It's only bl**dy Friday, and we all know that means - Weekendist! Every Friday we bring you the hottest picks of the coming weekend, and boy do we have some treats for you! This weekend is serving up contemporary art, free, yes that's FREE beer, a flea market, a chili cook off, urban art, gallery openings and a rooftop party. Also, running the course of the weekend is ‘SHcontemporary’ at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre. Now in its 4th year...a must see. more ›

FYI: Bar Rouge is re-opening after its three-week-long renovation TONIGHT just in time for F1 afterparties. If that Bund establishment really isn't your thing - how about Windows Scoreboard? The grand re-opening is on Saturday and includes a free open bar from 9 to 11 followed by a late night happy hour. UPDATE: Actually, they're holding back on the opening. Windows Too will carry that deal in its place though! And if THAT doesn't please you... well, the new Rhumerie Bounty on Yongfu Lu (right on top of Shelter) should have opened by now. Go check that out. more ›

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Windows Scoreboard, the cheapest sports bar in town, is closing up their shop on Huaihai Lu this Saturday. Before you turn on the waterworks though, this doesn't mean they're gone for good. They'll be taking over the newly reopened Jing'an location while they finalize their digssomewhere else, says Smart Shanghai. And besides, all the moving around just means more parties. The WinScor Huaihai closing party is this Saturday and on Sunday, WinToo celebrates becoming WinScorToo by offering free beer from 10pm to 11pm. more ›

Just because we’re on the other side of the world from Ireland doesn’t mean that there won’t be plenty going on for St Paddy’s Day over here in Shanghai. This year, March 17th — the date when all of us are a little bit Irish — inconveniently falls on a Monday but fear not, the Emerald Isle’s Shanghai contingent are celebrating early with a bunch of events this weekend. more ›

With the World Cup having finally drawn to a close, what better time to review, not the tournament itself, but the various drinking establishments in the city that Shanghaiist frequented during a month of serious boozing and football-watching. Quite simply, there was no better excuse than the world's biggest sporting event to check out some new watering holes, and swell the coffers of Shanghai's already dirt-rich bar owners. more ›

Recent reviews of the best burgers in town made Shanghaiist want a drink -- a cocktail, to be exact. Don’t get us wrong, we love our local favorites -- we’re addicted to Xinjiang Black Beer now that it’s stocked at the nearby convenience store. We’re even known to occasionally take a healthy shot of baijiu alongside our Qingdao Beer during dinner. (At least, we think so -- we usually don’t remember the details of baijiu nights.) But when the Black Beer’s sold out, and baijiu doesn’t feel quite right (does baijiu ever feel right?) a cocktail can hit the spot. more ›

It's Super Bowl time. We'll be watching at our house, assuming our satellite holds out (a big assumption lately). Oh, and don't bother trying to buy Sam Adams beer at the supermarket in the basement of the Westgate Mall -- we cleaned them out last night. (Beer for breakfast ... mmmmmmmmmm.) more ›

If you have a real job, you'll likely be working. But if you're like Shanghaiist -- and you're also American -- you may be watching some good, old fashioned ganlanqiu ... American football ... the National Football League conference championships ... the two games that determine the contestants in Super Bowl XL (40, not "extra large"). The Pittsburgh Steelers play at the Denver Broncos in the American Football Conference championship at 4 a.m. And with a somewhat more bearable 7:30 a.m. kickoff, the National Football Conference championship pits the Carolina Panthers on the road against the Seattle Seahawks. more ›