Mid-Autumn Festival 2025: Journey Through the Five Senses

October 4 - 5, 2025 | 4:00 - 9:00 PM
Child (ages 5 -12): $8 | General: $10

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, 578 Carrall St, Vancouver

Experience the magic of Mid-Autumn in a way that engages all five senses. Enjoy the sounds of live Guzheng performances and traditional Cantonese opera, indulge in the fragrant scents of osmanthus incense along the pathways, taste mooncakes and handmade traditional candies, and explore hands-on traditional crafts throughout the Garden.

Featured Highlights

Performances

• Lion Dance by Hon Hsing Club
• Cantonese Opera by Vancouver Cantonese Opera
• Live Guzheng music by Barrett Bai, our resident Guzheng performer
• Roaming Magic with Rod Chow
• Roving Mid-Autumn Dance by Chloe Chua (Changeling Movement)

Food & Demonstrations

• Mooncake tasting with SunGiven Mooncakes
• Mooncake demonstration with Lucia Zhang, Fuye Gourmet
• Incense stenciling with JJW Aromas Studio
• Traditional sugar arts by Yee Chan
• Mossball demonstrations with Plantalogue

Arts & Crafts

• Lantern Making
• Paper Fan Dipping
• Multi-sensory art and painting with Jesse & Jenna Gouchey, MISKA Society
• Buddha Board interactive installation

Bring your lantern (battery-operated only) and join the family-friendly lantern walk through the Garden as night falls and the full moon emerges.

Celebrate tradition, art, and culture in a way that delights every sense - sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste.

Host or Publisher Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden