- Chinese Moon Festival and Autumn Festival Calendar:
The Chinese Moon Festival this year will be held on September 12, 2011. Most organizations listed below are celebrating their events on the later part of September and early October.
Have fun and give thanks for all the family's blessings this season by participating in the different community Moon Festivals across the US and Canada. Dress up in Chinese dresses and pants, bring along your moon cakes and moon poems and have fun with your family as autumn starts.
Disclaimer.
Use the following information for your guidance. While all events are
carefully researched, it is not guaranteed to be 100% correct. Please
call the organizers to confirm or check out the links, especially
before driving to an event.
In United States of America
Arizona
Goodyear
Estrella Mountain Park
Chinese Moon Festival Hike - Estrella
September 12, 2011
6:30PM - 8:30 PM
Fee: $6.00 per vehicle park entrance fee
Try some moon cakes and hear some stories the Chinese tell about the night sky and the legends associated with this important festival. Learn your sign of the Chinese zodiac and who you are compatible with--they might even be on the hike with us! Meet at 3 mi loop Toothaker Trail. It’s lovely in the desert at night. Bring FLASHLIGHTS, water, good shoes, walking sticks. Follow signs to trail head west of the rodeo arena.
14805 West Vineyard Avenue
Goodyear, AZ 85338
Ph: 623-932-3811 Fax: 623-932-7718
estrellapark@mail.maricopa.gov
http://www.maricopa.gov/parks/estrella/EventsDetailPublishers.aspx?date=9/22/2010&EventID=12681
Phoenix
Chinese Cultural Center
*Watch for updates
668 North 44th Street,
Phoenix, Arizona 85008
General Information
602-273-8578
COFCO Chinese Cultural Center
*Watch for updates
668 North 44th Street, Suite #228
Phoenix, Arizona
General Information
602-273-7268
Website: Calendar of Events - Mid-autumn/Moon Festival
Chinese Art Academy
*Watch for 2011 updates
2015 N. Dobson Rd. Suite 5
Chandler, Arizona 85224
(NE corner of Dobson & Warner inside Lee Lee Market Plaza)
Contact: 480-821-0027
Email: info@caa-az.com
California
Hacienda Heights
Hsi Lai Temple
BLIA Los Angeles Moon Festival Celebration Fundraiser
*Please check back for updates
Moon Festival Pilgrimage
*Please check back for updates
Hsi Lai Temple3456 S. Glenmark Dr. Hacienda Heights, CA 91745info@hsilai.orghttp://www.hsilai.orgTel: (626) 961-9697
Hanford
Taoist Temple
October 1, 2011, noon to 5pm
The Taoist Temple is located in China Alley, 1/2 block north of E. 7th Street, between Green and White Streets
Call: Hanford 559-582-45-08
http://www.ttpshanford.org/index.php
Long Beach
Aquarium of the Pacific
*Watch for 2011 updates
These amazing dancers range in age from 8 to 16. Their colorful and graceful routines bring a modern touch to the ancient tradition of Chinese dance. The group has been invited to perform throughout Europe, and they are invited to Long Beach in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Long Beach-Qingdao Association.
Autumn Festival A Celebration of Asian Culture
November 5 and 6
The Autumn Festival highlights the traditions and cultures of Japan, China, Korea, and the Philippines through a weekend of learning opportunities and family entertainment, celebrating the richness and diversity of Asian and Asian American cultures. The festival will feature traditional crafts, music, dance, demonstrations, cultural arts exhibits, ethnic cuisine, storytelling, and much more. Move to the sounds of taiko drumming, watch dancers, acrobats, and martial arts demonstrations. Try your hand at origami, and purchase hand-made crafts.
Aquarium of the Pacific
100 Aquarium Way
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 590-3100
Website: www.aquariumofpacific.org
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ChinatownAnnual Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
Saturday, September 17, 2011
5pm-10pm
Central Plaza
943-951 N. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90012
The Undiscovered Chinatown Tour (Sept)
Saturday, September 10, 2011
10:30am - 1pm
HARD Summer Music Festival
Saturday, August 6, 2011
The Undiscovered Chinatown Tour (Aug)
*Watch for 2012 update
Chinatown Summer Nights
Saturday, August 27
5pm - MidnightCentral Plaza & West Plaza
943-951 N. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90012
http://chinatownla.com/index.phpinfo@lachinesechamber.org
Oakland
Chinatown, Oakland
Oakland Chinatown Street Fest
August 27 & 28, 2011
10:00AM to 5:30PM
*U.S. Shaolin Kung Fu will be appearing at the StreetFest Cultural Stage on Saturday, August 27, 10:00AM.
