aug. 14-16; 3 p.m., Aug. 15-16

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

Metro: Line 14 to Pingshan Square Station (坪山广场站), Exit D1, then walk approximately 700 meters

Opera highlights

Young and veteran members of the Jiangsu Kun Opera Academy will bring three classic opera highlights to Shenzhen audiences, bringing a traditional spirit to a modern venue.

Time: 8 p.m., Aug. 14

Venue: Mountain View Theater, inside Sea World Culture and Arts Center, Nanshan District (南山区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

Xizang folk songs & Xizang opera

Experience Tibetan music culture in a new way! In this show, a couple of artists from the Tibetan ethnic group will interpret several Tibetan folk songs from across the Xizang region in their own distinctive style, and even blend Xizang opera with electronic sounds throughout the performance.  

Time: 8 p.m., Aug. 14

Venue: HOU Live, OH Bay, Bao’an District (宝安区欢乐港湾HOU Live)

Metro: Line 11 to Bao’an Station (宝安站), Exit B

Military fun

The National Defense Educational Exhibition spans 50,000 square meters, featuring more than 100 finely crafted replicas of major military equipment across land, sea and air domains, including main battle tanks, advanced fighter jets, air defense missiles, anti-tank systems, naval vessels and tactical combat vehicles. Beyond the displays, the expo offers a range of interactive activities, including VR battlefield simulations, tactical training experiences and family-oriented defense education programs.

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Dates: Through Aug. 16

Venue: Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center, Bao’an District (深圳国际会展中心)

Metro: Line 12 or 20 to Shenzhen World Station (国展站) 

French tapestry masterpieces

“Century Threads: From Royal Courts to Contemporary Art — French Tapestry Treasures and Chinese Echoes” spans seven thematic sections and features more than 70 works in total, including over 10 pieces from the venue’s own collection and approximately 20 works by leading Chinese artists presented in a dedicated “Chinese Echoes” section.

Dates: Until Aug. 16

Venue: Shenzhen Bay Culture Square, Nanshan District (深圳湾文化广场)

Metro: Line 13 to Talent Park Station (人才公园站), Exit B1, then a 10-minute walk

 Prints exhibition

Artists from 26 countries are presenting their interpretations of horses through print artworks. Alongside related sketches and archival materials, the exhibition offers a systematic overview of the artistic evolution of horse imagery in printmaking.

Dates: Until Aug. 16

Venue: China Printmaking Museum, Longhua District (龙华区中国版画博物馆)

Metro: Line 4 to Niuhu Station (牛湖站), Exit B

Youth art exhibition

A total of 80 artworks by artists from across China — featuring oil paintings, prints, sculptures, installations, and multimedia works — are on display in Longhua.

Dates: Until Aug. 20

Venue: Shenzhen Art Museum (new division), Longhua District (深圳美术馆新馆)

Metro: Line 4 or 6 to Hongshan Station (红山站), Exit A1

‘Stardust Grand Theater’

Contemporary Chinese artist Meng Site’s solo exhibition “Stardust Grand Theater” transforms the space into a theatrical stage where multiple temporalities converge. The exhibition features dozens of new paintings created over the past two years, centering on Meng’s meditation on technology and time — how technology organizes perception, arranges life, and disciplines subjects, while re-situating these questions within mythological, bodily, and cosmic dimensions.

Dates: Through Aug. 16

Venue: L2/F, Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning, Futian District (深圳市当代艺术与城市规划馆2楼)

Metro: Line 3 or 4 to Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit A2