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Moganshan news: events

Races, festivals, the tea harvest and the conferences that fill the county. Dates are confirmed two to three weeks out and say so.

  1. Weekly dispatch

    Moganshan dispatch, week 45: rain for the Spartan Race weekend

    Week 45, 2026

    Rain is forecast for both days of the Spartan Race on 7 and 8 November. No visa free extension had been announced by Wednesday, the red maple season still has no date, and local winter shoots arrive this month.

    For a visitor: If you can choose your days, walk on Friday: Saturday and Sunday are forecast wet, and the Spartan Race fills the resort on both.

  2. Weekly dispatch

    Moganshan dispatch, week 44

    Week 44, 2026

    Thursday to Saturday are forecast dry and mild, and rain returns on Sunday. Spartan Race entries close at midnight on Saturday, and the county paper now reports the Skyrace field at 15,000 in its own words.

    For a visitor: If you can choose your days, walk on Friday or Saturday: both are forecast dry, Sunday brings light rain, and Tuesday is wetter still.

  3. Weekly dispatch

    Moganshan dispatch, week 43

    Week 43, 2026

    Rain is forecast from Friday to Sunday, the same three days the Skyrace fills Yucun and the paths above it. Spartan Race entries close on 31 October, and three new places are open at Laoling and on Yujie.

    For a visitor: If you are on the mountain this weekend, expect rain from Friday to Sunday and runners on the paths and in Yucun from Friday evening; Monday is the first dry day in the forecast.

  4. Entries open for a women only trail race near Moganshan on 13 December

    Registration is open for a trail race that only women may enter, on Sunday 13 December in the subdistrict next to Moganshan town. Entries close on 12 November, or sooner if the places run out.

    For a visitor: If you are a woman who runs and you are planning a December trip, you can enter until 12 November while places last; any other visitor that weekend need change nothing, since the race is off the mountain.

    • Weekly dispatch

      Moganshan dispatch, week 42

      Week 42, 2026

      The scenic area now has an approved plan with a legal ceiling on visits, but no quota or booking system yet. From 23 to 25 October the Skyrace fills Yucun, and the railway still has no opening date.

      For a visitor: Nothing changes when you reach the scenic area gate: the new ceiling of 24,000 visits a day has no quota or booking system behind it yet.

    • Weekly dispatch

      Moganshan dispatch, week 41

      Week 41, 2026

      The National Day holiday is over, and Saturday 10 October is a working day across China, so the first weekend after the holiday is a single Sunday. The next busy dates on the mountain are two race weekends, in late October and early November.

      For a visitor: Treat Saturday 10 October as a weekday and Sunday 11 October as the weekend, and if you want a quiet visit before winter, avoid 23 to 25 October and 7 to 8 November, the two race weekends.

    • Spartan Race Moganshan is set for 7 and 8 November, with entries open to 31 October

      The Spartan obstacle race returns to the Moganshan resort on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November. Its registration page lists four courses, from 5 km to 50 km, and takes entries until 31 October while places last.

      For a visitor: A visitor who wants a quiet weekend on the mountain should avoid 7 and 8 November, and anyone racing or staying near the resort that weekend should book a room now rather than in the last fortnight.

      • Weekly dispatch

        Moganshan dispatch, week 40

        Week 40, 2026

        More than 12,000 guests stayed on Moganshan over Mid Autumn, and at least one hotel is booked out for the whole of National Day. Persimmon picking opens in a Moganshan village on 1 October.

        For a visitor: If you have no room booked for 1 to 7 October, look at the days after the holiday rather than hunting through it. The Hangzhou to Deqing railway still has no opening date, so nothing changes about how you get here this month.

      • Deqing publishes its holiday programme, with a street festival at Yucun

        The county's programme for the two holidays appeared on 24 September. Closest to the mountain are a street festival at Yucun and chestnut picking at guesthouses. Prices and hours are not given.

        For a visitor: If you are staying at Moganshan over either holiday, the Yucun festival evenings are the nearest thing on the programme, and chestnut picking is worth asking your host about before you arrive.

        • Chestnut picking in the Moganshan villages runs to about 15 October

          Deqing News reported on 17 September that the chestnut groves around Gaofeng village have come into season and that picking should hold until about 15 October, which covers both the Mid-Autumn and the National Day holidays.

          For a visitor: If you are on the mountain between now and the middle of October, chestnut picking is a cheap half day that needs no scenic area ticket. The same weeks are the busiest of the autumn, so book a guesthouse table rather than turning up for lunch.

          • Weekly dispatch

            Moganshan dispatch, week 38

            Week 38, 2026

            Nothing on the mountain itself changed this week. Three sites were finished or opened nearby, a conference the county will not date yet is close, and the tourism enforcement team published the one thing worth acting on now.

            For a visitor: Nothing changed this week that alters a trip you have already booked. The one item to act on is the enforcement case: if you pay a Chinese travel agency, pay into its company account rather than a personal WeChat, and ask to see the travel agency licence as well as the business licence.

          • Kailas Moganshan Skyrace is set for 23 to 25 October, with registration closed

            The organiser of the Kailas Moganshan Skyrace lists the 2026 event for 23 to 25 October. Its entry page covers distances from 10 km to 100 km and now marks registration as closed.

            For a visitor: A visitor can no longer enter through the organiser's page, and anyone booking the same weekend should allow for a large trail event before choosing a village or transport plan.

            • Registration opens for a 22.65 km Moganshan trail race on 6 October

              Registration is open for the UTO Moganshan trail training race on 6 October 2026. The single 22.65 km course starts from Yucun Square at 07:30, with an early rate available until 10:00 on 15 September.

              For a visitor: A visitor who wants to run can enter now and save RMB 40 before the early rate ends, while other visitors should expect Yucun Square to be busy early on 6 October.

              • Deqing puts FIBA 3x3 World Tour tickets on sale for 26 and 27 September

                Tickets are now on sale for the FIBA 3x3 World Tour stop in Deqing on 26 and 27 September 2026. The county says a ticket stub will also unlock offers at four visitor areas, including the Moganshan resort.

                For a visitor: A visitor can now book the tournament and use the same ticket stub for local offers, but should check the booking channel for the exact benefits before planning around them.

                • A Spartan obstacle base opens on the old Discovery park site in October

                  The Spartan Moganshan warrior base is under construction on the site of the former Discovery adventure park and is due to open to the public in October 2026, Deqing News reported on 3 September. The Spartan Race and its children's race return to the resort in November.

                  For a visitor: Nothing is bookable yet, and a visitor should not plan an October trip around it until a date and a ticket page appear. The November race weekend is the one to plan around: last year it brought more than 4,000 participants, and rooms near the resort will be tight.