Three Things for the Week Ahead in Beijing (May 25-31)
There's Beijing Cocktail Week, your last chance to catch Love Hurts Six Original One-Act Plays and Wildkats celebrates their third anniversary this week in Beijing.
Drink – Beijing Cocktail Week
Beijing Cocktail Week (BJCW) 2026 kicked off last Friday and will run until May 28. Rather than a traditional drinks festival, BJCW is a week of guest shifts, pairing dinners, pop-ups and late-night collaborations designed for cocktail lovers and industry insiders alike. BJCW will feature guest appearances from 25 internationally acclaimed bars at venues across Beijing.
At WF Central, there will be a series of pop-ups at various venues by bars from across China. There will also be cocktail pairing dinners and a "I'm From China" late-night series at TWM Bistro, where bartenders from around the country will create hometown-inspired cocktails paired with regional late-night dishes.
Beijing Cocktail Week is taking place at a variety of venues across the capital from now until May 28. For information about the individual events, you can click here.
Watch – Love Hurts Six Original One-Act Plays
This week, you've got two more chances to catch Love Hurts, a collection of six original one-act plays written by Steven McKinney, aka Stevie Mac. Taking place on Friday (May 29) and Saturday (May 30) at JinShang Yuan's Starlight Lounge, Love Hurts explores the many emotional shades of love through a mix of comedy, drama, suspense and more. You can read more about Love Hurts in an interview we conducted with McKinney back in March here. (Please note the dates for the play showings have since been updated; you can see the new details below.)
"Love Hurts" will be taking place at JinShang Yuan's Starlight Lounge on Fri, May 29 and Sat, May 30 at 8pm. Tickets are RMB 100 and can be bought by scanning the QR code in the poster above.
Jinshang Yuan Starlight Lounge
B1/F, Jinshang Yuan, 20, Xinyuan Lixi, Xindong Lu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区新东路新源里西20号金尚源B1
Celebrate – House on the Roof, Wildkats 3rd Anniversary Edition
Next Saturday, May 30, Wildkats will be celebrating its three-year anniversary with a special edition of House on the Roof at Fusion. Three years in the capital have seen Wildkats' events like Techno Train, Late Knights and, of course, their signature series House on the Roof become an integral part of Beijing's music scene. The May 30 anniversary edition will kick off at 2pm, running into sunset and late-night hours, and they're flying in a special DJ to headline: ACROBAT.
Based in Koh Phangan, Thailand, ACROBAT is the resident DJ at Eden Garden, LightHouse and Guy's Bar. For the event, he'll be bringing his signature blend of tribal, progressive and tech sounds, weaving deep grooves, rolling basslines and hypnotic percussion. They'll be releasing more details on the full lineup soon, so be sure to keep a lookout for that by following their official WeChat WildKats.
House on the Roof, Wildkats 3rd Anniversary will be taking place at Fusion on May 30, from 2pm until late. Early bird tickets are RMB 98, presale tickets are RMB 118 and tickets at the door are RMB 158. You can purchase tickets by scanning the QR code in the poster above.
Fusion
4/F, THE BOX, 12 Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District
朝阳区朝阳门外大街12号THE BOX朝外年轻力中心F4
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