BY 2015-06-08 09:54:18

(DALIANNEWS)– The 17th China International Beer Festival is due to be held at the Xinghai Square in Dalian, a port city of Northeastern China’s Liaoning Province, July 30 to August 10.

According to the beer festival committee, the preparatory work for the festival with a total of ten themed activities is in full swing at present.

The square parade, one of the traditional themed activities of the beer festival, starts to recruit performance teams from now on. Up till now, more than 50 performance groups are confirmed to attend this activity with an expected number of over 10,000 people. The deadline for the registration is June 30 this year.

The creative works contest will continue to adopt the concept of the green environmental protection this year. Creative works made of materials related to the beer such as beer cans, beer bottles and beer caps are required. The recruitment for this contest will last to June 20 this year.

A VIP exhibition zone will also highlight the beer festival with an activity aiming to provide a beer brewing experience to the locals. Experts will also be invited to guide people to brew beer by themselves.

The 12-day festival will include a total of ten themed activities such as the opening ceremony, beer industry cultural exhibition, float parade and square parade, photography contest, beer drinking competition, creative works contest, Miss Beer contest, home brew beer experience, best brewer selection as well as the ticket lottery.