Food & Drink
Iftar Dinner at Sea Strings
From February 26 to March 19, Sea Strings presents a special Ramadan Iftar dinner experience. The menu highlights a refined fusion of Levantine and Mediterranean flavors, offering halal Italian cuisine in an immersive dining setting. As sunset approaches, guests are invited to break fast with thoughtfully crafted dishes that blend tradition and contemporary Western cooking.
Feb 26-Mar 19
For Reservations: +8610-6590 0606
Sea Strings, 2/F, Building 24, Sanlitunbei Community, Chaoyang
The Biggest Holi Celebration in Beijing
The Beijing Indian community comes together on March 1, 2026 for a city-wide celebration of Holi, the Festival of Colors. The full-day event brings vibrant color throwing, live music and dance performances, and a wide spread of Indian food, from savory curries to traditional sweets. Designed as a joyful, open-air gathering, the celebration invites families and friends to share in one of India’s most beloved festivals.
Mar 1, 10am-4pm
Zui Ku Garden Restaurant, No.8, Jia, Chaochangdi Village, Chaoyang
Vasant Mela 2026
Vasant Mela 2026 invites guests to welcome spring through an Indian-style cultural carnival. Featuring music, food, performances and festive activities, the event celebrates renewal and joy in a lively, family-friendly atmosphere. Participation requires advance registration via the QR code on the official poster, with limited slots available.
Mar 14, 11am-4pm
Residence of Ambassador of India, No.13 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang
Music & Nightlife
THE BIG TUSK Live
THE BIG TUSK, a Franco-Swiss musical collective formed in 2017, brings its genre-blurring sound to the stage. Known for dissolving the boundaries between improvised and popular music, the quartet blends hypnotic electro textures, raw grunge energy and pop-rock lyricism, delivering spontaneous and imaginative live performances shaped by strong Gen-Y influences.
Feb 27, from 8.30pm
DDC, B1/F, No.39 Shenlu Jie, Chaoyang
MoE China Tour
Formed in Norway in 2009, MoE is an experimental rock trio known for blending noise, improvisation, jazz, contemporary music and minimalism into a genre-free sound. With a strong foundation in avant-garde performance, the band pushes the boundaries of rock through controlled chaos and sonic exploration. MoE’s China tour lands with two consecutive shows on February 28 and March 1, offering contrasting styles and immersive live energy.
Feb 28 & Mar 1
Beijing UFO Space, Exit E, Si Hui Station Line 1
Antoine Boyer & Yeore Kim Duo Live
Guitarist Antoine Boyer and harmonica virtuoso Yeore Kim reunite for a live performance built around dialogue between strings and breath. Since first collaborating at the Gypsy Jazz Festival in Taipei in 2018, the duo has blended jazz standards, pop classics and original compositions into soulful, genre-crossing concerts. Boyer is an award-winning gypsy jazz guitarist, while Kim is recognized internationally as one of the most influential harmonica players of her generation.
Mar 5, from 8pm
Blue Note Beijing, No.23 Dongdajie Qianmen, Dongcheng
Lifestyle
Light Chaser
Centered on the symbolic image of the horse, Light Chaser presents 70 works by 44 Chinese and international artists. Spanning painting, sculpture and installation, the exhibition explores themes of freedom, vitality and forward momentum. Moving from poetic tradition to contemporary interpretation, the show brings warmth and energy to the winter season while ushering in the cultural spirit of the Year of the Horse.
Until Mar 1
Gravity Art Museum, No.57 Wujiacun Lu, Shijingshan
Galloping Horse
A must-see exhibition for the Year of the Horse, Galloping Horse focuses on Xu Beihong’s iconic horse paintings. The exhibition traces the evolution of Xu’s galloping-horse imagery through a time-based narrative, while also debuting rare works from his personal collection dating from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Together, the pieces form a powerful visual journey filled with motion, strength and emotional resonance.
Until Mar 8
Xu Beihong Memorial Museum, No.53 Xinjiekou Beidajie, Xicheng
Pompeii: A Never-ending Discovery
This exhibition brings together 105 cultural relics and three immersive installations from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples and the Pompeii Archaeological Park. Tracing nearly 300 years of archaeological exploration since Pompeii’s first excavation in 1748, the exhibition re-examines the city’s role within the Roman Empire while vividly reconstructing daily life, architecture and culture.
Until Oct 11
National Museum of China, No.16 East Chang’an Avenue, Dongcheng
