All things seem possible in May. —Edwin Way Teale

Carnival helps stray animals find a home

The “Arch Walk Pet Carnival” kicked off with a series of events such as championship competitions and trunk markets on May 1, opening up a “May Day” pet carnival for the people and also marking the beginning of the 2025 Changning Pet Joy Festival.

On the first day of the carnival, the most prominent highlight was undoubtedly the “Purple Ring Pet International Championship Shanghai Changning First Match,” where competitive performances and exhibitions provided a platform for pet lovers and other visitors to watch and exchange ideas.

The carnival is themed with “Fuzzy Hero,” presented by Arch Walk shopping mall in collaboration with multiple high-quality pet stores and brands. 

It integrates events, markets, social activities, and public welfare. The mall will hold toy retrieval competitions, pet audition events, pet birthday parties, cute pet community activities, pet movie watching sessions, and other events in May. 

There will also be pet adoption that runs through the carnival, empowering pet public welfare with commercial power and finding a happy home for stray animals.

Holiday events boost consumption 1st half

During the Labor Day celebration, major commercial circles and neighborhoods in Changning seized the golden period of holiday consumption, carefully planned and launched a series of themed activities and promotional discounts, creating a wonderful and colorful “consumption carnival” for the people.

Home appliances, cars, deco a bargain through next month

The 6th Changning “55 Shopping Festival” is here. This year’s shopping festival will run through June.

From May 5 through 20, the Cloud Nine Shopping Mall will hold the “AI Smart Life Festival.” During the event, the focus will be on the smart home appliances, creating a new scene for smart home appliance retail and showcasing new offline retail experiences for shoppers.

From May 9 through 17, Raffles City Changning will hold the “55 Car Purchase Festival” to gather various vehicle models to meet the diverse consumption needs of consumers and create immersive car buying scenario.

At Livat Shanghai, there is also a highly cost-effective home shopping experience. IKEA Shanghai Lingkong Mall holds the IKEA Spring and Summer 2025 home decoration event, promoting consumption through shopping subsidies, discounts on purchases, member point redemption, and holiday themed series of activities.

Relaxed shopping at holiday market 

A holiday market at the Columbia Circle attracted over 80 vendors gathered onsite, bringing in excellent items such as ceramic artworks, niche objects, exquisite jewelry, and handmade creations.

This market covered almost all the public areas of the Columbia Circle. Hence, visitors could also experience the charm of the historical buildings in the park up close.

The market was filled with a sense of relaxation, during which handicraft workshops and music performances were also held.

Nine scenic spots run through century-old park

The “Forest Breath” City Walk green theme route of Zhongshan Park was officially released in April this year. This carefully planned route connects nine popular scenic spots, including Ningxin Garden, Hundred-year-old Platanus acerifolia, Peony Garden, and Seed Pool. 

People can view it through the “Green Map” in the “Green Shanghai” WeChat official account.

Edited by Shanghai Daily