Blog Tag - Festivals

With Laba Festivities Canceled, Why Not Learn How to Make Porridge at Home?
As you're already aware, the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in nearby Hebei means that Beijing has once again tightened travel restrictions as well...
Warm Your Heart This Winter With Art, Shopping, Food and Fashion at These Jing Color Events
After a bit of a bummer summer, the whole city is on the lookout for events to make this a winter to remember. Luckily, the Beijing commerce bureau (...
Get Ready for the 2020 Beer Big Bang Beer Market @ Sanlitun SOHO
The end of summer has arrived, so let’s raise a glass in Sanlitun SOHO and bid farewell to warm weather! Big Bang Beer Market is a three-day exchange...
Full Moon Party: What to Serve at a Mid-Autumn Festival Dinner
Falling on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节 zhongqiujie) is traditionally a time to gather with family and enjoy the...
Win Free Tickets: The Hutong Art Festival is Happening This Weekend
The seasons may be changing but the weather is still prime for outdoor festivals, giving Beijingers ample opportunity to make up for all the fun...
Roasted and Fried: Coffee and Jianbing Festivals Coming Sep 12 Weekend
In two short weeks from now, Beijingers will be all hopped up on coffee beans and ready to devour sesame seeds, thanks to two festivals that will be...
Mark Your Calendar: 8x8 Brewing Project is Coming in October
As any good Bavarian knows, October is a prime beer-drinking season – a fact that the brewers at local favorite Jing-A are well privy to, which is...
Bands to Watch at This Year's RYE Music Festival
Better late than never, we say. Festival season is finally upon us here in Beijing and taking the reins this May are the new kids in town: Rye Music...
Pizza Cup Round of 16: Italian Brands Suffer Biggest Losses in This Knockout Round
Sorry, Italian newbies, you lose this round. But only just. There was almost a huge upset as our pizza hopefuls were cut down from the Round of 32 to...
How You Will Choose Beijing's Best Pizza for 2018
Pizza. It's one of the world’s most popular foods, and judging by the literally hundreds of restaurants serving it here in Beijing, China is no...
Dodge the Autumn Blues With an International Music Festival "Hi, Blues", Sep 16
Is the knowledge that summer is ending weighing you down? Worry not, for the fiery international line up of the Beijing Music Festival "Hi, Blues" is...
DP Beijing Beats: Beijing Ultra, Afrojack at One Third, Francis Inferno Orchestra at Zhao Dai
Beijing Beats brings you the best in Beijing nightlife each weekend so that you can soothe the woes of a long and stressful week with some out-of-...
Ultra Fest 2018: EDM Elite Afrojack, Armin Van Buuren, Axwell A Ingrosso Among Those on the Bill
Beijing EDM diehards have plenty of reason to celebrate, thanks to the (surprise) announcement that Ultra Festival 2018 is back. The festival will...
Get Ginned Up at Beijing’s First Major Gin Festival, Sep 13-15
Just like a freshly readied gin and tonic, Beijing’s bustling festival season is about to get stirred up before inspiring some serious thirst. Yes,...
More Than Just a Bun: Rock Out to A Love Electric at The Beijing Burger Festival, Jun 17
We're convinced that the cornucopia of food (well, mainly burgers) available at this weekend's Beijing Burger Fest will for many be sufficient ...