Clubs, groups and meetups to join in Shanghai, China

38 clubs, groups and meetups you can join in Shanghai, across 15 activities. Updated .

Language exchange 6 language exchange groups and meetups

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Illustration: Uncaptioned landscape cards arranged inside a blue metal cabinet.

Language exchange

Second Languages&Cross Culture’s Communication 多语言&多文化交流组

  • Every Saturday
  • Weekend
  • Last
  • Chinese, English and one more language
  • Paid
  • Changning
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Everyday objects and matching wordless picture cards in two facing trays.

Language exchange

Language Exchange in Shanghai MeetUp

  • Every Wednesday and Friday
  • Chinese, English and ten more languages
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Contrasting texture samples on a white enamel washstand.

Language exchange

Language Exchangers Shanghai

  • Every Friday
  • English, Chinese and six more languages
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A red crate of listening equipment on an empty terrazzo stair landing.

Language exchange

Language Mix Shanghai

  • Every week
  • Chinese, English and six more languages
  • Changning
  • On Meetup

Dance 5 dance groups and meetups

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Illustration: An empty neighborhood hall has a broad worn wood dance floor, teal perimeter chairs and a compact speaker, shown wide from an elevated corner.From the news

Dance

漕河泾街道社区文化活动中心教学点

  • At 18:00 to 19:30
  • Evening
  • Last
  • Chinese, Shanghainese
Illustration: A wheeled practice mirror reflects only an empty pale studio and orange curtain, with plain shoe bags beside its sturdy metal base, viewed obliquely.

Dance

Shanghai BLOW

  • Every Wednesday and Sunday
  • Japanese, Chinese and one more language
Illustration: A foam roller, mat and half-sole shoes in a studio corner.

Dance

TangoBang Academy

  • Every Friday
  • Chinese, English and one more language
Illustration: Strapped ballroom practice shoes and a folded shoe bag.

Dance

Elevé Dance Studio Shanghai

  • No schedule listed
  • Chinese, English

Fitness groups 5 fitness groups

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Illustration: Young adults take part in boxing-fitness pad work with gloves and focus mitts.

Fitness groups

BP综训铁馆(复地四季店)- Group Strength & HYROX Training

  • Every week
  • Last
  • Chinese
Illustration: Young adults take part in HIIT and circuit class in a neighborhood studio.

Fitness groups

InnerFIT 360°

  • Every week
  • English
Illustration: Young adults take part in group stretching cool-down after exercise.

Fitness groups

BOLD Wellness Club

  • No schedule listed
  • Chinese, English
Illustration: Young adults take part in indoor cycling class.

Fitness groups

PURE Fitness Shanghai

  • No schedule listed
  • Chinese, English

Board games 4 board game groups and meetups

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Illustration: Two older adults play backgammon at a cobalt metal courtyard table with a plain triangular-point board.

Board games

Hold'em tournament lovers

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A small portion of an accurately alternating chessboard with a few standard chess pieces sits inset into a concrete park table, seen low with rainy green surroundings blurred.

Board games

RPG D&D DnD 5.0 Edition in Shanghai 上海！Dungeons & Dragons

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: An open small magnetic chess case contains neatly stored standard pieces, with its folded checkerboard lid resting on a red stair ledge, in hard side light.May have stopped

Board games

Shanghai Beer & Chess

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Wooden chess pieces fitted into burgundy-lined compartments.May have stopped

Board games

Shanghai Weekend Social Meetup

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup

Meetups and social clubs 4 social clubs and meetup groups

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Volunteering 3 volunteer groups

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Illustration: Three young adults use litter-pickers and reusable sacks during a riverside cleanup.ActiveFrom the news

Volunteering

Shanghai Literature Museum Volunteer Team (上海文学馆志愿者)

  • Last
  • Chinese, English
  • Hongkou
Illustration: A wordless neighborhood planning board with colored paper blocks.From the news

Volunteering

Shine IN Hongqiao International Volunteer Service Alliance

  • No schedule listed
  • Chinese, English
  • Changning
Illustration: Empty pet carriers drying on a clean utility-room floor.May have stoppedFrom the news

Volunteering

Xuhui Urban Narrators Multilingual Volunteer Alliance

  • Last
  • Chinese, English and four more languages
  • Xuhui

Hobbies 2 hobby groups and clubs

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Illustration: A red wire trolley holds stacks of plain green and blue folders beside folded riser platforms in a rehearsal hall.

