Chinese festivities in Beijing such as Chinese New Year, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, Golden Week, Dongzhi Festival, mark dates for when the most popular stories from famous Tang dynasty works such as The Drunken Concubine, to The Orphan of Zhao revolving around themes of revenge, are performed to larger audiences. Additionally, on these days, companies create stories dedicated to the festival.

A festival in Peking Opera is Little New Year’s Day on February 4, where popular companies such as the China National Peking Opera Company perform their last performance before actors seal the boxes of performance equipment to perform a final masterpiece of each play.