French choir, La Cigale de Lyon, will perform at the Chongqing Grand Theatre on July 17. The choir is conducted by Anne-Marie Cabut and was founded in 1947. La Cigale de Lyon is a member of the International Association of French Choral Music and the ... Read More>>
A photography exhibition titled "Night, Light, Shadow City", will be on display in the auditorium of the Sichuan International Studies University from July 1-31. The exhibition features work from artists from Nice, a port city in France near the ... Read More>>
The 2012 International Clown Carnival Tour will be held at the Chongqing Great Hall of the People on July 14. Clowns from various countries will be performing: Oskotkiy Boris is the winner of Russian Actor of Merit and has attended the International Circus ... Read More>>
DJ Fu, a famous British drum & bass DJ, will work his magic on the decks of Nuts Club on June 30. DJ Fu is one of the few DJs in the world, recognised purely for his talent on the decks. He has played at major venues across the world, including Fabric ... Read More>>
Dutch ensemble Tango Extremo will perform at the Chongqing Grand Theatre on June 19. The ensemble is composed of five musicians: Tanya Schaap on the violin, Ben van den Dungen on the saxophone, Jose Lopretti on the piano, Matias Pedrana on the bandoneon and ... Read More>>
French singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (piano, guitar, drums and flute) Florent Marchet will perform in Chongqing on June 20 as part of the 2012 Festival Croisements. Marchet released his debut album "Gargilesse" in 2004 and has since ... Read More>>
The 2012 Chongqing International Auto Show will be held at Nanping International Expo Center from June 6 to 11. The exhibition area, which will occupy 80,000 square metres, will display over 800 vehicles. Most anticipated will be the unveiling of new models ... Read More>>
The Noise Revival Orchestra, a 5-piece acoustic pop orchestra based in Austin, Texas, will perform at Nuts Club in Chongqing on May 31. Having successfully toured four countries in Europe to promote their new album Songs of Forgiveness, they bring their ... Read More>>
Buz McGrath, the guitarist of American heavy metal band Unearth, will perform at the Boya Modern Music Center on May 19. Buz is a highly skilled 7-string guitarist with unique playing techniques. Having won over and dazzled fans in America, he is now the ... Read More>>
Isbells, the band name of Belgian musician Gaëtan Vandewoude, will perform at Chongqing's Nuts Club on May 24th. Isbell's music is a mix of indie, folk and acoustic music and has been garnering a huge following in Germany, Holland, Austria and Sweden. ... Read More>>
The US dance group Artifact Dance Project will perform at Chongqing Grand Theatre on May 23rd as part of their “Great American Dance Tour”. Hailing from Tucson, the group features 28 dancers and a live orchestra. The show incorporates various ... Read More>>
Hailing from the UK but based in Hong Kong, Logo is a Psychedelic/Post Punk band whose sound is often compared to Talking Heads, Joe Strummer and Ray Davies. In 2010, Logo released the record “Illegal Brain” which was praised as the best ... Read More>>
Vialka is a dynamic French-Canadian husband and wife duo who play an experimental style of gypsy folk music, inspired by their nomadic way of life (the band has been on what seems like a permanent world tour since their formation in 2002). Their music ... Read More>>
Head over to the Sichuan International Studies University on April 25th, for a traditional Baroque performance by French string ensemble Stradivaria, conducted by Daniel Cuiller. Stradivaria have played at many of the world’s top venues, and are known ... Read More>>
Composed of Jazz bassist Steinar Raknes and traditional yoiker Inga Juuso, Skaidi creates a distinctive musical landscape in which yoik and bass share equal pride and place. Described as playing music that “calms the icy plateau wind and makes the ... Read More>>
Hardcore/punk band King Ly Chee were conceived in 1999 in Hong Kong during a time when most local hardcore bands were just lazily belting out covers from Limp Bizkit and the like. One day, founder Riz had enough and decided it was time Hong Kong people ... Read More>>
The starting station for the Chongqing-Beijing and Chongqing-Lhasa express trains was recently adjusted. As of March 20th, the starting station for the T10 train to Beijing will be moved from the Chongqing Railway Station (Caiyuanba) to the Chongqing North ... Read More>>
Mars en Folie – an annual event organised by the Alliance Francaise in Beijing, the Swiss Embassy, Canadian Embassy, Bureau du Quebec and the Belgian Consulate, which celebrates French music and culture – kicks off in Chongqing on March 26th. ... Read More>>
One of Korea's biggest punk bands, The Strikers, are playing in Chongqing this March as part of their 2012 China tour. Hailing from Seoul, these punksters have been enjoying immense popularity on their native home soil. From their fast paced melodies to ... Read More>>
Swedish post-rock band "pg.lost" will perform at Nuts Club in Chongqing on March 18th. The band is currently touring Asia to promote their new album "KEY". In the past, pg.lost have played with many other notable post-rock bands, such as ... Read More>>
The Chongqing Municipal Women's Federation recently released the second issue of the "White Paper on Chongqing Women's Social Status Survey". This survey, which lasted over one year, was taken by 3,225 women and covers economic, marital, health, ... Read More>>
Choral ensemble "The 24", from the Music Department of York University, will perform at the Chongqing Grand Theatre on March 27th. The ensemble toured Germany back in 2009, and has performed in Cambridge and York with Chinese conductor Zhu Buxi ... Read More>>
Get your greens on and head over to The Harp Irish Pub for the best St. Paddy’s Day party in Chongqing on March 17th. As always, there will be a great selection of Irish drinks, including Guinness, Murphy's, Kilkenny, Jameson's, Bushmills and Baileys. ... Read More>>
To celebrate the 2012 Spring Festival, Yuanboyuan Park in Chongqing is not only hanging 10,000 lanterns; it’s replanting tons of flowers as well, to give the place that "Chinese New Year's" smell. If you really want to get traditional this ... Read More>>