Thai Food Festival, Beer Games Plus More Food & Drink Fun in Beijing
Beijing foodies and boozies, rejoice! Great food and drink events in the capital await this weekend and in the coming weeks! From a Thai festival to a Jamaican barbecue, beer games, a fiesta day and more there are plenty of events to keep you (and your belly) happy.
Baan Koon Thai Food & Culture Festival 2024
Fans of Thai cuisine will love this special Thai Food and Culture Festival happening this weekend from Apr 26-28. The event will celebrate both the recent Songkran Festival, aka Thai New Year, and the 15th anniversary of Thai restaurant Baan Koon. The festival is co-organized by Thai Embassy and Baan Koon. Formerly known as Laburnum and previously located on the west side of the Worker’s Stadium, Baan Koon reopened on Jianguo Lu last year. This isn’t the first time the two have partnered up, having organized the Thai Cultural Festival at Gongti together 14 years ago.
Baan Koon recently started a strategic partnership with South East Asian restaurant brand MULU and at the festival they will be there along with some of Beijing’s best Thai restaurants serving up a whole range of authentic Thai dishes. As well as delicious Thai food there will also be a variety of Thai cultural performances like traditional Thai music and dancing and Thai boxing.
The event will take place at Avic Garden Plaza and is completely free! You just need to register which day you wish to attend in advance by scanning the QR code in the poster above.
Avic Garden Plaza
128 Jingxiang Jie, Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区建国路景祥街128号
Event time: 26-28 Apr, 11am-9pm
Migas Terrace Opening Party
With the warm weather set to stay, it’s that time of year again when Migas Mercado open up their beautiful terrace overlooking the CBD. As per tradition, they’re hosting one of their famous terrace opening parties this Friday (Apr 26). The night will include live DJ sets from six DJs, special drinks deals and dancing to your heart’s content. Early bird tickets are RMB 69, presale tickets are RMB 89 and tickets at the door are RMB 109.
Migas Mercado
7/F, China World Mall, 1 Jianguomen Waidajie, Chaoyang District
朝阳区建国门外大街1号国贸商城7层
Event time: Apr 26, 10pm-3am
RC&C's Drunken Hour: THE BEER GAMES
Roots Café and Culture (RC&C) are bringing their first Drunken Hour: The Beer Games of the year. With a helping hand from beer drinking aficionados the Beijing Hash House Harriers, there will be a variety of drinking games to take part in. Think Tug of War (beer-bucket edition), Boat Race,Flip Cup and a special beer version of Red Light Green Light just to name a few.
Great Leap will be providing the beer for the event, with five of their signature brews on offer. The games are combined with the Drunken Hour System: for the first hour selected beers are RMB 15 a glass and then the price goes up (only by a little each time) by the hour. The games will be followed up by an after party at Great Leap #12 where there will be special drinks discounts and tunes from DeantheDJ. Tickets are RMB 19.9 and can be bought through this link (scroll down to the end).
Shang 8 Design and Creative Park 尚8设计+创意园
1 Shengoucun, Chaoyang District
朝阳区深沟村1号
Event time: Apr 27, 3-9pm
Great Leap #12
1/F, Zi Ming Mansion, 12 Xinzhong Jie, Dongcheng District
东城区新中街12号
Event time: 9pm-late
Reggae Factory: Jamaican Style Rooftop Barbecue
The Factory will be hosting their second Reggae Factory series on their newly extended rooftop. This time round they will have a Jamaican Jerk Chicken Set Meal that comes with brown rice, peas and coleslaw; and a Vegan Set Meal that features beyond meat stuffed bell peppers with vegan cheese and jerk spices, with brown rice, peas and coleslaw. Both are RMB 68 in advance, RMB 78 on the day. Accompanying the food will be Special Caribbean cocktails and Live Reggae DJ sets. To guarantee yourself a meal it’s recommended you book ahead by scanning the QR code in the poster above.
The Factory
135 Gulou Dongdajie, Dongcheng District
东城区鼓楼工厂鼓楼东大街135号
Event time: Apr 27, 3pm-late
Side Fiesta
If you didn’t get your fill of tacos and Mexican food at Taco Fest last weekend, then you can try even more this weekend at Side Street Jianguomen. This Saturday (Apr 27) they’re putting on a Mexican fiesta that includes free flow food prepared by Chef Mario M. There will be a range of authentic dishes like Chilaquiles, Molletes, Tacos, Quesadillas and more. They’ll also have special Mexican drinks, available for that day only, plus DJ Leo Furioso will be playing some beats from 4pm. Tickets are RMB 198 and include free flow food and some soft drinks.
Side Street Jianguomen
Bldg N28 2/101-102 17 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District
朝阳区建国门外大街17号楼2/101-102
Event time: Apr 27, 4pm-late
Beijing Craft Beer Festival
If you’re avoiding the holiday crowds and staying in Beijing for the May holiday then why not head on over to the Beijing Craft Beer Festival in Shoungang Park! The fest will be taking place from May 1-4 and will have some of Beijing’s best breweries selling a great selection of craft beers along with a variety of food. The food and drink will be accompanied by live DJ sets with three different DJs performing each day. Single day tickets are RMB 79 in advance or RMB 99 on the day, two person day tickets are RMB 139 in advance or RMB 198 on the day, four day tickets are RMB 239 in advance or RMB 396 on the day. You can scan the QR code below to purchase them now.
14 Shougang Park (sheds and lawn) 首钢园14号大棚及万米草坪
68 Shijingshan Road, Shijingshan District
石景山区石景山路68号
Event time: May 1-4, 11am-9pm
Sausage Fest
Looking further ahead you might have seen our post yesterday about Sausage Fest which will be taking place May 17-19 at FFC South Square. Encompassing both sausages and hot dogs, there will be everything from traditional Frankfurters nestled in buns to sausages from across the globe. Tickets for the fest aren’t yet on sale but be sure to save the date and keep your eyes peeled for when they do because this is going to be one event you don’t want to miss!
FFC South Square 北京财富金融中心(FFC)南广场
5 Sanhuan Zhonglu, Hujialou Jiedao, Chaoyang District
朝阳区呼家楼街道东三环中路5号
Event time: May 17, 4-9pm; May 18-19, 11am-9pm
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Images: Canva, courtesy of the organizers
