Check Out These Events & Happenings in Beijing Aug 10-16
Looking for something to do in the capital this coming week? Well, we have you covered with our list of happenings in the city! Everything from live bands, comedy, exhibitions, workshops and more, you’ll definitely be able to find something to keep you occupied.
Nightlife
Spittoon Fiction Night
When: Aug 11, 8pm
Where: Camera Stylo
Price: Free
Phoenix Registration Night
When: Aug 12, 6pm
Where: Buddy Bar
Price: Free
The Hutong Pub Crawl, Beijing Experience
When: Aug 13, 6pm
Where: Scan QR code in poster for details
Price: RMB 65
Free Open Mic Stand-Up Comedy
Where: South east Gate Courtyard, Beijing International Club Building B
When: Saturdays 7:30pm
Price: Free
Live Music
Jess & Moreno
When: Aug 10, 9pm
Where: Tango by Ala House
Price: RMB 200
Peaceful Soul
When: Aug 11, 7:30pm
Where: Philharmonic Art Space•Space-Time Theater (B1, Building 6, Soho, Sanlitun, Chaoyang District, Beijing)
Price: RMB 220-80
Sejin Bae & Charlie
When: Aug 11, 9pm
Where: Tango by Ala House
Price: RMB 200
Friday Jazz Trio
When: Aug 12, 9:30pm
Where: Tango by Ala House
Price: RMB 200
Chanel and Erin's Birthday Show
When: Aug 13, 8:30pm
Where: MOONEE, 51 Jiugulou Dajie, Xicheng District, 市西城区旧鼓楼大街51号
Price: Free
Ember Swift Sings
When: Aug 13, 9:30pm
Where: Tango by Ala House
Price: RMB 200
Dave and ET
When: Aug 13, 9:30pm
Where: Tango by Ala House
Price: RMB 200
Summer of Love
When: Aug 14, 8:30pm
Where: Penthouse, 93 Gulou Dong Dajie, Dongcheng District, 东城区 鼓楼东大街 93号
Price: Free
Food and Drink
Chinese Stuffed Pancakes
When: Aug 11, 10:30am
Where: The Hutong
Price: RMB 350
SCOBY-DOO: Kombucha Brewing Workshop with Isilay
When: Aug 13, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Where: The Hutong
Price: RMB 350
Union Uncorked
When: Aug 13, 3pm-5pm
Where: The Opposite House
Price: RMB 568
Brazilian Chef's Table - Northeast Special
When: Aug 13, 6:30pm-9pm
Where: The Hutong
Price: RMB 398
Jianbing Workshop by Our Beijing
When: Aug 14, 11:30am-1pm
Where: The Hutong
Price: RMB 250
Shanghai Soup Dumplings Xiao Long Bao
When: Aug 14, 10:30am-1pm
Where: The Hutong
Price: RMB 350
Tastes of Mexico
When: Aug 14, 2:30pm-5pm
Where: The Hutong
Price: RMB 350
Indonesian Fine Dining Week
When: Aug 16-31, from 6pm
Where: Mulu
Activities
Craft Night - Cut and Paste Zine Workshop
Where: nugget
When: Aug 10, 8pm
Price: Free
Drink and Draw
Where: nugget
When: Aug 11, 8pm
Price: Free
Aotu Summer Art Fair
When: Aug 12-14
Where: Aotu Space
Price: RMB 20 in advance, RMB 30 on the door
Sip & Paint with Nadia, Shunyi
When: Aug 12, 6-9pm
Where: CHEERS Shunyi Branch, Building 12 Unit 102, Southern Zone, Shine Hills Mall
Price: RMB 318
Moved by the FULL Moon: Yoga + Snacks
When: Aug 12, 7:30pm
Where: Taozi Tree Yoga Studio
Price: RMB 200
Eat, Drink Adopt Vegan Market
When: Aug 13, 12-6pm
Where: Chez Soi
Price: Free
Imperialism, Opium, and Nationalism: A Walk and Discussion at the Old Summer Palace
When: Aug 14, 10am-1pm
Where: The Old Summer Palace
Price: RMB 300
