As February unfolds, Ningbo, Zhejiang province, offers an exciting variety of performances, exhibitions, activities and readings, enabling visitors to experience the city's wonderful charm and cultural depths.

This month, the cultural highlights include a series of classic Chinese operas, musicals and dramas.

Notable events include the 2025 Ningbo Lantern Festival Concert on Feb 12, featuring Bao Yuankai's orchestral pieces inspired by Chinese folk tunes, and La La Land: The Classic Concert of Transcendental Film Music on Feb 14 at the Ningbo Cultural Plaza Grand Theater.

Meanwhile, Cyndi Wang's Sugar High 2.0 Tour Concerts will take place at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Center on Feb 21 and 22.

The city's art scene is also thriving with exhibitions like the 2nd Zhejiang Province University Teachers and Students Lacquer Art Invitational Exhibition – running to Feb 15 – and the International Triennial of Graphic Art Bitola, which continues throughout the month. Art lovers can also enjoy the Moon Lake in Brushstrokes: Lu Qi Landscape Oil Painting Exhibition, running to Feb 28.

For movie fans, February offers an exciting lineup of new releases. Blockbusters such as Detective Chinatown 1900, Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force and Ne Zha 2 are now showing.

To top it off, additional films like Variant, Captain America: Brave New World and In the Mood for Love are set to premiere on Feb 14.

Traditional cultural events will also continue throughout the month. Not to be missed is the Lantern Festival Themed Garden Party at the Ningbo Youth Aesthetic Education Center on Feb 12, as well as the "Return Journey · Silk Road No 1" Immersive Story Adventure at the Ningbo Museum on the same day.

With so much on offer, Ningbo's February cultural calendar promises an exciting blend of tradition and innovation that is sure to captivate all who experience it. For the full list of events and details, scan the QR code on the poster below to access the complete Ningbo City Culture Menu.

[Photo/Ningbo Evening News]

Editor: Cheng Dengyu