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Shanghai New Years Eve 2024

Guide to new years eve in Shanghai. Top parties, hotels & restaurants for NYE 2023-2024

Shanghai is an amazing place to visit and even more so if you find yourself here for New Years Eve. Shanghai celebrates both the Western NYE on 31st of December and the Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year), which for 2024 will be on 10th February.

The exquisite skyline of Shanghai is a budding photographers dream, so take a cruise along the Huangpu River, marvel at the architecture along The Bund and just take in the amazing scenery as you sail along.

Go shopping in some exclusive boutiques at the designer malls, or stroll around French Concession's Tianzifang area filled with cafes and arts & craft shops. For some serious shopping, you should head to Nanjing Road, Shanghai's biggest and busiest shopping street that sees over a million visitors every day!

See Shanghai's culture first hand by visiting Fuxing Park where you'll find displays of tai chi, calligraphy, dancing and music. This a great place for people watching as many locals come here to enjoy the outdoors and to relax with friends and family.

There is an abundance of temples, museums and gardens to enjoy while you are staying in Shanghai, visit the beautiful Jing'an Temple which is surrounded by skyscrapers and is home to stone Buddha's dating back to 589 AD.

There is the lovely Yu Garden (Yuyuan) with stunning classical Chinese architecture and the Exquisite Jade Rock. The best time to visit is early morning (midweek) to avoid the crowds and right next to it is the Yuyuan Bazaar where you can venture into the tea houses, grab a bite to eat from the street vendors, do a spot of souvenir shopping and if you're up for it, haggling is apparently still a thing here! (I'm just too shy!).

Don't forget to take a walk along The Bund Watefront. It is a busy area, but worth a visit to see the dramatic city skyline come to life at night.

New Years Eve Parties & Events

If you plan on spending western New Years Eve in Shanghai, then you would be best to book into a restaurant or one of the big hotels for their own NYE celebrations.

There has been, in the past, a big fireworks show at the Bund, but after the tragic stampede in 2014 that has been cancelled, along with other large scale gatherings within Shanghai and people have instead moved indoors to bring in the new year on 31st December. Although last year, Disneyland Shanghai put on a firework display at their park, so hopefully that might take place again this year!

Most places will be ticketed events, so please check with the venues closer to the time.

The waterfront area of The Bund will still be milling with people as it is a popular venue for watching the lights on and over the river. There are bars and restaurants around that area that you could start off in before heading to a club.

It's probably a good idea to mention that it can be very difficult to grab a taxi on NYE, so it would best to position yourself close to your favoured destination.

NYE Restaurants

Take a look at some of the fab restaurants Shanghai has to offer you, make your reservations asap and have a great night!

Aura Lounge and Jazz Bar
Flair Rooftop
HIYA
Jin Xuan
Hakkasan

NYE Live Streaming, Webcams

THese days live webcams are far and few between, if you know of any please do let us know.

New Years Eve Hotels

The hotels of Shanghai (especially the larger venues) will probably have NYE celebrations planned, so if you want to stay at a particular hotel and enjoy the festivities, book well in advance to avoid any disappointment.

You may want to check out hotels like Le Royal Meridien, The Waldorf Astoria, Pudong Shangri-La or Park Hyatt who all usually hold NYE events. For some dramatic views over Shanghai, head to the rooftop Bar, Flair, at The Ritz Carlton.

Hotel Indigo Shanghai on the Bund
Shanghai Marriott Hotel City Centre
The Langham Shanghai Xintiandi
Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund
DoubleTree by Hilton Shanghai-Pudong

To check availability and make reservations at these and all the top hotels in the area, you can make online bookings here.

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