Harbin International Beer Festival

哈尔滨国际啤酒节 Hāěrbīn Guójì Píjiǔjié

The city takes a break and honors the local "Harbin Beer" for a week. A whole public square is cordoned off and there are stages that host music concerts and dance contests. Most of the beer drunk is the local Harbin brew, but there is a tent for international beers. In the summer of 2005 a number of the foreigners in the city assembled a "drinking team" and ended up getting into a drunken brawl with some locals and got hauled away by the police.

Hours

Held in late August of every year

Website

hrbicesnow.com (opens in a new tab)