September is the best season to go out in Beijing, and all kinds of wonderful outdoor events are coming up. We have collected 12 wonderful activities, such as Beijing International Film Festival, Mid-Autumn Party, Coffee Market, Theme Night Tour, and niche exhibitions that are free to visit ..... Come out for a stroll in early autumn!
Part.1 The 11th Beijing International Film Festival
On September 6, the 11th Beijing International Film Festival announced its relaunch, scheduled to take place between September 21 and September 29, 2021. This year's festival will screen nearly 300 Chinese and foreign films in 31 cinemas with 1000 screenings in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei. According to the list of films announced by the Festival, there are eight "Beijing Screenings", namely: "Special Exhibition: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China", "Restoration of Classics", "Tribute to Filmmakers", "Animation is Film", "Reality First", "Global Vision" and "China Story: Pastoral Song in Tianshan Mountain".
Name: The 11th Beijing International Film Festival
Address: Major cinemas in Beijing
Time: 2021.09.21-09.29
Part.2 Mid-Autumn Art Night Market
The annual Woodstock Mid-Autumn Night is back! The event is divided into two main sections: the Art Market and the Block Party. The activity brings together new independent lifestyle brands and adds more new generation trendy art elements, including hot trendy artists, studios and design vendors, bringing more colorful experiences to the cool kids of Generation Z.
Name: Woodstock - Mid-Autumn Night Market
Address: Lang Yuan Vintage, Beijing
Cost: RMB 50 for early bird single ticket; RMB 96 for early bird double ticket; RMB 70 for on-site single ticket
Time: 2021.09.19-09.21 14:00-20:00
Part.3 Beijing First CBD Coffee Youth Festival
This coffee market is located in the trendy and lively CBD business district. In addition to popular local brands in Beijing, there are more than 70 boutique coffee brands from Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenzhen, Qingdao and other places. On a sunny and cool Beijing autumn day, meet a few friends and have a coffee and chat outdoors.
Name: 2021 Jintai Market - CBD Coffee Youth Festival
Address: South Plaza, Beijing Fortune Financial Center
Cost: RMB 50 for early bird tickets; RMB 55 for single tickets
Time: 2021.09.19-09.21 11:00-20:00
Part.4 ANDO BOX
The highly anticipated "ANDO BOX Exhibition" was officially opened at Fosun International Center in Beijing. The exhibition features Tadao Ando's well-known architectural video works and his precious manuscripts and art installations, including three exclusive manuscripts and 15 platinum prints, as well as a special exhibition of the "Forever Young" green apple sculpture.
Name: Tadao Ando Exhibition
Address: First floor lobby of Fosun International Center, Beijing
Cost: Free
Time: 2021.08.28-09.30
Part.5 Dali's Mid-Autumn Festival Theme Tour
On the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Salvador Dali Exhibition will also hold a Mid-Autumn Festival Tour, which will bring a lively Spanish art market to the Mocha Museum. With a wide range of goods and lanterns with a Mid-Autumn atmosphere, you can experience a new way to enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival. With the ticket stub of the Dali exhibition, you can also get free coupons and surprise gifts.
Name: "Share This Moment" Dali Mid-Autumn Festival Tour
Address: Mocha Art Center - Mocha Art Museum
Cost: Weekday ticket RMB 99/person (Tuesday to Friday); Weekend ticket RMB 139/person; Double ticket RMB 258; Mid-autumn special double ticket RMB 228
Time: 2021.09.19-09.21 10:00-22:00
Market: 2021.09.18-09.21 10:00-22:00
Part.6 Qianmen Street Immersive Reading Bazaar
More than 70 publishers, bookstores, and creative brands will set up their stalls in Qianmen Street Immersive Reading Bazaar during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and there will be Hanfu performances, runway shows, and art installations. If you come here for a stroll, you might even meet your favorite author.
Name: CITIC Bookstore and Book Collection Travelogue
Address: Qianmen Shuxiang Shiye Cultural District
Cost: 19 RMB
Time: 2021.09.19-09.21 13:00-21:00
Performances
Part.1 2021 Huang Ling Tour - Beijing Station
As the public knows, Huang Ling is somewhere between flirtatious and flamboyant, and her first two albums "Itchy" and "Special" explain these two labels. In fact, Huang Ling is far from being simply defined. This tour will bring us closer to Huang Ling's state of mind, which is real, brave, playful, free. The excellent choreography and lighting team will be used to create a lazy and romantic visual experience. The excellent band and sound team will also bring wonderful auditory enjoyment.
Name: 2021 Huang Ling Tour - Beijing Station
Address: Beijing Exhibition Hall Theater
Cost: 380 RMB - 2021 RMB
Time: 2021.09.25 Saturday
Part.2 Nanluoguxiang Alley Weekend Comedy Show
The stand-up comedy mini-theater presented by Play Off Comedy will launch every weekend from September 10th at the cultural landmark Artemisia Theatre. Each show will feature five to six of Beijing's top stand-up comedians for 90 minutes of fun.
Name: Play Off Weekend Stand-Up Comedy Show
Address: Beijing Artemisia Theatre
Cost: RMB 9.9 for student tickets (with student ID)
150 RMB for VIP tickets and 100 RMB for casual tickets
Time: 2021.09.10-10.02 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday only)
Part.3 The play "Home"
"Home" is one of the most successful works in Ba Jin's masterpiece "The Riptide Trilogy" (Home, Spring and Autumn) and one of the outstanding realist masterpieces in the history of modern Chinese literature. Cao Yu adapted it into a drama, transforming this work from a battle march into an emotional and poignant poem with beautiful sentiments.
Name: The Play "Home"
Address: Beijing Capital Theater
Cost: 40RMB-680RMB
Time: 2021.09.12-09.25
Part.4 Beijing Opera " Show Up"
The innovative Peking Opera " Show Up" combines six classical operas, combining the art of Peking Opera with modern stage art. At the end of each play, the audience will be invited on stage to interact and experience the oriental aesthetics in opera.
Name: Innovative Peking Opera " Show Up"
Address: Beijing Tianleyuan Grand Opera House
Cost: RMB 280 - RMB 980
Time: 2021.09.11-10.30
Part.5 Large-scale Beijing Opera Symphonic Suite " The Grand Canal in the Capital City
The large-scale Beijing opera symphonic suite "The Grand Canal in the Capital" is a large volume and complete Beijing opera symphonic suite. The work focuses on the Beijing section of the Grand Canal of China, and presents the complete historical and cultural story of the Grand Canal of the capital and the historical and cultural appearance of the city of Beijing. It uses the typical voices of different genres of Peking Opera combined with orchestral music. The overall has a complete structure, and each piece has an independent theme.
Name: Large-scale Beijing Opera Symphonic Suite "The Grand Canal in the Capital"
Address: National Centre for the Performing Arts - Concert Hall
Cost: RMB 80 - RMB 480
Time: 2021.09.20-9.21