Capital FC Match Up Sparring
When: Aug 13, Muay Thai: 1-2pm, Boxing: 2-4pm
Where: CTC Fulicheng, 5th floor, ViVa shopping center, Shuangjing street，Chaoyang District, Beijing
Price: Free
Making Phenakistoscopes, the Original Moving Image Devices
When: Aug 13, 2:30pm-6:30pm
Where: UCCA
Price: RMB 380
Sip and Dip Lotus Painting Workshop
When: Saturdays, 2pm-5pm
Price: RMB 350 and up (depending on canvas size) - scan QR code below to signup
Yoga in Hutong
When: Aug 14, 10am-11:15am
Where: Z Space, 40 Xiezuo Hutong
Price: RMB 240
The Dowager and the Dynasty: A Walk and Discussion at the Summer Palace
When: Aug 14, 10am-1pm
Where: The Summer Palace
Price: RMB 300
Mahjong Workshop by Our Beijing
When: Aug 14, 2pm-4pm
Where: The Hutong
Price: RMB 250
Retro Games Night
Where: nugget
When: Sundays, 8pm
Price: Free
New Exhibitions
He Duoling - The House in the Attic
When: Aug 16-Oct 8
Where: 拾院, Courtyard 3 Shantan Beijie
Price: RMB 78
Ongoing Exhibitions
I Dwell in Possibilities
When: Ju 16-Aug 21
Where: Gallery I｜SPURS Gallery, 798 Art District
Price: Free
Living Like Summer Flowers
When: Jul 9-Sep19
Where: Fangyuan Art Museum
Price: Free
Error Restart
When: Jul 2-Aug 13
Where: Beijing Fir Gallery
Price: Free
Mickey: The True Original & Ever Curious Exhibition
When: Jul 23-Nov 6
Where: 798 Art Zone
Price: RMB 120
Soft Feelers
When: Aug 7-Sep 5
Where: Song Art Museum
Price: RMB 68
Half Confidant
When: Jun 30-Sep 18
Where: Art Museum of Beijing Fine Art Academy
Price: Free
Szabolcs Bozó: Must You Dance
When: Aug 4-Nov 27
Where: M Woods Museum
Price: Weekday RMB 89, Weekend of holiday RMB 99
aito Itsuki: Tools are Validated
Where: Tang Contemporary Art
When: Aug 4-Oct 9
Price: Free
The "Big Yellow Duck"
Where: Today Art Museum
When: Aug 6-Oct 23
Price: RMB 138 (you can purchase tickets through their mini program search for 今日美术馆)
"Ge Jian's Notes" by Ge Jian
When: Jul 28 - Sep 14
Where: Zarah
Price: Free
503 Precious Cultural Relics of Ancient Rome
Where: National Museum of China
When: Jul 10-Oct 9
Price: RMB 60 (Tuesday-Friday); RMB 80 (Weekends)
Appeal to the Infinite Within
Where: Hive Center for Contemporary Art
When: Jul 23-Aug 23
Price: Free
Morandi Prints Exhibition
Where: Raffles City
When: Jul 2-Sep 12
Price: RMB 138 (can QR code below to book tickets)
Kiki Xuebing Wang: Blue Hour
Where: CLC Gallery Venture, 798 Art District
When: Jul 23-Aug 21
Price: Free
Post-me Generation: How to Write Young Artists
Where: Tang Contemporary Art
When: Jul 24-Aug 20
Price: Free
The Playful World of Eric Carle
Where: UCCA Lab 北京艺术空间
When: Jul 21-Oct 16
Price: RMB 89
The Surreal Dream World of Erik Johansson
Where: Today Art Museum
When: Jul 22-Oct 10
Price: RMB 89 (scan QR code below to book tickets)
Viewing the Sand Ridge
Where: Soka Art, 798 Art District
When: Jul 23-Aug 23
Price: Free
The Concept of "Formless"
Where: Whitebox Art Center, 798 Art District
When: Jul 23-Sep 3
Price: Free
The Visions in My Mind
Where: Tang Contemporary Art
When: Jul 23-Sep 3
Price: Free
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