Start calorie counting now because our fifth Beijing Pizza Festival is incoming! This year, we're rolling into new and exciting places, namely Zhongguancun’s sprawling Software Park in Haidian, as we prepare to take on the capital’s student and tech hub.

This year's event is themed after Roman Holiday, the iconic 1953 romantic comedy starring Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn, an homage to Italy's capital and the iconic dish that the country birthed – pizza. That means that you can expect what you’ve come to love about our annual cheese-fest – many of the city’s top vendors, drinks, bands, DJs, and live entertainment – all with an added sprinkle of mid-20th-century chic.

Last year’s event attracted over 10,000 of China’s most devoted and hungry pizza fans and we hope to outdo ourselves this year by holding the biggest festival in honor of the glorious combination of dough and cheese that Beijing has ever seen. For now, to get you salivating at the thought of this year’s Pizza Fest, gobble up images of last year's feeding frenzy here.

So, save the date, come dressed in your most stylish Italian threads, and prepare to chow down on some delizioso grub.

Everything you need to know:

• How to Get to This Weekend's Pizza Fest (Shuttle Bus Edition)


• The Rad Entertainment Lined up for This Weekend's Pizza Fest


• How You Will Choose Beijing's Best Pizza for 2018


• And all the rest of this year's Pizza Festival coverage...

Early bird tickets are now sold out but tickets can still be purchased for RMB 30 on the door.