Chinese Moon Festival and Autumn Festival Calendar:
The Chinese Moon Festival this year will be held on October 3, 2009. 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 - September 12, 2008; Friday(7:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
September 6 – Mokoto 1:00 p.m. In honor of the Harvest Moon Festival, listen to folktales from China, Korea and Southeast Asia combined with participatory songs and mime.
September 20 – Creative Kids: Art 2:30 p.m. Create a special picture using East Asian calligraphy.
Stepping Stones Museum for Children. 303 West Avenue · Norwalk, CT 06850 · Phone 203 899 0606
Florida
Asian American Heritage Council
Orlando Moon Festival 2008 - September 20, 2008; Saturday
(4:00 p.m. - 9 p.m. )
@ Lake Eola Amphitheater, Downtown Orlando
Coral Springs Chinese Cultural Association
Cultural Activity - Mid Autumn Festival - September 13-14, 2008; Saturday to Sunday
For more information, contact Coral Springs Chinese Cultural Association 8343 W. Atlantic Blvd., Coral Springs, FL 33071 Telephone: (954) 753-4788 Fax: (954) 753-0033 Web: http://www.cscca.us
Norton Museum of Art UPDATED!!!
3rd Annual Chinese Moon Festival Celebration - Sunday, October 4
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Norton Museum of Art 1451 S. Olive Avenue West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Phone: (561) 832 - 5196 Fax: (561) 659 - 4689
Hawaii
Ala Moana Hotel
Mid-Autumn Valentine Charity Ball - September 6, 2008; Saturday
Tickets - $50, limited seating Please contact Joannie Tam at (808) 228-9088 or by email to joannietam@yahoo.comASAP
Illinois
Chicago
Young China Club UPDATED!!!
Chinatown Moon festival - September 26, 2009, Saturday
City of Las Vegas September 2008 Senior Special Events
Chinese Moon Festival Luncheon (ages 50+) - September 10, 2008; Wednesday
(11:30 a.m.)
@Derfelt Senior Citizens Center, 3343 West Washington Avenue, (702) 229-6601.
Fee: $5 Advance purchase required. Tickets on sale August 1. Celebrate abundance and togetherness as we learn about this important Chinese cultural holiday that is steeped in 3,000 years of tradition.
Autumn Moon Cultural Lantern Festival - September 27, 2009
(12pm - 5pm)
Location: Sara Roosevelt Park - Canal St and Hester St
Better Chinatown Society 315 Grand St B1 New York NY 10002
For more info, please call Steven Tin 917-660-2402, Theresa 347-277-2597 or email at bettertin@yahoo.com
Families with Children from China, Greater New York Chapter UPDATED!!!
Autumn Moon Celebration 2008 - October 3, 2009; Saturday (5pm)
First United Methodist Church
25 Broadway, Amityville, NY 11701
$10 per adult/$6.50 per child or senior
$35 max per family
*a Delicious Chinese Buffet
*Meet Chang 'E and learn the story of the moon goddess and jade rabbit
*A special visit from everybody's favorite dragon!
*Moon gazing on the great lawn
*Arts and Crafts/ Raffles
*Mooncake testing/Hot chocolate/Ice cream for the kids
Questions: Please contact Kristen Hayes at (631) 608-8546 or kristenh@fccli.org or
Danielle Gallagher (631) 661-3492 or pheebzpak@yahoo.com
Families with Children from China, Rochester Chapter
Autumn Moon Festival - September 20, 2008; Saturday
SECOND CHINATOWN: FOODIES WALK: Harvest Moon Festival - Sept. 14, 2008; Sunday
(10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ) Meet: Chinatown Moose Statue by 393 Dundas St. W. at Beverley St.
Montreal
Montreal Botanical Garden
The Magic of Lanterns - September 5 to October 31, 2008
@ The Chinese Garden Montreal Botanical Garden
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 UPDATED!!!
7th Annual Harvest Moon Festival - "Healthy Land, Healthy Community"
September 18th – September 20th (friday to sunday) @ Clearwater, Manitoba
The Harvest Moon Festival isn’t only about celebration; one of the goals of Harvest Moon Society is to engage in educational projects that promote sustainable agriculture, the environment and healthy communities. At the festival a number of workshops are offered every year that contribute to this goal in a variety of ways. Workshops are tentatively scheduled and subject to change.
Tickets will be available after August 15th in Winnipeg at Mondragon, Organic Planet, Eat it.ca and in Clearwater at Wallis Grocery and Clearwater Restaurant and in Brandon at Two Farm Kids
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 20, 2009
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.
