After months of preparation, we’re excited to announce that the Great Wall Forest Festival is landing in Beijing! 

 

The festival will offer art, drama, concerts, dance, music, opera, acrobatics, magic and more across eight activity areas!

 

You’ll be able to visit the main stage, the theater tent, an art workshop area, the forest exploration zone, a kids market, a food court, a VIP area, and more! 

 

More than 200 artists will perform over the two-day festival and you’ll be able to enjoy a whole heap of shows. Here are just a few of the highlights from the weekend!

 

 

 

 

Der Elefantenpups - The German original enlightenment picture book symphony concert, adapted from the world-famous German music enlightenment picture book! authorized by the largest and oldest music press SCHOTT MUSIC! This is a story of music, friendship and environmental protection. The show integrates Chinese and foreign musical instruments, allowing children experience music from across the globe!

 

The Tianjin Acrobatic Troupe – these guys are bringing a "Fantasy Night of the Toy Kingdom" to the stage. The actors incorporate wonderful costumes, music, dance, and magic into this brilliant family friendly show!

 

 

Absolute Child is an adaptation of the famous children’s story The Ugly Duckling. Starring six quirky children, this play is for kids, and for adults who are big kids at heart!

 

Snow Children – this magical musical uses a huge range of music, singing, and movement and will whisk the whole family away into another world!

 

Also do not miss out the four classics of Beijing opera here!!

 

 

 

 

Les Foutoukours: BroTipo

 

 

Loek Koopmans: The Pancake that Run Away 

 

 

Puppet Show: Pinocchio

 

Beijing Opera Experience

 

Intangible Cultural Heritage - Diabolo

 

 

Stargazing Activity (will provide an astronomical telescope for children)

 

 

But remember, the action at the Great Wall Forest Art Festival doesn’t just happen on stage! Be prepared for dancers, puppets, musicians and other weird and wonderful characters to pop up around you at any time!

 

 

 

 

 

The Great Wall Forest Festival is an annual outdoor music and art festival held on the weekends from May to September in the New Great Wall Valley near Shuiguan Great Wall in Yanqing County, Beijing. Since founded in 2010, the festival has been committed to build the leading brand of "China outdoor music ", has invited many musicians and artists all around the world to perform in the festival. This festival has attracted more than 200 thousand audiences. The unique natural environment surrounded by mountains and the comfortable outdoor art experience make audiences regard it as the "Most Beautiful Festival in China".

 

With the purpose of "nature, art and life", the Great Wall Forest Festival has been held for eight years, staged more than 400 concerts of different themes and forms, invited thousands of artists to join. In recent years, the festival has constantly tried to explore the richness of art and launched the children's special performance, tents party, dance day, folk theme activities and many other sub-brand activities of different styles. Also, this festival combined camping, food, art workshop, theme forum, and adventure activities together, which enables every audience to spend a memorable weekend with music, art, nature and their family and friends to accompany.