The two-day event runs from 10AM to 5:30 PM and is free to the public.
Consisting of more than 200 booths, the festival will span nine to ten
blocks of Chinatown. Every year small businesses and community
organizations from all over California come to showcase a myriad of
delicious foods, unique Asian products, and special services. There
will be arts & crafts, entertainment on three stages, and a
Cultural Village presented by the the Oakland Asian Cultural Center.
http://www.oaklandchinatownchamber.org/index.html#home
Pasadena, South
South Pasadena Chinese-American Club Moon Festival Celebration
September 24, 2011
11 AM to 3 PM
in front of South Pasadena Public Library.
http://www.spcc-web.org/web/index.php/news
Riverside
Riverside Metropolitan Museum's Heritage House
Chinese Moon Festival at Heritage House
Sunday, September 11, 2011
6:00 - 8:00
pm
8193 Magnolia Ave., Riverside
Call: (951) 826-5273
Website: http://www.riversideca.gov/museum/chinese-moon-festival-2011.asp
Rowland Heights
San Diego
San Diego Historical Society and Museum
Family Moon Festival
Saturday, September 17,2011 1:00 - 3:00pm
Please RSVPJoin
the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum in celebrating the brightest
full moon of the year! The Chinese celebrate the Moon or Mid-Autumn
Festival 中秋節 on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month by savoring
the full moon, the bounty of the harvest, and delicious mooncakes. We
will demonstrate how to prepare these traditional treats, which can
include exotic flavors ranging from red bean paste to sweet lotus seed.
Children will have a chance to make their own mooncakes, and volunteers
will help museum staff retell Chinese legends about the jade rabbit and
fairy princess living in the moon. Festivities in the museum garden also
will include Chinese arts and crafts, a calligraphy demonstration and,
of course, a chance to sample various types of mooncake!
Please RSVP via email at info@sdchm.org, or by calling the museum at 619-338-9888.http://www.sdchm.org/Asian Pacific Historic District Walking Tour & Chinese Historical Museum
Aug 14, 2010
10:30 am
| Saturday
Price: $2 donationDescription: See where Chinese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants first settled in San Diego!Old Chinese Mission Building404 Third Ave at J St, SD 92101, 619.338.9888http://www.sandiego.org/nav/Visitors/EventCalendar
San Gabriel
San Gabriel Valley Chinese Culture Association
August Moon Annual August Moon Festival
*Watch for 2012 updates
http://www.sgvcca.org/
San Francisco
San Francisco China Town
21st Annual Autumn Moon Festival Street Fair
September 10th - 11th, 2011
11AM to 6PMFor more information, please call (415)982-6306http://www.moonfestival.org/Email: info@moonfestival.orgSunset District Autumn Moon Festival Committee
Sunset District 6th Annual Autumn Moon Festival
Saturday September 3, 2011
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Irving Street between 22nd Avenue and 25th Avenue(Monitored bicycle parking at Irving and 24th)http://www.autumnmoonfestival.org/
San Jose
Moon Festival
Saturday, September 10, 2011 - Sunday, September 11, 2011
The Moon Festival of Silicon Valley in Orhard Farm Shopping Center,
Chinese Culture arts and craft and entertainment. 2 days event. outdoor
games for children, dance, Kung Fu & music.
6148 Bollinger Rd., san jose, CA
(408) 984-6686
Weaverville
Weaverville Joss House Association
Moon Festival at the Weaverville Joss House
Please Call for Moon Festival updates: (530) 623-6101
West Covina
EDI Media
*Watch for updates
Colorado
Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural InstituteTraditional Moon Festival Dinner
*Watch for updatesTelephone: (719) 287-7624Website: http://www.cscci.org/Organization of Chinese Americans
OCA Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Dinner
*Watch for updateshttp://www.ocacolorado.org/Boulderdance.org
Colorado Harvest Moon Festival
Friday, Sept 23rd - 3:30 PM Sunday, Sept 25th, 2011
Only $95 Per
adult ($105 after Sept 3rd) plus one chore for the whole weekend, $45
per child 4-15 years of age, free for tots 3 and under. Everyone must be
registered, including the little ones, free or not. The Moon Festival
is a cooperative weekend.
