The second Taiyuan International Beer Culture Festival will be held from Aug 8 to 24 at the China Taiyuan Coal Transaction Center. The theme of the 17-day gala is “Cheers to the world.”

This year, in addition to several domestic and foreign beer brands, more than 200 enterprises in auto, real estate, tourism, catering and other industries will also be invited. The festival will be larger than last year.

Eighteen events will take place during the festival, including the opening ceremony, beauty contest for beer babies, beer drinking competition, ladies’ night, and a lucky draw. Also, to attract visitors, the festival will provide free beer tastings from all over the world as well as 17 shows about the five continents.

More information about the festival can be found on its official website.