13 fantastic family activities in Beijing this week
Welcome back from the Golden Week holidays – the city has plenty of events lined up for families! There are quite a number of markets – fromorganice produce to knick-knacks – as well as dining promotions that will keep everyone busy.
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Activities
Xiaopu Village Street Market
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Cultural Keys. Sat 12 11am-5pm. FREE.
Have 798 and Nanluoguxiang become too touristy for you? Head out of the city and see something different at Xiaopu Art Village's weekly street market. The market will be held on the streets outside Chuzou Cafe until October, with around 30 local vendors selling all kinds of products ranging from handmade soap to vintage bric-a-brac and should be part of a visit to Xiaopu and the wider Songzhuang Art District. Add AJ Donnelly on WeChat (ID: AJDonnelly) for more information.
Cultural Keys. 191 Xiaopu Bei Jie, Xiaopu Village, Tongzhou district (186 1155 8781) 通州区宋庄镇小堡北街191号北门A （蓝天幼儿园南）
Sunday Market
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Beijing Riviera. Sun 13 noon-4pm. FREE.
The Beijing Riviera Country Club is holding a Sunday market at its clubhouse on Sunday 13. Expect plenty of fashion accessories, local food and beverages and knick-knacks. Kids will be entertained by a bouncy castle and other activities.
Beijing Riviera. 1 Xiangjiang Bei Lu Chaoyang district. 朝阳区香江北路1号
F2N Market
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The Grand Summit. Sat 12-Sun 13 noon-6pm FREE
This weekend the Farm to Neighbors (F2N) Market returns after the Golden Week break with its usual organic produce, mini-workshops and other healthy products on display. F2N Market is the first market organisation in China dedicted to promoting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Grand Summit. 19 Dongfang Dong Lu, Liangmaqiao, Chaoyang district. 朝阳区东方东路19号官舍
Rumble in the Jumble: The Future is Now
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Tech Temple. Sat 12 Noon-6pm. Free.
Rumble in the Jumble returns on Saturday 12 with the theme: The Future is now. Rumble in the Jumble is a monthly hutong market event where Beijingers can find different kinds of vendors from craft foods to handcrafted jewellery, to second-hand items, to works of fine art. The list of vendors also changes monthly, ensuring variety and making it the perfect place to find pretty unexpected vendors including on-site craft workshops, storytelling, reiki, caricature drawing, and many other unique services.
Tech Temple. Building B, Room 107, 107 Dongsi Bei Dajie, Dongcheng district. 东城区东四北大街107号天海 商务大厦B座107室
Expat Connection Family Fair & Picnic
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CISB. Sun 13 11am-6pm. FREE.
Expat Connection will be holding its annual Family Fair. This year it will be held at the Canadian International School of Beijing (CISB). Come meet other expat families while having food and fun at the over 60 stalls on CISB's grounds. The kids will have a field day with activities such as archery, storytelling, giant bubbles and live music.
Canadian International School 北京加拿大国际学校. 38 Liangmaqiao Lu, Liangmaqiao, Chaoyang district. 朝阳区亮马桥路38号
Casual Family Ceilidh
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Dulwich College Beijing. Sun 13 3-7pm. 200RMB adults/100RMB kids. Free for kids under 5
The Beijing Scottish Society will be hosting its next casual Family Ceilidh at Dulwich College Beijing. Expect lots of dancing, a buffet meal (including a kids meal!) and drinks. Fun for the whole family and everyone is welcome. Feel free to bring friends, family and children! Tickets include dancing, buffet meal and two drink ticket vouchers. Additional soft drinks and alcohol is available for purchase at a reasonable price. Shuttle buses are also available.
