What’s on this week
Checked public events with dates, places and how to join. Open the full calendar when you want a longer view.
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Find Sanya’s international scene
Join our WeChat group for everyday questions and last-minute plans. Use the rest of this page for public events, places worth returning to, and where to follow along.
Vote for our first event!
We’re organising our first Sanya Expats meetup for locals, expats and visitors. Pick the event you’d most like to join and cast your vote.
Once we have enough votes, we’ll organise the event and announce the date and venue.
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Want to join us when the event is announced?
Join our WeChat community to stay updated, meet other members and hear about upcoming events.
Join our WeChat groupHow it works
A group chat, a calendar, and a few familiar places.
International residents are at the heart of it; visitors and local people who want to join in are welcome. A language table, a run, a market evening or a stretch of Dadonghai you already know usually beats collecting group chats you never open.
The website is the public record: searchable listings and guides you can check and correct. WeChat is for everyday questions, conversation and last-minute plans. When something useful turns up in the group, the verified details belong here too.
For suggestions, corrections or a private message, use the Help page.
Stay connected
Follow along in public.
The weekly roundup goes out on Instagram and Facebook. Day-to-day questions and last-minute plans belong in the WeChat group above.
Away from the chat
Three solid starting points.
Public routes you can use today — not a membership list, and not every gathering is international.
Where people meet
How to pick an activity, an area you can return to, and an organiser with a name, a place and a start time.
Read the meeting guideDadonghai
The easiest first area for international daily life: beach, food, transport and places you can walk between.
Open the Dadonghai guideIndependent of official tourism.
Sanya Expats is an independent community guide and is not affiliated with the Sanya municipal government or Sanya Tourism Board. More on the About page.
New to the city?
Read the starter guideStart with the practical guide.
Current rent by area, scooter and car hire, Hainan’s temporary driving permit, swimming beaches and hospital addresses.