FRIDAY

• Hanggai at Mao Livehouse: Hanggai astound with a fusion of throat singing, folk songs and underground rock.
• Sascha Klaar and the German All Stars at LAN Club: This German blues outfit goes hog wild, Jerry Lee-style on the keys in the main room.
• Gulliver’s Travels at the National Center for Performing Arts: TNT Theatre Britain has a reputation for innovative performances of classical works. In this performance they tackle Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels using jazz and various props like stilts to bring the show to life.
• Planet Map at the 2 Kolegas: Local house music outfit Planet Map headlines this 2K party.
• Punk X Beijing Zoo at Punk: DJ Lomang of Hotpot fame mashes it up, criss-crossing seamlessly between rock, funk, soul and Golden Era hip-hop.

SATURDAY

• Hilton Food and Wine Experience XII at the Hilton: The Hilton’s twelfth annual Food and Wine Experience will bring over 100 world-famous food and wine suppliers to the hotel for a day of tasting.
• Hotpot Snowboard Movie Premier at Punk: DJ Wordy host his Hotpot mashup party and Chinese new snowboarding flick, Happy Niu Year debuts.
• Ying Yang Twins at Vics: Famous for their number one "Whisper Song" in 2005 , this crunk hip-hop duo never cease to amaze.
• Jess Meider’s Divine CD Release Party at 2 Kolegas: Jess Meider celebrates the release of her fourth album, Divine, along with her live band.
• Ballet: Don Quixote at the National Center for Performing Arts: The American Ballet Theatre presents Don Quixote Paloma Herrera and Julio Bocca dance the lead roles.
• Intermix at Matata: Acupuncture Records hooks up with Japan's DJ A Mochi for this minimal tech celebration.

SUNDAY

• Hike: Camp Big Plate Great Wall with the Beijing Hikers: A long walk along a portion of the Great Wall west of Badaling and south of the Guanting Reservoir.
• Gol Dolan at D22: Do Lan and Bo Wen perform as neoclassical folk band Gol Dolan expect atmospheric orchestral sounds and lots of synth.