With four major categories — theater arts, crossover arts, evolution arts and public arts — the festival will be held in the Aranya Gold Coast Community, located on the coast of Qinhuangdao in Hebei province. A total of 38 domestic and international works will be presented. Over the course of 11 days, 14 cutting-edge dramas from a dozen countries and regions, including Germany, France, Italy, Belgium and Hungary, will entertain Chinese audiences.

Additionally, 24 top-notch domestic works will bring a broad and rich sensory experience to audiences at the festival.

Performances will be held across 15 locations, including some of the distinctive buildings in Aranya, such as the Solitary Library and the Dune Art Museum, which will be adapted into theater venues.