Hobbies

上海戏剧*舞台爱好者小组

  • No schedule listed
  • Chinese
Illustration: Plain navy and coral folders tucked into the mesh pockets of three empty folding chairs in a small screening room.May have stopped

Hobbies

Shanghai Movie Fans

  • No schedule listed
  • English, Chinese
  • On Meetup

Running and walking 2 run clubs and walking groups

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Illustration: A plain reflective vest is draped neatly over an orange steel railing above an empty city footpath.

Running and walking

卢湾跑团 (Luwan Running Crew)

  • No schedule listed
  • Chinese
Illustration: A small yellow running bag rests against a dark brick canal wall beside a clean paved urban path.

Running and walking

Shanghai Hash House Harriers (Shanghai H3)

  • Every Sunday
  • Weekend
  • English, Several languages

Blood on the Clocktower 1 Blood on the Clocktower group

Illustration: A sand timer, face-down role cards and a pouch beside empty game chairs.

Blood on the Clocktower

Shanghai Community of Social Sciences and Technology - Casual Tabletop Games Club

  • No schedule listed
  • Chinese, English

Meditation 1 meditation group

Illustration: Young adults follow a relaxed breathing exercise together.

Meditation

Sahaja Yoga Meditation

  • Every Tuesday, 19:00
  • Evening
  • Last

Football (soccer) 1 football group or meetup

Illustration: Two collapsed portable football goals in plain circular carry sleeves lean beside a mesh ball bag at an open sports-court gate.

Football (soccer)

Shanghai Scottish Football Team

  • Sunday
  • Weekend
  • English

Badminton 1 badminton group or club

Illustration: Young adults prepare to rally on an indoor badminton court.

Badminton

Smash Shanghai Badminton Club

  • Every week
  • English, Chinese
  • On Meetup

Tennis 1 tennis group or meetup

Illustration: The dark grip and lower frame of an unbranded tennis racket rest on a blue coated wire bench beside a single yellow tennis ball.

Tennis

がちょうテニスクラブ / Gacho Shanghai Tennis Club

  • Every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, 18:00
  • Evening
  • Last
  • Japanese

Table tennis 1 table tennis club or group

Illustration: Four plain table-tennis paddles with red and black rubber rest in separate slots on a simple metal shelf beside an indoor court divider.May have stopped

Table tennis

Shanghai Tennis Badminton Table tennis Meetup Group

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup

Racket and paddle sports 1 racket or paddle sport group

Illustration: A shallow orange plastic basket contains white table-tennis balls beneath the end of a blue practice table.May have stopped

Racket and paddle sports

Exercise Club Near Wujiaochang

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup

At a glance

  • Of the 38 clubs, groups and meetups in Shanghai, 2 met recently or have a meeting coming up, 25 are listed with no meeting date seen, 1 has not been checked yet, 2 cannot be checked automatically and 8 may have stopped.
  • 12 of the 38 give a regular day. Friday, Saturday and Sunday are the most common meeting days (4 clubs, groups and meetups each).
  • 15 of the 16 that say how often they meet do so every week or more often; 22 do not say how often.
  • All 3 that give a start time start at 17:00 or later.
  • 31 of the 38 name a language: Chinese (26), English (23), Japanese (6), French (4), Korean (4), Spanish (4), German (3), Russian (3) and 5 more languages.
  • Of the 38, 1 says it is paid; 37 do not say.
Meeting days of the 12 that give one
  1. Monday: 1
  2. Tuesday: 1
  3. Wednesday: 3
  4. Thursday: 0
  5. Friday: 4
  6. Saturday: 4
  7. Sunday: 4
The languages named most by the 31 that name one
  • Chinese26
  • English23
  • Japanese6
  • French4
  • Korean4

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