The 2013 Urumqi Cultural Temple fair is now under way at the Confucian Temple, and will end on February 24. Read More>>
The “Rock New Year Party” will be held at Urumqi’s 520 Yanyi Jiucheng venue on February 2. Read More>>
The 10th Urumqi Silk Road Ice and Snow Festival will be held from January 10 until March 30. Read More>>
Famous French pianist Richard Clayderman will perform at the People's Hall of Xinjiang on January 11. Read More>>
Urumqi’s Music Box Music Festival will be held at the Xinzhong Theater from December 7-9. The festival will feature performances by Foli Fola, Zhou Yunpeng & Xiao He and Wild Children among others. All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to ... Read More>>
A special exhibition featuring works by Chinese paining master Liu Yuelin will be on display at the Urumqi Art Gallery from November 1-9. Liu is an award winning painter, considered one of the great masters of traditional Chinese painting. Getting there: ... Read More>>
Urumqi’s Tanghui Bar is throwing a “Happy Halloween” costume party on the night of October 31. Guests of all ages are encouraged to come dressed up as something spooky. Getting there: take bus No. 7, 35, 58, 61, 62, 63, 68, 73, 157, 528a, ... Read More>>
Scottish independent music label The Fence Collective is bringing a host of artists to Urumqi's Lienong Bar (烈浓酒吧) on Oct 11. Performers include King Creosote, FOUND, Lo-fi, The Pictish Trail and On The Fly. The performance is part of The Fence ... Read More>>
Just in time for the Moon Festival and National Day holiday, Urumqi's People's Park will host a lantern exhibition from September 30 to October 10. The exhibition is set to be colossal, taking up over 100,000 square meters, and will be divided into 10 ... Read More>>
The 2nd Annual China – Eurasia Expo:“Chinese and Foreign Culture Exhibition Week”will be held in Urumqi at the Xinjiang International Exhibition Center, Aug 25-Sept 7. The expo will have exhibits from Russia, the Ukraine and other ... Read More>>
The Bayinbuluke Grassland International Folk Art and Music Festival (巴音布鲁克(国际)草原民歌艺术节) will be held at the Bayinbuluke Grassland, July 28-31. Over 50 musicians from diverse ethnic groups will be performing. The traditional Mongolian activity, ... Read More>>
The 2nd Asia-Europe Auto Exhibition will be held at Urumqi Hongguangshan International Expo Center June 20-24. The exhibition area will cover 60,000 square metres and will be divided into indoor and outdoor areas. A number of 56 brands – including ... Read More>>
The 2nd China Muslim Food Culture Festival is set to take place at the Xinjiang International Convention & Exhibition Center May 20-22nd. Spread over a floor space of 20,000 square metres and featuring over 800 exhibitors, some 80,000 visitors are ... Read More>>
Hong Qi, one of the most popular folk singers in Xinjiang, will perform at the People's Theatre on May 1st. Born in 1973 in Hetian, Xinjiang, Hong Qi has been an inspirational force in Xinjiang's folk music scene and has released a number of popular songs ... Read More>>
Twisted Machine is one of the most popular hardcore rock/metal groups to come out of Beijing. Founded in 1998, the guys of Twisted Machine recorded the smash hit album “Being” which launched them into the popular spotlight in China’s still ... Read More>>
Jurat, an Uyghur psychedelic band from Beijing, will perform in Urumqi on February 25th to celebrate the release of their new album “San Famile”. With a distinct sound fusing blues, folk, rock and jazz, Jurat's popularity has been growing leaps ... Read More>>
The Urumqi Silk Road Ice and Snow Festival opened at the Silk Road International Ski Resort (丝绸之路国际滑雪场) on December 28th. In addition to being held at the Silk Road International Ski Resort, other events are taking place at Xuelianshan Dengguang ... Read More>>
On January 1st, the “Disney” Ice and Snow Festival opened at the Silk Road International Ski Resort in Urumqi, Xinjiang province. Visitors to the festival can expect to “meet” Mickey Mouse and his friends and Snow White in the snow ... Read More>>
The three month long 5th Xinjiang Ice and Snow Festival will begin November 26th. Festival activities include the Winter Tourism Fair, Urumqi Silk Road Ice and Snow Festival, Altay International Skiing Festival, Tianshan Heavenly Lake Ice Festival, and the ... Read More>>
The “Time Travel, Silk Road” Music Concert that serves as a bridge of communication between two cultures (Han and Uyghur) will be held from September 8th to 9th in Urumqi, a famous city that was along the Silk Road trade route. Hong Kong Chinese ... Read More>>
The 7th Silk Road Ice and Snow Festival will open its doors at the Silk Road International Ski Resort on Dec. 26th and will last for two months. A series of activities will be held during the festival, including a hiking challenge, skiing competition, ice ... Read More>>
From May Day Holiday to the end of July, Lake Bosten Scenic Area, China’s largest inland fresh water lake will deliver tourism coupons to visitors. The coupons include two types: RMB 5 and RMB 10. RMB 5 coupon is used for visiting and RMB 10 for ... Read More>>
The 5th Xinjiang International Tourism Festival will be held in Jun. 26th in Heavenly Lake of Tianshan Mountains. The festival includes an exhibition of cultural relics, tourism forums, flower festivals, food festivals and more. Read More>>
Plans were unveiled earlier this week by the Kuche Department of Culture for Xinjiang's first Ancient Tomb Museum to begin construction within the year. The museum, which is hoped will add to the culture of the Autonomous Region will consist of three floors,... Read More>>