If you go:

The 29th Qingdao International Beer Festival

Date: Through Aug 18

Venue: Golden Beach Beer Square, West Coast New Area, Qingdao

Address: No 1 Huangdao Road, Huangdao District, Qingdao, Shandong, China (West Coast New Area is also called Huangdao District)

Qingdao is roughly 560 kilometers from Beijing, with an average travel time of one hour and 10 minutes by air, or three to five hours by train. The city is 693 km from Shanghai, and takes about one hour and 25 minutes by air.