Dalian as a city that attracts many tourist, again, provide a festival that will satisfy everyone needs.

The 17th China International Beer Festival will be held at the Xinghai Square in Dalian, a port city of Northeastern China’s Liaoning Province, July 30 to August 10 2015.

The 12-day beer festival will attract more than 30 domestic and overseas brewers presenting over 400 different kinds of beer brands.

At the same time, more than 500 characteristic snacks from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Beijing, Sichuan province, Hubei province, Guangdong province and Dalian will also be presented during the event.

The investment promotion for the event has been almost finished at present, according to the beer festival committee.

The festival will also set up eight exits and entrances, 12 ticket booths, 6 police affairs stations, as well as over 100 warning signs and guiding signs, offering convenient services to the tourists from home and abroad.

Dalian Beer Festival’s opening ceremony will start at 7.30 pm on July 30th at Xinghai Square, and will last 30 minutes. Activities of the Beer Festival Opening Ceremony include a stage performance, a ceremonial beer cask opening, a fireworks show, a festival flag raising, and festive singing. Guests from China and abroad will participate in the ceremony, and about 300,000 tourists are expected to join in the festival.

Activities of the Beer Festival include exhibitions by beer manufacturers, a beer disco plaza, a beer culture exhibition, a beer drinking contest, a photography contest, the Beer Industry Summit, and a Beer Quiz

Festival Period: July 30th to August 10th 2015.

Location: Xinghai Square

Opening Ceremony: Thursday, July 30th, start at 19:30

Tickets:

  • Opening ceremony 30 yuan
  • Other days 20 yuan

Special Activities:

  • Opening ceremony
  • Beer industrial culture exhibition
  • Parade
  • Photography competition
  • Beer-drinking competition
  • Creative works competition
  • Beer baby competition
  • Beer-making competition
  • The best beer company
  • Lottery.

How to go there:

By Bus:

16, 18, 22, 23, 27, 28, 37, 404, 406, 801, or 901 to the Conference and Exhibition Center (会展中心/Huìzhǎn zhōngxīn) or Xinghai Square (星海广场/Xīnghǎi guǎngchǎng) 

By Taxi: (Simply say) 会展中心 / Huìzhǎn zhōngxīn or 星海广场 / Xīnghǎi guǎngchǎng

 

The Time Distance:

  • 20 minutes’ ride from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (大连周水子国际机场) to Xinghai Square.
  • 10 minutes’ ride from Dalian Railway Station to Xinghai Square.

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