Everyone helps out by doing one 3-hour chore--this helps to
keep costs down, and it’s a great way for people to get to know each
other. Website: http://www.boulderdance.org/moonfestival/flyers/Harvest_2011 Connecticut
Mystic Chamber of Commerce
Harvest Moon Celebration
*Watch for updateEmail: triciawalsh@mysticchamber.orgPhone: 860.572.9578Website: http://www.mysticchamber.orgFamilies with Children from China, CT
*Please check back for updatesThe Surf Club at Madison Town Beach87 Surf Club RoadMadison, CTWebsite: Connecticut
Stepping Stones Museum, Norwalk CT
*Please check back for updatesStepping Stones Museum for Children.303 West Avenue · Norwalk, CT 06850 ·Phone 203 899 0606
Florida
Asian American Heritage Council*Please check back for updatesCoral Springs Chinese Cultural Association*Please check back for updatesFor more information, contactCoral Springs Chinese Cultural Association8343 W. Atlantic Blvd., Coral Springs, FL 33071Telephone: (954) 753-4788Fax: (954) 753-0033Web: http://www.cscca.usNorton Museum of Art *Please check back for updatesNorton Museum of Art1451 S. Olive AvenueWest Palm Beach, FL 33401Phone: (561) 832 - 5196Fax: (561) 659 - 4689
Hawaii
Moon Festival Celebration
*Please check back for updatesHawaii Theatre
1130 Bethel Street, Honolulu, HI 96813
The Moon Festival Celebration 2010 features authentic cosutumes,
choreography & beautiful Chinese ethnic dances, Vocals, Acrobatics
and magics by the renowned Chinese performing artists troupe from
Beijing at the last stop in their US tour.
"When the moon is full, mankind is one!" In Chinese tradition, the full
moon in the mid-autumn signals a time of completeness and abundance. The
centuries-old festival remains a beloved annual ritual celebrating an
abundance of food, music and family reunions. Come to experience peace,
culture & harmony in the Aloha state on Tuesday,
Ticket：Class A: $38, Clas B: $28, Class C: $20.
Phone: Mr. D. Q. Liu, 538-0028 728-1268
51 North Hotel St., Honolulu, HI 96817
Hawaii Chinatown
*Please check back for updateshttp://www.chinatownhi.com/
Illinois
Chicago
Moon Festival Chicago 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Chicago Chinatown Square
http://www.moonfestchicago.com/index.html Illinois Vietnamese Student Union
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival (Tet Trung Thu)
*Please check back for updates4835 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago Il.Free for all http:// ivsu.org/
Kentucky
Kentucky Chinese American Association
Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011
4 pm - 8 pmMoondance Amphitheater
Beaumont Centre Circle, Lexington, KY 40513
http://www.kycaa.org/
Maine
The Chinese & American Friendship Association of Maine
Moon Festival Potluck Dinner 2010 - Watch for updates
Website: http://www.cafammaine.org/welcome.html
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine
2011 Under the Autumn Moon Festival
September 10, 2011
11:00 - 6:00
Old Town/Chinatown - PortlandThe celebration will be held at NW Second and Flanders from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. All are welcome at this public celebration!
http://ocom.edu
Maryland
Autumn Moon Festival
Friday, September 9, 2011
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Downtown Silver Spring, MD
Massachusetts
Boston Children's Museum
*Please check back for updates
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
300 Congress Street
Website: http://www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org
Boston Chinatown
August Moon Festival - 14 Aug 2011 (annual)
time: 10am-5pm
cost: Free
Boston's Chinatown stages one of its largest events, the August Moon Festival, held around the Chinatown Gateway arch on Harrison Avenue. The celebration is traditionally a time for people to gather for moon-watching parties, with children carrying brightly coloured lanterns.
Minnesota
Ely Chamber of Commerce
Ely's 18th Annual Fall Harvest Moon Festival Ely Chamber of Commerce
Friday, September 9, 2011, 6pm
Saturday, September 10, 2011, 5pm
Sunday, September 11, 2011, 4pm
SPONSOR: Ely Chamber of Commerce
1600 E. Sheridan Street
Ely, MN 55731
CONTACT : Linda Fryer, Administrative Director: (218-365-6123) 218-365-6123 218-365-6123
DESCRIPTION: 125+ Art & Craft Exhibitors, Demonstrations, Food, Musical Entertainment, All-American Lumberjack Show.
