Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival

The 2025 Moon Festival poster was designed by Anaïs Lera

Bio: Anaïs Lera is a visual artist residing in Vancouver, Canada. She spent her childhood in the South of France, between the mountains and the ocean. Growing up with a passion for biology, Anaïs explored her surroundings with a microscope. This profoundly shapes her artistic practice today.

Her portfolio contains vivid, intricate compositions filled with flora and fauna from beyond the earth’s dimension. The terrestrial and ocean worlds she creates are filled with meticulously detailed elements collected from scientific observations.
She takes inspiration from NASA’s exoplanet research, sci-fi comic books, vintage psychedelic posters, and traditional Japanese paintings of the natural world.​

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While all events are free, we request that you make a $10 donation if you can comfortably afford it (or more, if you like!). Arts organizations and festivals across Canada are currently struggling financially. Our funding has decreased by 20% since 2023, while inflation has driven costs significantly higher.

Registration is required for the workshops, ravine walks, and labyrinth walk because capacity is limited for these events. You can navigate to the registration pages through the festival schedule page.

For all other events, registration is optional, but it greatly helps us gauge attendee numbers. Registration can be found in the event on our Events & Workshops page.

First aid and fire safety marshals are present on the main event day, October 4th.

We follow and monitor the City of Vancouver’s guidelines around contagious illnesses. Please remain at home if you are feeling sick.

Hand sanitizer will be available for use at all events with hands-on activities.

For events held in public parks, please follow all park regulations, including keeping pets on a leash. We do not recommend bringing dogs to the Twilight Lantern Procession or Streamside Lanterns. These events can be crowded, with people in costumes and unusual sounds and lights, which may be overwhelming or stressful for animals.

Sign up to be a Moon Festival volunteer here!

Artist and performer recruitment happens during the spring and summer.

Keep an eye on our website and social media for next year’s artist callout! You can also join our newsletter to make sure the announcement lands in your inbox once the 2026 callout is open.

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We prioritize making the festival accessible to all, but we are aware that it is always an ongoing process. For any questions or concerns regarding accessibility please contact the Moon Festival Production Coordinator, Jackie Ritter at jackie@stillmoonarts.ca.

We would like to acknowledge with permission the work of Vines Art Society, whose robust accessibility guide was a great inspiration for the format of our own descriptions.

Many of our Moon Festival events take place from the afternoon to evening, with use of candlelight and artificial lighting to illuminate the darkness.

However, we are aware that this can still provide a dimly lit experience for visitors with low vision, and at times, we require dim lighting for our performances. Many of our Moon Festival performances feature an audio element as well, so we invite you to enjoy the sounds.

While we are unable to provide alternative text for our digital media this year, you are free to email the Moon Festival Production Coordinator, Jackie Ritter, at jackie@stillmoonarts.ca if you require assistance or descriptions.

At this time, we are not providing sign language or real-time captioning to our events.

We apologize for the inconvenience, and are planning to include disability grants into our budget in the future. We invite you to enjoy the sights and experiences of the Moon Festival in your own unique way, and to use any communication aid (ie, writing on paper or phone) with our volunteers.

We will be using speakers and amps to ensure our performances are heard clearly outdoors.

If you are sensitive to volume, please feel free to bring ear protection and enjoy the performances from a distance that is comfortable for you. You can email the Moon Festival Production Coordinator, Jackie Ritter at jackie@stillmoonarts.ca if you require assistance.

The Renfrew Ravine Nature & History Tour is a dual-language event delivered in English and Cantonese. All other events and workshops will be in English only. Some events will have volunteers present who speak additional language; these volunteers will be identifiable by a special name tag, or you can translation assistance at the information table at the Harvest Fair or Streamside Lanterns events.

There will be food and drinks for sale at Harvest Fair, