Opening Ceremony
September 4 / Creative Plaza
The opening ceremony combines light show, historical short film, robot folk-music performance, human-machine Peking opera, key-program release, and launch ritual.
September - October 2026 / Beijing 798 Art District
798
Art Month
798 Art Festival evolves into 798 Art Month: from temporary gathering to sustained openness, from scattered events to concentrated cultural momentum.
Annual ThemeOpen Interact
Open source means opening the mechanism of the art ecosystem. Harmony means resonance among art, publics, communities, the city, and international perspectives.
- Guest check-in / media entry
- 798 Art Festival historical film
- Robot folk-music performance
- Human-machine Peking opera
- Launch ceremony
Visual Navigation
Core Units
01
Main Exhibition
Theme Exhibition
AI art, contemporary art annual archives, and digital intangible heritage.
02
Parallel Exhibitions
District Exhibitions
UCCA, MACA, institutional exhibitions, ticketing bundles, and festival offers.
03
Open Source Unit
Public Participation
Art Box, maker market, public projects, and community workshops.
04
Harmony Unit
Forum & City Linkage
Forums, dialogues, city linkage, activity map, and schedules.
Activity Map & Schedule
Four-Week Rhythm
Creative WeekConsumption WeekTechnology WeekChildren's Week