Sanya Expats · Weekly guide

Open mic, new friends
and evenings by the sea

Take the stage at Dolphin, settle into English Corner over coffee, or try one of Yuyan’s weekend socials. Here’s what to put in your diary for 12–18 October.

12–18 October 2026 · All times Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8)
Programme sources checked 11 October 2026; Yuyan locations and fees confirmed 12 October.

Drum kit and stage inside Dolphin Bar — Dolphin venue photo via Trip.com. Photographer and capture date unknown.

Monday · Dadonghai

Open Mic at Dolphin

12 October · Free entry

Sing, share a poem, try stand-up or come along to listen. Dolphin welcomes performances in any language, with sound equipment and a drum kit ready at the venue. Guitarists should bring their own guitar.

Where: Dolphin Sports Bar & Grill, 99-6 Yuya Road, Dadonghai · 榆亚路99-6号.

The start time has not been announced. Ask Dolphin for the time; message the venue in advance if you want to perform.

Open the event details → · Venue announcement

Quiet upstairs seating at Enjoy Café — Megan_Cohen / Trip.com · January 2025. General venue view; the event meets on the first floor.

Tuesday · Palm Beach East

English Corner at Enjoy Café

13 October · 19:30–21:30

Make Tuesday evening a chance to practise English and meet people at Enjoy Café, also known as Pinyue Coffee Coworking. This is the café’s weekly Tuesday English Corner.

Where: First floor, Building 29, Palm Beach East, Zonglü Road, Jiyang · 棕榈路棕榈滩东区29栋一楼.

Joining: The organiser’s announcement links to Jenney’s 三亚青年外语社区3 or 品阅活动1群.

Open the event details → · Organiser’s Xiaohongshu post

OCTOBER17 / 18YUYAN · 屿言 ISLAND

Saturday & Sunday · Sanya

Beach conversation and an English social

Yuyan’s new October programme has two ways to meet people this weekend: an outdoor English–Chinese beach party and a relaxed English gathering.

Saturday 17 October · 16:30–18:00 · ¥39
English–Chinese outdoor beach party

Meeting point: Haiyue Square · 海月广场.

Sunday 18 October · 19:30–21:00 · ¥29
Casual English gathering

Where: Matata Coffee.

Joining: Contact 屿言 Island on Xiaohongshu (ID 4226316152), or open the organiser profile’s Group chat → 屿言 island 三亚英语活动, for registration details. This is a separate organiser from Tuesday’s English Corner.

Open Yuyan’s October programme →

FreeGen’s timber terrace with tables, palms and views of Dadonghai — _TI***yf / Trip.com. Venue photograph; capture date unknown.

Regular evening programme · Dadonghai

Lizy and DJ sets at FreeGen

Nightly from 20:00

Make an evening of Dadonghai’s waterfront with singer Lizy and DJ sets at FreeGen Beach Bar. The venue’s standing programme says every evening from 20:00; this is its regular schedule, with no separate lineup announced for 12–18 October.

Where: FreeGen Beach Bar, Dadonghai waterfront. Open the venue’s map link.

Tables: Book via Instagram @freegen_bar. Some seating requires a deposit; ask about the table you want.

Read the venue’s music programme →

Also on · A free art stop

Xu Hongcai at Sanya Cultural Centre

Visitors at the opening of Xu Hongcai’s exhibition in Sanya

Opening photograph: exhibition organiser via 南海网 / 新海南客户端.

Explore paintings, prints and manuscripts at the Cultural Centre’s third-floor exhibition space, 436 Yingbin Road · 迎宾路436号. Entry is free; the centre’s October programme lists the exhibition through 19 November.

Cultural Centre October programme · Opening report