Quickie Daily Guide for Things to Do During the October Holiday

Michael Wester | Sep 29, 2014 1:00 pm | Add a comment | 2324 reads

OK so you're not going to Thailand or even some exotic China locale during the coming seven-day holiday – not to fear, there's stuff to do in the 'Jing, and in fact if you steer clear of the most obvious tourist destinations, you can actually feel like Beijing's a little less crowded during this time of year. After all, the millionaires have jetted off to the Maldives and the migrant population is off visit their families in the sticks, and god knows the Powers That Be are not going to let bad air ruin China's birthday party, so the factories are shut and the air's gonna be clear.

Here's a quick day-by-day punter's guide of things to do, culled from our events listings (and be sure to keep up to date with even more picks via our weekly events newsletter here).

Wednesday, Oct 1: Celebrate ten years on Houhai's Lotus Lane with the Alpha-Omega Club.

Wednesday Oct 1-7: Not going anywhere? Never fear! 8-bit has your back with video games and cheap beer.

Thursday, Oct 2-7: Take this opportunity to go to godforsaken Wukesong to take in the Feige Vintage Fair and follow it up by soaking in the multimedia spectacle that is I am Marbury.

Friday, Oct 3: Wrap up Beijing Design Week with a visit to their 150+ seller Maker Carnival in 798.

Saturday, Oct 4: Get weird with a bunch of Beijing bands at the Purple Toad Festival.

Sunday, Oct 5: With careful planning, you could consume three of Beijing's Best Burgers in a single day as you eat your way through our readers' picks for the city's best burgers.