Opening time of Shanghai Tourism Festival

Shanghai Tourism Festival was founded in 1990, and its activities began on a Saturday in September every year, lasting more than 20 days, covering nearly 40 projects in several categories, such as sightseeing, leisure, entertainment, culture and sports, exhibitions, food and shopping, attracting more than 8 million tourists every year. Shanghai Tourism Festival, co-sponsored by Shanghai Cultural Tourism Bureau and Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, is the largest tourism festival in China.

Shanghai Tourism Festival is guided by people's festivals, with the theme of entering beauty and joy. Through the colorful and distinctive festival activities in various districts and counties in Shanghai, we will publicize the requirements of the Belt and Road for tourism development and attract strong support and extensive participation from all walks of life. Shanghai Tourism Festival has become a landmark festival for Shanghai to build a world famous tourist city, among which traditional activities include Shanghai Tourism Festival float parade and appraisal grand prix, Shanghai micro-tour, etc.

Opening ceremony parade

The float parade of Shanghai Tourism Festival is an important symbol of the opening of the float parade of Shanghai Tourism Festival. It is the longest and most influential festival carnival in the tourism festival. The mobile tourism Expo, which has great influence on the city, is a classic activity of Shanghai Tourism Festival over the years and has been warmly welcomed by the vast number of Shanghai citizens and tourists. Since 2002, the float parade of Shanghai Tourism Festival has been held in mid-September every year, and the main venue is located in Shanghai Times Square.

20 14 Opening Ceremony Float Parade * * * There will be 24 overseas performance groups, 8 domestic performance teams and 22 floats from 16 countries, of which 1 1 float will make its debut at Shanghai Tourism Festival, and overseas performance teams and participating floats will gather in Huaihai Road to open with a grand parade. On the evening of September 13, the carnival motorcade cruised along Huaihai Road, the most fashionable commercial street in Shanghai, with a total length of 2.2 kilometers. The theme of this opening parade is Four Seasons Welcome to Shanghai.