8 fantastic things going on this weekend

As Pride events prepare to bring a dash of colour to cities around the world, China's only Pride festival kicks off this weekend right here in Shanghai. There are ten days of events promoting tolerance and acceptance of the LGBT community, and in terms of this weekend, highlights include the opening of ShanghaiPRIDE Art 7 Photo exhibition at XIN Cafe tonight (Friday) at 7.30pm, The Pride Run on Saturday at 9am (various locations) and the Pink BBQ at 11am at Xintiandi's XTD Elevated. Now more than ever is a great time to support Pride - for a full list of all the events going on, head to shpride.com.

Omnivore World Tour 2016

Until Saturday 18, Three on the Bund

Descending on Shanghai for the fifth year running, the Omnivore World Tour is a global festival bringing together the best international chefs with those from the host country. The three-day event is all about sharing cuisines, learning new techniques and creating a vibrant atmosphere focusing on life’s best thing: food. Events include masterclasses, pop-up dinners and the Omnivorious by Badoit party - you can buy tickets for all the events on our site through Time Out Tickets.

Zion Train and Vibronics

Saturday 10pm, The Shelter, 80RMB

Shanghai gets a dose of roots reggae in the form of two UK dub heavyweights: Zion Train and Vibronics. The former, a collective founded in Oxford in 1988, went on to inspire a whole tributary of currently trending dance music genres, including, of course, dubstep. The latter, formed in 1995 with founder Steve Vibronics at the centre, signed to Zion Train’s label early in their career and have subsequently maxed out subwoofers at music festivals around the world with their self-proclaimed ‘future sound of dub’. Expect a bone-rattling set. Check out our interview with Steve Vibronics online.

New Balance x WONDULLFUL DEPT. exhibition

Saturday 18-Sunday 19, 7-9pm, Wondullful

A look at the past, present and future of New Balance's iconic 1000 series, which began in 1985 with the heritage M1300 model. The exhibition will take place on the third floor of AUNN (above WONDULLFUL Dept) – and on sale will be 40 exclusive sets from New Balance in collaboration with Wondullful. These will include two brand new products – the M1700 and the ML2016 and a limited edition '1000 SOLE' glossy book.

Fete de la Musique

QSW, 7pm, Free

The annual Francophone music fest returns to Shanghai for 2016, with shows across the city - many of them free and at shopping centres such as Fuxing SOHO Plaza, Sinan Mansions and Shanghai International Fashion Centre. QSW's offering features Smokey Joe & the Kid, Marie-Madeleine (watch below) and Bon Voyage Organisation along with Shanghai's own Anlaining plus Aivilox and ChaCha. For some reason, we also get Beijing dance-pop exhibitionists Pet Conspiracy. Expect 'bohemian rock', folk, trip hop, Sino-French psychedelia and more.

Shaanxi Bei Lu Block Party

Venues around Shaanxi Bei Lu, Sunday 19, Midday til late

A throng of cafes and restaurants on the corner of Shaanxi Bei Lu and Beijing Lu are getting together to host a block party on Sunday 19 June, with all participating venues donating part or all of their proceeds to the victims of the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Participating venues include Dogtown, Daliah, Rooster, Summerian and Strictly Cookings.

Afternoon of a Foehn

Thursday 16-Sunday 19, Xintiandi Taipinghu Park, 100RMB

As part of the Xintiandi Fringe Festival, performance artist Phia Menard's L'Apres-Midi d'un Foehn transforms plastic grocery bags and electric fans into an airy, delicate ballet of chubby humanoids, and makes audiences rethink their concept of rubbish. This is pure, riveting magic.

Everything is Fake: Photographing North Korea

Sunday 19, 7pm, The Apartment

A talk and short films centred around photographic work looking to shed light on the realities of North Korea. Information on the event is limited, but anything on North Korea is bound to be interesting. For more info, call 02164379478.