3rd Annual Harvest Moon Festival

Harvest Moon Festival

Come and enjoy a slice of tasty mooncakes as well as the rich blend of diverse cultures. Indoor and outdoor activities go on simultaneously. Culture demonstrations and vendor booths at the Capistrano Hall Courtyard 10AM-2PM. Cultural talks focusing on Traditional Chinese Medicine and ancient wisdom for modern wellbeing in Room 209, 223 and 227. Stage Program in the Capistrano Concert Hall 11AM-12:30PM, general seating, door opens around 10:45AM, enter on a first-come, first-served basis in the theater of 300+ seats. Free individually packed moon cakes will be given out to the first 300 attendees (one per person) in addition to free cake tasting from 10AM to 2PM.

The Festival shares a tradition of thousands of years with all communities of Sacramento, featuring live performances, cultural demonstrations, free mooncake tasting, and hands-on activities for children and the young at heart at the CSUS Capistrano Hall Concert Hall and Courtyard.

Known as Mid-Autumn Festival in Chinese or Tết Trung Thu in Vietnamese or Chuseok in Korean, the Moon Festival is a traditional celebration taking place on full-moon day in August of lunar calendar. Families gathered to give thanks for the fall harvest and celebrate family reunion and harmony of the community. It is one of the most important holidays in Asia.

The Festival drew a crowd of around 800 attendees last fall, an increase from about 500 in 2022, and more are expected this year. Open to public, free admission, free on-campus parking at Parking Structure 1 right next to Capistrano Hall.

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