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Despite the brisk downturn in temperature last weekend and rain today, it looks like the weather gods will be on our side this Saturday and Sunday for the 2019 Beijing Pizza Festival (11am-8pm), with forecast highs of 20-plus degrees Celsius and radiant sunshine throughout. That's good news for all you hungry, toga-wearing festivalgoers who should be in good stead to munch away unencumbered by layers (well, at least until the sun goes down).
Keep scrolling for info on how to get to this year's bacchanalian celebration of all things 'za.
How to get to this year's Pizza FestivalThis year's Pizza Fest once again takes place at a venue we're now very familiar with (and fond of): Zaha Hadid's swooping Chaoyangmen building, Galaxy Soho.
Chaoyang Soho has become our de facto home for pigging out and having fun
Located just a hop, skip, and a jump from central Beijing, Galaxy Soho is a breeze to get to no matter where in the city you're coming from.
Red dot: unadulterated slices of Beijing's best pizza
If you're planning to get there by taxi, ask your driver to take you to 银河Soho (yínhé soho) or 朝阳门桥西南角 (cháoyángmén qiáo xīnánjiǎo, literally "the southwest corner or Chaoyangmen bridge").Now that you know how to get there, the only thing left to do is scoff down as many slices as you can on Saturday and Sunday to give yourself the best understanding of Beijing's pizza scene – it's what the Romans would have wanted. That knowledge will go a long way to informing your votes in this year's Pizza Cup, which officially starts at 11am on Saturday, with the commencement of the festival and just as the first revelers enter the Galaxy Soho grounds.
If you'd like to buy ahead, advance tickets for the fest will be available until Friday evening. We recommend doing so in order to save yourself the mafan of queueing and elongating the time between you getting your jaws around some mindblowing pizza. Scan the QR code below to get your ticekts:
In unison with this year's Beijing Pizza Festival, DiDi's English version is offering riders 25 percent off for their first ride of every Saturday throughout October (max. RMB 10)! Simply input a destination anywhere in China and set off on your discounted ride!
Sherpa’s are offering new users RMB 50 off (min. spend RMB 99) food delivery and RMB 10 off any movie ticket purchased through the Sherpa's App. Simply scan the QR below and follow the instructions.
RELX, the largest vape company in China, will offer attendees discounts on their Nano, regular devices, and pod packages at the festival. Scan the QR code below for more information.
Images: Uni You, the Beijinger