The best things to do in Beijing this weekend

Your weekend guide to the best of Beijing

There are some pretty big names hitting Beijing this weekend, so head out and catch your favourites, or check out something new.

Food & Drink

Five-course tasting menu at Mosto

Mosto. Fri 7. 388RMB. 

Join the folks at Mosto this Friday as they welcome their new chef Richard CaBa with a five-course tasting dinner. Influenced by his Colombian and South American roots, menu highlights include Colombian green plantain soup with goat cheese foam, Chilean beef cheeks and classic Peruvian dessert suspiro limeño. Dinner is priced at 388RMB per person and includes two hours of free-flow wine. To book a table, send an email to [e-mail] or call 5208 6030.

Xian Beer Olympics

Xian, East Hotel. Sat 8. 600RMB per team; 300RMB per individual.

Calling all contenders to the inaugural Xian Beer Olympics. Assemble a team of three sporting beer drinkers and prepare yourself for an afternoon of feats of strength, tests of beer knowledge, contests of speed and agility, artistic acumen, flip cup finesse and of course ping pong prominence. Entry to the Beer Olympics is free, however the competition itself is priced at 600RMB for teams of three, while keen observers (and beer lovers) can also enjoy free-flow beer and pizza for four hours for 300RMB. To sign up, scan the QR code below.

Music & Nightlife

Jessie J

Cadillac Arena. Thu 6. 380-1,580RMB. 

Jessie J drops into Cadillac Arena this Thursday as part of a ten-stop tour of China. The British pop queen is known for her chart-topping hits such as 'Price Tag', 'Bang Bang' and 'Domino'. She's coming in hot to Beijing following her victory on Chinese TV contest Singer and the release of her four-part album R.O.S.E..

Steve Aoki

One Third. Fri 7. 220RMB. 

Again? Yes, Steve Aoki makes his seemingly annual Beijing pilgrimage, bringing his high-energy set to the capital once again. Join what is sure to be a sweaty crowd of EDM disciples at One Third this Friday to hear the renowned tunes of one of the world's most famous DJs.

R3hab

Elements. Fri 7. 150RMB. 

Ranked at number 46 on DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs, R3hab has worked with artists such as Hardwell and Afrojack. This Friday he comes to Beijing to play his club-thumping hits at Elements.

Bilal

Blue Note. Sat 8-Sun 9. 300-400RMB. 

Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter, musician and producer Bilal is renowned for his rather unique voice and R&B take on jazz and neo-soul. He's collaborated with some of the modern greats, including Beyoncé, Jay-Z, The Roots and Kendrick Lamar. Catch him this Saturday and Sunday at Blue Note.

Lantern's Ninth Anniversary

Lantern. Sat 8. 50RMB. 

The Gongti alternative electronic mainstay edges towards the decade mark with a special party in its subterranean techno dungeon. Featuring Lantern's most well-known DJs, including Elvis T, Ou Yang, Weng Weng, Sun Meng, QQ and Eva Xu, join them this Saturday for an evening of celebratory good fun.

Stage

An Enemy of the People

NCPA. Thu 6-Sat 8. 300-680RMB. 

This 'riveting interpretation' of Ibsen's potent 1882 drama explores individual and social responsibility. It is the story of a whistleblower in a small town, whose efforts to speak truth to power are shut down by his self-interested neighbours.

Music Fans Classical: Canon in D

Beijing Concert Hall. Sun 9. 100-580RMB.

Music Fans Classical play across the country, infusing a new love into classical greats. This week, they come to Beijing to perform Pachelbel's forever-loved Canon in D as well as other greats and modern hits.

Art

Entropy

Faurschou Foundation. Sep 9-Feb 19. Free. 

Just like the dispersed and random state that is 'entropy', seven contemporary Chinese artists, each born from a different stage in China’s rapid social and economic development, come together to tell the variegated and complex experiences that together make up contemporary Chinese art.

Film

Péle: Birth of a Legend

On general release from Sat 8.

Originally released in 2016, Pelé documents the early life of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, a young Brazilian boy who grows up to become the world-famous Pelé, the man that helped Brazil win its first World Cup victory when he was just 17.

Alpha

On general release from Sat 8. 

Based in Europe 20,000 years ago, this visually epic adventure follows a hurt young hunter and an abandoned wolf. To survive the harsh wilderness, the pair needs to learn to work together. 

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