Dulwich College Beijing 北京德威英国国际学校. 89 Shoudu Jichang Lu (Capital Airport Road), Shunyi district. 顺义区首都机场路89号丽京花园7区
School open days
Dulwich Beijing Senior School Open Day
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Dulwich College Beijing. Fri 11 9-11.30am. FREE
Dulwich College Beijing invites families with children aged 10 to 17 to tour its facilities and find out about its philosophy. Senior School Open Day will be held on 11 October. Come learn about how its students excel because it values sport endeavours, creative arts, and service to others just as much as academic achievements. They will present its curriculum, after school activities, leadership opportunities, pastoral care system, counselling, and more. A student panel will also be there to answer your questions. Visit http://dcbevents.mikecrm.com/CkWPnOi to register
1Dulwich College Beijing 北京德威英国国际学校. 89 Shoudu Jichang Lu (Capital Airport Road), Shunyi district (6454 9000) 顺义区首都机场路89号丽京花园7区
Classes & courses
Aca-Lab A Cappella Singing Class
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Daystar Academy. Sun 13-Dec 29 (Every Sun) 1.30-2.30pm. 300-3,120RMB
Aca-Lab is offering a 12-session long a cappella singing group class where you learn to harmonise in a singing group setting without any instruments, to analyse a song and understand chord progression, to improvise songs, to beatbox, and to 'arc up' and give a confident and professional-looking performance.
Daystar Academy 北京启明星双语学校. 2 Shunbai Lu, Chaoyang district (WeChat: 448264334) 朝阳区顺白路2号
Stage
Riccardo Chailly and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra
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NCPA. Sat 12-Sun 13 7.30-9.30pm. 680-1,380RMB.
Listen to the Lucerne Festival Orchestra with famed Riccardo Chailly interpreting pieces from Rachmaninov and Mahler. Be prepared to be suitably impressed by Alexander Malofeev, a young Russian pianist who the Grand Prix of the International Competition for Young Pianists “Grand Piano Competition” in 2016.
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Three Stories of Yimeng
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NCPA. Sun 13 7.30-9.30pm. 450-600RMB.
The National Ballet of China presents Yimeng, A Ballet in Three Chapters . The ballet portrays courageous women of Yimeng Mountains in present-day Shandong Province who made sacrifices of themselves and their families for the revolution that eventually led to the birth of New China.
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Eating & drinking
Oktoberfest 2019
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Paulaner Bräuhaus. Fri 11-Sat 27 6-11pm. 290RMB (Sunday brunch), 498RMB (dinner)
Oktoberfest has attracted more than 200,000 avid festival-goers in Beijing for over 27 years. Take the kids and enjoy this traditional celebration celebrated by Paulaner Brauhaus, with classic German cuisine and free-flow homemade Paulaner beer, plus a blend of authentic Bavarian experiences, from yodelling, sing-alongs and dance-longs to entertaining performances by the German-native Alpine Bavarian Band.
Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center, 50 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang district (6465 3388) 朝阳区亮马桥路50号
Art & exhibitions
Leonardo and His Outstanding Circle
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CAFA Art Museum. Until Dec 8 9.30am-5.30pm Tue-Sun (closed Mon). 68-120RMB
Marking 500 years since Leonardo Da Vinci'd death is the 'Leonardo and His Outstanding Circle' exhibition at Cafa Art Museum. This exhibition presents a total of 30 pieces of paintings by Leonardo and his art group – Leonardeschi and includes both the works of the students who learned directly from Leonardo and the followers who were influenced by him.
CAFA Art Museum 中央美术学院美术馆. 8 Hua Jia Di Nanjie, Chaoyang district (6477 1575) 朝阳区花家地南街8号
Russian Court Ceremony
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The Palace Museum. Until Nov 8 8.30am-5pm. 60RMB
If you've ever been curious about what court life during the Kremlin era must have been like, then this exhibition is for you. On display are 151 artifacts from the collection of the Kremlin Museum's armory including the clothes and uniforms of the Tsar, the Russian empire's supreme monarch.
The Palace Museum. 4 Jingshan Qianjie, Dongcheng district 东城区景山前街4号.
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