LOCATION: Whiteside Park (between 7th & 8th Avenues on Sheridan Street)
ADMISSION: Free
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT: Spiritwood Music of The Boundary Waters
Three days of live acoustic music featuring Pat Surface and The Boundary Water Boys, and Donna Surface, performance artist in sign. Uplifting performances featuring Celtic, Bluegrass, and Folk.
Lumberjack Shows:
All-American Lumberjack Show: The legend lives on with the All- American Lumberjack Show Two teams, ten exciting lumberjack events and everyone comes out a winner.
Kid’s Lumberjack Sport Camp --- free to youngsters young and old who are taught how to log roll and x-cut saw by the Pro’s.
PRIMITIVE ENCAMPMENT: Demonstrations
Birch bark basketry, wool spinning, spinning angora rabbit hair, blacksmithing, trapping, leatherworking, bead working, dream catchers, spirit gourds, carving, knife making, tomahawk throwing, and fire starting.
Nebraska
Harvest Moon Festival
September 25, 2011
Santa's Woods will be the host of the 2011 Harvest Moon Festival!
Don't miss this free, fun and educational event for the entire family showcasing Washington County's Alternative Growers Group agricultural and other products.
Tentative Activities include hayrack rides, a hay maze, petting zoo, kid's games, cook-off, wine tasting tent, vendors' booths, displays as well as music, history, raffles, pumpkin darts. Special events for adults include a wine tasting tent and a culinary cook-off.
Set aside September 25, 2011 and check back for more information about this exciting growing fun-filled day!
New Jersey
Marlboro Township
2nd Chinese Mid-autumn Festival Celebration
Sept.10, 2011; Saturday
2:00PM to 4:00PM
Marlboro High School (off Rt. 79 South)
Free Admission
Join the Kite Raffle, Folklore and show, Kite Exhibition/ selling, Kite flying contest, Moon cake sampling
http://www.marlboro-nj.gov/events/Mid-Autumn_flyer_2011.pdf
Newark Museum
Harvest Moon Family Day
*Please check back for event date update
Enjoy a fun-filled day with dance and music performances, storytelling in the galleries, and hands-on activities—such as lantern making and papercutting—and even lunar explorations with the Museum's Astronomer.
For more info, here is the Newark Museum Moon Festival page.
Nevada
New York
Hammond Museum
Mid Autumn Festival
Saturday, September 10, 2011
1:00-3:00pm
Bring your child for an afternoon of fun activities focused on learning more about Chinese Culture.
For the year of the Rabbit, Chinese Theatre Works will perform “ Hao Bang Ya ”
featuring puppet vignettes with sing-alongs, audience participation and a post show
hands-on demonstration making the Chinese cultural experience and language learning
accessible to even the youngest audience members. Children will also decorate paper lanterns and taste Chinese snacks.
Museum Members: $15 for family up to 4, $5 each additional person
Non Members: $20 for family up to 4, $5 each additional person
Call (914)669-5033
Website: http://www.hammondmuseum.org/autumn2011.pdfThe Roosevelt UFSD Chinese Language and Culture Fair
*Watch for 2011 Moon Festival updatesWebsite: http://www.chinesedance.org/performancesandevents.html Mid-Autumn Festival with FireworksSeptember 10, 2011
Queens Botanical GardenQueens Library
*Watch for 2011 Moon Festival updatesWebsite: Queens Library Better Chinatown
The Autumn Moon Cultural Lantern Festival
*Please check back for updatesLocation:Sara Roosevelt Park (Grand and Chrystie St.)Better Chinatown Society315 Grand St B1New York NY 10002For more info, please call Steven Tin 917-660-2402, Theresa 347-277-2597 or email at bettertin@yahoo.comFamilies with Children from China, Greater New York Chapter Chinese Mid-Fall Moon Festival
Watch for more detailsNYC Dumpling Festival in Sara D. Roosevelt Park25 September 2010Older Kids Backyard Picnic Get-together(9 years and older. Siblings are welcomed)September 25, 2010 2PM - 6PMFamilies with Children from China, Rochester Chapter
Watch for UpdatesQuestions? Email AutumnMoon@FCC-Rochester.org
Ohio
Central Ohio Families with Children from China (COFCC)
Autumn Moon Celebration
September 24, 2011 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM This is a picnic style event. Each family brings their own picnic style
dinner. We will have a lantern parade, crafts and provide moon cakes and moon pies for dessert.
