As a partner host city to the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Qingdao will be hosting the 2008 Olympic Sailing Regatta. During July - December 2008, the Olympic sailing events and those for the handicapped will be held in Fushan Bay near the city’s political, cultural and commercial center. The land facilities will cover approximately 45 hectares and will include a national sailing athlete training center, an Olympic village, an athlete center, a boat park, a news center, an international passenger liner wharf, an international conference center, a five-star international tourist hotel, an international yachting club, a seaside marina, parks and squares. The comprehensive sports center will integrate tourism, sports and entertainment.

As another big event of Qingdao, Qingdao International Beer Festival was initiated in 1991 and was planned to be open on the second weekend of August, which has always been a golden season for tourism. The festival, co-sponsored by the state's relevant ministries and departments and Qingdao Municipal Government，has long been serving as a great state-level celebration combined with toursim, culture, sports and business trades.