Name: INN 2026 Arrival Survival
Start: 2026-09-05T09:00:00+08:00
End: 2026-09-05T18:00:00+08:00
Location: British School of Beijing (BSB) Sanlitun 北京英国学校

The short version. A newcomers' meet-up at the British School of Beijing (BSB) Sanlitun, listed for 5 September, 14:00 to 17:00. Entry is RMB 25 per person for adults and free for children under 12, and registration is required by 31 August. Registration is handled by scanning a QR code, and the listing does not say whether that route works without WeChat.

What the listing describes

The event is billed as a way to start life in Beijing: mingling, meeting local lifestyle vendors, snacks and drinks, and games. Entry includes a goody bag and entry into a lucky draw, with an iPad named among the prizes. The organisers file it under community events, and the venue is given as the British School of Beijing (BSB) Sanlitun, 北京英国学校.

Getting in

Registration is required by 31 August, which falls before the listed 5 September event date, so this is not a walk-up. Adults pay RMB 25 per person; children under 12 are free. The listing gives two contact routes — a phone number, (010) 8531-1999, and a WeChat ID, INNBEIJING1994 — and instructs prospective attendees to scan a QR code to register.

What the organisers have not published

The listing does not say whether registration can be completed without a WeChat account, nor whether a Chinese mobile number or real-name verification is needed to sign up. How the RMB 25 is paid, and whether foreign payment methods are accepted, is likewise not published. There is no stated restriction limiting attendance to school families, but no explicit statement that the event is open to the general public either. Anyone who cannot use the QR code route would need to test the phone number, which is the only non-WeChat contact given.

This entry was compiled automatically from the organiser's own page and every date in it was checked back against that page before publishing. Nobody from our team has been to this one, and we have not called the organisers — where they have not published something, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Status: Chinese name of the event itself not given in text; 北京英国学校 is the venue's Chinese name, not the event name. Organizer not stated (WeChat ID INNBEIJING1994 suggests 'INN Beijing' but not confirmed as organizer). Year of listing URL is 2026 and date shown as 'Sep 5' without year; assumed 2026 from URL/copyright. Registration deadline stated as Aug 31 without year. Time 14:00-17:00. Price RMB 25/person adults, free for kids under 12. Source: the organiser's own page, fetched and verified on 2026-09-02 (https://www.thebeijinger.com/events/2026/jul/inn-2026-arrival-survival) · checked 2026-09-02