McNamara Park in Genoa Township
website: http://www.centralohiofcc.org/
Oregon
FCC Oregon
Please check back for updates @ Cook Park (16999 SW 92nd Ave) | Tigard, Oregon
Website: http://www.fcc-oregon.org/
South Carolina
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival Chinese Moon Festival
Saturday, Sep 10, 2011 11:00am
at Furman University, Travelers Rest, SC
Chinese Cultural event including chinese foods, cultural performances, chinese arts and crafts.
Location: Amphitheater Downtown Summerville
Harvest Moon Festival and Ghost Walk Tours *Please check back for update
Location: Historic Downtown Summerville Phone: (843) 821-7260 | Fax: (843) 851-7884 | Email: info@summervilledream.org Summerville Moon Festival 2010
Texas
Austin Chinatown
Asian American Cultural Center
Harvest Moon Festival & 11th Anniversary Celebration Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Music • Dance • Game • Food
Asian Cultural Performances
Lion Dance, Taiko Drum, Chinese Opera,
Chinese/Hawaiian/Japanese/Korean/Indian/Thai Dances
Martial arts demonstrations…
Free Admission
Come and have fun with your family!
Asian American Cultural Center
Asian American Community Partnership
11713 Jollyville Road (at Arboretum, north of 183N)
For further information: 512-336-5069 http://www.asianamericancc.com/
http://www.asianamericancc.com/events.htm
Asian American Cultural Center
11713 Jollyville Road
Austin, Texas 78759, USA
Virginia
Norfolk
Norfolk Fastevents, Ltd.
6th Annual Mid-Autumn Chinese Moon Festival
Sunday, September 18, 2011 Townbanke Fountain Park
Commemorating one of the most celebrated of Chinese holidays, the end of
the summer harvest, the festival features traditional Chinese dance and
music for audiences of all ages as well as workshops, performances and
lecture/demonstration programs. TowneBank Fountain Park
Washington
Great Wall Culture Club - Spokane
Watch for 2011 Updates
For more information, contact
Silver City Main Street
Silver City's Asian Festival - Please check back for update
@Silver City District
Website: Silver City Main Street Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Great Wall China Adoption - Wisconsin
Watch for 2011 Moon Festival Updates
In Canada
Vancouver
Bell Perfoming Arts Center
Chinatown, Vancouver
*Watch for 2010 Moon Festival Updates* http://vcbia.brinkster.net/english/events.html
Renfrew Park Community Association Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival 2010
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Slocan Park
For more info: click here
Moon Festival Harvest Fair Date: Saturday, September 25th, 4:00 – 6:45pm
Moon Festival Twilight Lantern Parade
Date: Saturday, September 25th, 7:00 – 7:30pm
Moon Festival Streamside at Renfrew Park
Date: Saturday, September 25th, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Moon Festival Renfrew Field Tea Garden and Performances
Date: Saturday, September 25th, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Moon Festival Finale on Renfrew Field
Date: Saturday, September 25th, 8:30 – 9:15pm
Sun Yat Sen Chinese Gardens
Mid-autumn Moon Festival
September 11, 2011 (10am-4:00pm)
Toronto
Chinese Cultural Center of Greater Toronto
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival (Date to be confirmed)
Fui Toong On Association Building
To inquire about The Mid Autumn Festival, contact
102 D'Arcy Street
Toronto, ON
Canada
M5T 1K1
Tel: 416-340-7007
Montreal
Montreal Botanical Garden
*Please check back for updates Montréal Botanical Garden
4101, rue Sherbrooke Est
Montréal (Québec)
Canada, H1X 2B2
Phone: 514 872-1400
Fax: 514 872-4917
http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/jardin/en/propos/lanternes.htm
Manitoba
Harvest Moon Society and the community of Clearwater
Annual Harvest MoonFestival
September 16, 2011 – September 18, 2011 (Friday to Sunday)
For questions about the Harvest Moon Society or the festival please contact us at the following address: info@harvestmoonsociety.org.
Harvest Moon Centre, #8 – 10th St. N. Clearwater, MB R0K 0M0
204 873 3858
Last Updated August 17, 2011
Disclaimer. Use the above information at your own risk, it is not guaranteed to be 100% correct and please check out the links with each event for updated information, especially before driving to an event.
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