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Oct. 12-Nov. 6: Fragrant Hills Red Leaves Festival Time: 6:00-18:30; Oct. 12-Nov. 6
Venue: Fragrant Hills, Beijing

Beijing Fringe Festival: Carmen (Spanish) Hours: 19:30, Sept. 13-14
Place:  Beijing Oriental Pioneer Theatre 
Tickets: 40/80/120

German Fresh Beer Festival opens in Beijing Another festival for beer lovers in Beijing has kicked off at Villa Castanea, a cozy club near the Fragrant Hills.

Outdoor Film Festival @ Badaling Great Wall Hours: 7:30pm, ends Aug. 31
Place: Wangjing Culture Square
Tickets: Free

G&D Music Festival Hours: All Day, July 29-31
Place: Goose & Duck Ranch
Tickets: 100

The 2nd Young Concert Artists Festival Hours: 7:30 pm, daily, 23-26 June
Place: Forbidden City Concert Hall
Tickets: 30-380

Marathon festival Time: April 17
Venue: Tian'anmen Square

Swedish students join Chinese traditional games Over ten Swedish middle school students joined an international folk games festival to experience Chinese traditional games.

Bailu (White Dew) Bailu, which will fall on September 7, 2008, reflects a weather phenomenon. Around the day of Bailu, the temperature declines gradually.

Chushu (Limit of Heat) Chu means stop and shu means summer, so Chushu indicates that the hot summer is ending.

Mid-Autumn Festival The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, usually in October in Gregorian calendar.

Confucius' Birthday "Master Kong," or Kong Qui better known as Confucius (Latin name) is believed to be born on September 28, 551 BC.

Zhongyuan Festival The 15th day of the 7th lunar month is Zhongyuan Festival as well as Hungry Ghost Festival, Yu Lan Pen festival and Shi Hu.

Seventh Night Festival Qixi, or the Seventh Night Festival, falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, which is usually in early August.

Pine Valley Beijing Open This is Beijing's only men's professional tournament on the Asian Tour, and was first played in 2007.

The Dangdai International Art Festival (DIAF) With dozens of leading galleries participating and works from over 50 nationalities, DIAF adopts an international and multi-discipline approach.