2025 Mid-Autumn Festival

Schedule

Sun Oct 05 2025 at 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

China Institute in America | Buffalo, NY

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Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival at the China Institute in America! Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of hands-on fun, vibrant performances, and cultural discovery as we celebrate one of China's most cherished holidays centered around family, gratitude, and togetherness. Perfect for kids and grown-ups alike, this festive event is packed with engaging activities and exciting experiences that bring Chinese traditions to life!
Highlights include a lively Uyghur dance performance to kick off the celebration, a captivating shadow puppet show of The Legend of White Snake, make your own snow skin mooncakes to take home and share for the festival, craft adorable rice dough sculptures like bunnies and ducks, enjoy drop-in arts & crafts, sugar painting, and more, explore our new exhibition Metamorphosis: Chinese Imagination and Transformation through a family-friendly guided tour with creative art activities. Event Schedule: 2:00 - 2:05 PM: Uyghur Dance Performance - Pomegranate Blossoms.
Workshops: 3:00 - 4:00 PM: Chinese Dance, Discover China Through Art (I): Gallery Tour + Creative Workshop, Mooncake Making (I), Rice Dough Sculpture (I), Shadow Puppet, 4:00 - 5:00 PM: Discover China Through Art (II): Gallery Tour + Creative Workshop, Mooncake Making (II), Rice Dough Sculpture (II). Interactive Stations (2:00 - 5:00 PM): Sugar painting, Arts & crafts for kids.
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China Institute in America, 100 Washington Street, Buffalo, United States

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