Get ready for the National Day-Mid-Autumn Festival holiday! From September 30 to October 7, Zhongshan's 2025 Food & Culture Festival invites you on a century-spanning journey — from 1910s charm to modern vibrancy.

Highlights:

Qilehui Food Carnival

Sept 28–Oct 8, 2–11pm @Xingzhong Plaza

Fifty stalls blend Zhongshan classics with Southeast Asian flavors.

"Adventure in Xiangshan" Interactive Tour

Oct 1–7, 2:30–5pm @Sunwen West Road

Grab a stamp card, meet era-costumed NPCs. To solve riddles with rickshaw drivers, chat with paperboys, learn Zhongshan dialect from 1970s intellectuals. Immerse in the city's living history.

"Memory blind box" Vintage Food Tour

Oct 1–7, 8–9pm @Sunwen West Road

Limited! Retro bike vendors hawk classic ice blocks and old-school sodas. 1970s-1980s street scenes recreated for a nostalgic childhood trip.

Intangible Cultural Heritage Parades

Oct 1–2, 7–7:30pm @ Sunwen West Road, Xiangshan Theater-Damiaoxia

National, provincial and municipal ICH showcases, including Guzhen Liufang Cloud Dragon Dance, West District Drunken Dragon Dance, Shiqi Lion Dance and High-pole Dragon Dance, Shaxi Crane Dance, etc.

"The Sound of Xiangshan" Flash Mobs

Oct 3–7, 6:45–7:55pm @Sunwen West Road

Rotating performances at Damiaoxia, Qinglong Square and Xiangshan Theater, such as song-dance, qipao shows, Cantonese opera songs, Hong Kong & Taiwan pop songs, and concerts.

"Moon Over Yandun Mountain" Concerts

Oct 2–7, 8–9:35pm @Xiangshan Theater

Pop songs, Cantopop, vintage jazz, folk songs, there must be something for every taste!

"Sing for the Motherland" Flash Mob

Oct 1, 3:30–4:30pm @Xiangshan Theater–Damiaoxia

Singers, musicians, dancers unite for classic tunes celebrating China's 76th birthday.