SIXTY visitor attractions in the city, including the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, Chenshan Botanical Garden, Guyi Garden, Jinjiang Amusement Park and Shanghai Ocean Aquarium, will offer half-price tickets during the first week of the annual Shanghai Tourism Festival, the city’s government said yesterday.

The festival, which will run between September 10 and October 6, will kick off with a 25-float evening parade on Huaihai Road.

Twenty-six teams from 22 countries, including the United States, Italy, Russia, Switzerland, Germany, Australia, and for the first time, Costa Rica, Argentina and Nigeria, will be performing, according to the Shanghai Tourism Administration.