Bengbu May Day Fun Guide - Save it now
Spring outing in Jianghuai, enjoy the May Day holiday. Bengbu’s districts and counties have prepared a variety of activities and discounts, from animal parades to intangible cultural heritage markets, from crayfish barbecues to star concerts, from Chu-Han Carnival to Hanfu garden tours, unlocking holiday excitement all in one place.
【Yuhui District】
May 1-5, Zhanggongshan Zoo, "Celebrate May Day with Animals." Multiple daily mascot parades and NPC stage performances.
May 1, South Gate Square of Zhanggongshan Park, "Happy May Day, Intangible Cultural Heritage Renewal" Yuhui District Intangible Cultural Heritage Renewal Shopping Month Exhibition and Performance. A platform for intangible cultural heritage products, showcasing arts and heritage projects, where you can visit scenic spots, appreciate intangible heritage, buy cultural creations, and participate in hands-on experiences.
May 1, Yuhui District Library, "May Day Book Hunt · Children's Reading Leisure Time" Labor Day themed event. Includes May Day knowledge popularization, labor picture book reading, and parent-child small loom making.
May 4, Yuhui District Library, "Yuyun Inheriting the Flame, Youth Tribute to May Fourth." Centered on the theme "May Fourth Youth, Awakening Power," telling the origin of the May Fourth Youth Day, recommending books about young heroes of the War of Resistance, and handmade crafts to pass on red memories.
April 25-May 10, Hequan Town Scenic Area, "Shrimp and Deer Encounter · Fun Fishing at Hequan." Daytime garden tours with flower viewing, interaction with cute deer from Kagoshima, stream fishing, situational drama performances, NPC games to earn silver tickets; evening iron flower shows and intangible cultural heritage fire pot experiences. One ticket for unlimited play in the scenic area.
【Huaishang District】
May to August 31, Weishiyuan, Bengbu Crayfish Barbecue Season. Crayfish cooking, barbecue, and cured meat tasting and sales.
【Huaiyuan County】
April 28-May 2, Basketball court in Huxiang Village, Weizhuang Town, Huaiyuan County’s 3rd Huxiang Village BA Basketball Tournament. 16 teams with 300 athletes, with support from Starlight Avenue champion He Jinyuan, nearby snack street, and "Crayfish King Competition."
May 1, Pingashan in Tangji Town, Huaiyuan Pingashan Mountain Bike Cross-Country Race and Tangji Town’s 2nd Crisp Melon Agricultural Products Exhibition Season. Morning mountain bike cross-country race; afternoon crisp melon and agricultural specialty product exhibition and sales, melon king selection, cultural performances, and e-commerce live streaming.
May 1-5, Liumei Manor, "Liumei Spring Outing." Countryside fun, cute pet interactions, parent-child activities, and nighttime fireworks concert.
May 1-5, Bailuquan Scenic Area, "Appointment with Liumei · Enjoy Ruchuan." Agricultural specialty product exhibition and sales, live streaming sales, shadow puppetry, Jing Mountain tea tasting, intangible cultural heritage crafts display, ancient style parade, with Tianlala and Mengniu ice cream businesses.
May 1-3, Xianghuqi Homestay, "Xianghuqi May Day Fun." Daily 9:00-18:00 (bonfire party extended to 20:30) with free kite flying, camping barbecue + outdoor KTV + bonfire party, and little archaeologist activities.
【Bengshan District】
May 1-July, Ma Shrimp Street at the intersection of Zhongshan Street and Nanshan Road, Crayfish Food Season.
May 2, Bengbu Sports Center Stadium, Anhui Youth Football League (Huiqing League).
May 4, Bengbu Sports Center Stadium, 2026 Charming Bengbu Star Concert featuring Jackie Chan, Hailai Amu, Gong Shuang, A Niu, Lin Longxuan, and other artists.
【Guzhen County】
May 1-5, Guyangcheng Scenic Area, "Gaixia Breakout · Dream Back to Guyang" immersive Chu-Han themed carnival. Visitors divided into Chu and Han camps, with five storylines throughout the day, including King’s high-altitude wire show, Han Dynasty grand ceremony performance, NPC interaction, and Chu-Han market. Free admission with valid ID for seniors aged 70+, children under 1.2 meters, active military personnel, veterans, on-duty firefighters, direct family members of martyrs, disabled persons, county-level or above moral models, and holders of the Anhui Province Voluntary Blood Donation Honor Certificate.
May 1-3, Gaixia Ruins Scenic Area, "Millennium Trend Music" themed event. National trend electronic music festival, Chu charm matchmaking, Hui Opera NPC, public stage, with Hanfu travel photography, equestrian experience, and children’s playground. Evening electronic music festival tickets have resident discounts; children under 1.2 meters free.
May 1-5, County Museum Multimedia Report Hall, May Day Red Memory Scene, screening classic red films.
May 1, Library Parent-Child Reading Area, "Parent-Child Reading Time" little volunteer reading promotion (book restoration, shared reading, and craft practice).
