Haven’t made weekend plans yet? Well, here we’ve picked out a few things happening in the capital to give you some inspiration! For even more goings on and for weekly events check out our events page here, (for more family-friendly orientated events, click here.)
Our Top Pick: Sumac Restaurant & Lounge Live Band Performances
Sumac Restaurant & Lounge is launching the first of their weekly live band performances this Friday (Jan 10). Located right by the Liangma River, patrons can enjoy live performances while enjoying authentic Lebanese food as well as high quality Lebanese wines, premium whiskeys, other special Sumac cocktails and shisha. These new weekly live performance nights promise to be an evening filled with joy, laughter and delicious flavors, so why not head to Sumac this Friday and enjoy the fun! There is no entrance fee but there’s a minimum consumption of RMB 300 per person. You can keep up to date with all things Sumac related by scanning the QR code below and following their official WeChat account.
Sumac
8, 1F South Tower, Liangma Harbour Building, 53 Maizidian Jie, Chaoyang District
朝阳区麦子店街53号亮马港湾大厦南楼1层8号
Hours: 11am-midnight
Phone: 132 6426 2888
Fri, Jan 10
What: Four-Hands Guest Chef Wine Dinner
Where: Bosco by TRB
What: Makar Sankranti Dinner Buffet
Where: Dastaan
What: Comedy Award Party
Where: Nanyang Hutong #6
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What: InterNations Beijing First 2025 Gathering
Where: George’s Bar
What: Indian Middle East Music and Dance Mini Tour Day One
Where: Codewriter Bookstore 码字人书店(远东科技文化园店)
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What: Spiritual Jazz Ill Considered
Where: Blue Note
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What: Easy Street Show
Where: The Bricks
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What: Roy McGrath Jazz Quartet
Where: East Shore
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What: Jianghu Bar’s 18th Anniversary
Where: Jianghu Bar
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What: “Beijing Dazzling”
Where: Yue Space
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What: 2025 Cadence 1st Festival
Where: Omni Club
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What: Ge Zhi Chu Band 歌之初乐队
Where: Mao Livehouse
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What: Lounge: Fusion Rock
Where: Modernista
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What: Celestial Rock’N Roll: The Middle Rages
Where: Celestial
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What: TRUST Studio: FEI
Where: 法超小酒馆 FrenchShopPub
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What: Something Yet Nothing
Where: ByebyeDisco x BallRoom
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What: Bass Battle Royal
Where: DADA
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What: TiNG w/Gathering
Where: TiNG Beijing
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What: Fundamental: EZY
Where: PillBox
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What: Pot of Gold
Where: Zhao Dai
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What: New faces Pres.toxic
Where: Solo
Sat, Jan 11
What: Introduction to Photography Workshop
Where: Scan QR code in poster for more details
What: Magic World of Maria Prymachenko
Where: Embassy of Ukraine
What: Habesha Christmas
Where: The Factory
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What: Only: Disco
Where: ByebyeDisco x BallRoom
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What: Indian Middle East Music and Dance Mini Tour Day Two
Where: Traverse
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What: Inner Mongolian Five Course Meal & Wine Pairing
Where: uh-huh
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What: Makar Sankranti Dinner Buffet
Where: Dastaan
What: Mohini Dey’s Day
Where: Blue Note
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What: Roy McGrath Jazz Quartet
Where: The Bricks
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What: Xueming Li Quartet
Where: East Shore
What: “Have Dancing & Have Alcohol”
Where: Jianghu Bar
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What: Room Surrounded Improvisation Night
Where: Waterhouse
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What: Cody・Lee: “I want to be a Flower” 2025 Tour
Where: Yue Space
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What: One More Dance: Ska + Punk
Where: Omni Club
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What: JD Band: RNB N Soul
Where: Modernista
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What: Mosedontbesilly
Where: Mao Livehouse
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What: Break the Wall
Where: DADA
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What: Abyss
Where: PillBox
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What: SILK Pres. DJ Co.kr
Where: Zhao Dai
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What: Sunset Sessions
Where: Migas Mercado
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What: Lamalice
Where: ByebyeDisco x BallRoom
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What: TRUST Studio: Absorb
Where: 法超小酒馆 FrenchShopPub
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What: All In
Where: 秀 XIU
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What: Chine EDM Vol. 1
Where: BEEN
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What: Techno Recovery Plan
Where: Solo
Sunday, Jan 12
What: Street Photography Workshop
Where: Scan QR code in poster for more details
What: Tastes of Yunnan Cooking Class
Where: The Hutong
What: Chinese Chess Workshop
Where: The Hutong
What: JD R&B Quintet
Where: The Bricks
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What: Anthony Quartet
Where: East Shore
What: “Winter of Modesty”
Where: Jianghu Bar
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What: Under the Neon: No Stage
Where: Omni Club
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What: Sunday Jazz: Stem Quartet
Where: Modernista
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What: Wireheading
Where: DADA
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What: RAVELAND pres. OLDIRON
Where: Pillbox
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What: Rugs* 微
Where: Solo
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