Who We Are

Qingdao Expat Group is a community for expats, by expats. It continues to grow witheach passing year and is currently represented by members, accompanying spouses and children from 56 countries! We aim to create a mutual understanding of Chinese and Western cultures and also hope to help new Expats arriving in Qingdao to settle in more comfortably by frequently organising events such as balls and dances, dinners..
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Week of May 10 - 16 in Qingdao

Promotions at Crowne Plaza

Gourmet Corner - All Bakery and Cake items at a straight 50% discount after 5.30 PM daily

Every Friday and Saturday dinner time indulge in freshly imported premium quality Australian beef and lamb creations by the Chef with fine Italian wines at Murano at RMB 238++ per person


Monday May 10 - Thursday May 13

Indian food festival - Flavours of India at Latest Recipe, Le Meridien, May 5 to 13, explore the healthy vegetarian options or simply sip Chai as you unravel India at lunch and dinner. Lunch buffet RMB 128 ++, dinner buffet RMB 148 ++ including 1 bottle of Kingfisher Beer or 1 glass of Wine. Chefs specially flown in from Le Meridien Mumbai will take you for an exciting culinary journey across India with their authentic delicacies and cooking styles


Tuesday May 11

Indie Rock band Mortality from Qinghai province LIVE at sHooters ( Owl ) Bar, Bar Street, Olympic Sailing Marina, 8.30 PM, RMB 30/ticket


Thursday May 13

Weekly cultural exchange session 1- 4 PM at Walk Inn Japanese Restaurant, 4th Floor, Xinwen Zhongxin Building, # 50 HK Middle Road, Phone: 8077.9757 RMB 20 per head donated to Qingdao Expat Charity, please arrive earlier at 12 noon if you want to enjoy a good lunch at value pricing


Friday May 14

German Stammtisch at Monnemer Eck, 7 PM


Saturday May 15

QISS High School Drama Group presents Chris Lambert's black comedy Ugga the Musical - a play about a girl with a paper bag over her head, 2 PM, NO ADMISSION CHARGE, refreshments available, all ages welcome, at QISS Theatre, new campus #232 Songling Lu

Qingdao Hash House Harriers Hash Run, meet at Hotel Crowne Plaza, 2 PM

YCIS School's Youth Football Training camp, May 15 - June 5, please call Mr. Chris Warren on 8687.1122 for detailed info and registrations. 2 age groups, limited seats per division on first come, first served basis - NO MORE ADMISSIONS, CAMP FULL

Tsingtao United Football Club - International, amateur, recreational football club that meets every Saturday at 2.45 PM for a 3 PM kickoff at old Ocean Uni grounds, Daxue Lu near beach number 1. More info?? Please visit their website: http://tsingtaounited.teamsnap.com/

FA Cup Finals Chelsea v/s Portsmouth LIVE from Wembley, 10 PM kick off at New Jack's

Latino Party at ssLPG, RMB 58 buffet 7-9 PM, live Latino music, games and specials on cocktails till late

Club New York Motorbike show featuring brands like Harley Davidson, Yamaha etc, drinks specials and 2 for 1 on select drinks


Sunday May 16

Welcome on Board Sailing Club Qingdao 's sailing regatta,
please fill in your registration/entry forms at Lennon Bar well before Sunday. Details:
Meet at 12 noon at the Olympic Marina, start at 1 PM
Native and foreign participants with previous sailing experience with a knowledge of English language preferred
Each team to have a skipper and 3-5 crew
No entry fee, RMB 2000 equipment deposit to be paid in cash, boat charter fee of RMB 200-300/head paid in cash depending on the number of sailors/boat
For further enquiries please see Mr. Steven Gao at Lennon Bar #20 Zuhai Lu
Clip of inaugural April 25th Regatta on QTV 5 here: http://www.viddler.com/explore/sailweta/videos/3/

FUNQ - Frisbee Ultimate'n' Qingdao, ultimate frisbee at Shi Lao Ren Beach, 2 PM

Story reading - The Book Nook, at Nanjing Lu store at 10 AM, at SPR Shi Lao Ren satellite store at 1 PM


Every Evening of the week

6-9 PM La Villa Happy Hours, Tsingtao Beer 8 RMB, JW Black label and other cocktails at 20 RMB, bar food specials


Every Monday-Thursday

Live vocal/saxophone duo at ssLPG, 9.30 PM


Coming up later this Month

Art Exhibition - the first annual Qingdao Spring Art Salon at Zhonglian Plaza May 18 - 22 - a celebration of work from Qingdao artists - painting, calligraphy to fashion etc art forms

Venue TBA - May 19, 10.30 PM - Beat Torrent -Two French DJs, Atom and Pfel, LIVE, FREE entry

La Villa 7th anniversary celebrations, May 21 evening, bar food, affordable beers and fine cocktails

Qingdao Business Leaders' manufacturing tour, Friday May 21 at 3 PM, Qingdao Qiyao Wartsila Linshan Marine Diesel Company Limited in XueJiaDao/Qingdao Economic and Tech.Development Zone, registrations/other details : info@qingdaobusinessleaders.com


Want to add your event here? Please email info@qingdaoexpat.com with details, thanks!