May 2, Zhongxing Middle School, "One Station One Book Fragrance" bringing classics into rural classrooms for reading promotion, youth sharing stories and classics.
May 3, Library second floor, "Twenty-Four Solar Terms · Beginning of Summer, Book Fragrance Accompanies Summer" reading promotion (Beginning of Summer knowledge sharing, classic recitations, fun quizzes).
May 4, Library fourth floor lecture hall, 8th Mother’s Day "Say Love Out Loud" reading promotion (motherhood-themed reading area, letter writing, and check-in).
May 1, Museum Social Education Activity Room, "Carving Stone to Pass the Flame · Tribute to Early Labor" ancient labor tools popular science experience (Neolithic stone axe handcraft replica).
May 2, Museum Social Education Activity Room, "Museum at Your Fingertips" parent-child hand-painted plaster dolls.
May 4, Museum Social Education Activity Room, "Museum at Your Fingertips" new youth magazine journal making.
Early May, County Cultural Center second floor calligraphy and painting exhibition hall, "Chinese Dream · Beauty of Labor" workers’ calligraphy and painting exhibition.
May 1-30, Culture, Tourism and Sports Bureau and Cultural Center official WeChat accounts, "Praise the Beauty of Labor · Strive for New Guyang" excellent short video exhibition.
Every Saturday/Sunday in May, Guzhen County Baima Global Port, "National Table Tennis, I am the King" Anhui Table Tennis League Guzhen County Qualifier.
May 1-3, Dinglou Village West Basketball Court, Haocheng Town, 12th Haocheng Town "Village BA" basketball tournament with 12 teams.
【Bengbu City Library】
May 1-5 at 3:00 PM, Cultural Square Library 4th floor Children’s Library, "Waiwai Screening" holiday movie event featuring selected classic films.
May 1, Citizen Square Library 3rd floor Cultural and Creative Space, "Huaiyue Tongxing" May Day Labor Most Glorious Picture Book Workshop (reading labor-themed picture books, parent-child making "Little Labor Expert" badges/cards).
May 1-5 at 10:00 AM, Cultural Square Library 4th floor Children’s Library, "Book Fragrance Enriches May Day, Labor is Most Glorious" themed event.
May 2, Citizen Square Library 1st floor lobby, "Huaiyue Four Seasons" tribute to laborers poetry check-in event (sharing labor spirit, poetry message wall, reciting labor poems).
May 3, Citizen Square Library 3rd floor Cultural and Creative Space, "Huaiyue Knowledge and Action · Youth Reading Club" labor and growth special session (sharing books on struggle, labor, growth, voting for book lists, light refreshments and exchange).
May 4 at 3:00 PM, Cultural Square Library 4th floor Children’s Library, "Intangible Cultural Heritage Mini Class — Water Marbling Scarf" experience ancient water marbling technique.
Note: All activities include waiver of overdue book fees.
【Bengbu City Museum】
May 1, 1st floor atrium, "Join a Thousand-Year Hanfu Garden Party" immersive national style garden tour.
May 2, Youth Activity Center, "Ancient Clothing — The Beauty of Cloud Shoulders," learn about cloud shoulder features and paint cloud shoulder works with watercolors.
May 2, 1st floor academic lecture hall, historical study screening hall — "On the Edge" (adapted from Mai Jia’s novel).
May 3, 1st floor atrium, "Bengbo Handmade" intangible cultural heritage market opens, with four major intangible cultural heritage artisans demonstrating live.
May 4, Youth Activity Center, "Blue and White Reflection — Blue and White Porcelain Mosaic," create with blue and white porcelain pieces.
May 5, Youth Activity Center, "Little Archaeologist," learn archaeology knowledge and use tools like Luoyang shovel.
May 5, 1st floor academic lecture hall, historical study screening hall "Dragon Quest: The Search."
【Longzihu District】
April 30, Longzihu District New Era Civilization Practice Center Mass Culture Stage, "Tribute to Strivers, Praise the New Era" May Day cultural performance and intangible cultural heritage renewal shopping month (flower drum lantern, opera, model dance, paper cutting, seal carving, and other intangible heritage displays).
May 3, Longzihu Scenic Area, "Children’s Reading of Twenty-Four Scrolls · Little Hands Flip Through the Four Seasons" seasonal children’s 24 solar terms reading exploration of Beginning of Summer (solar term popular science, parent-child reading, large themed puzzles).
May 1-5, No. 1 Huanhu East Road, Kaibang activities (single pearl clam and multi-pearl clam).
May 1-5, Jiaozhuangxin Futian Garden, Lilou Township, natural farming, woodworking workshop, intangible cultural heritage aesthetic education. Half-day experience includes plowing ceremony, fun planting; branch pencils or intangible cultural heritage mortise and tenon (choose one); plant printing, tie-dye, plant relief, intangible cultural heritage cyanotype (choose one).
This May Day, come to Bengbu for a "beneficial" fun time, exciting from morning till night, bring your family and friends and set off!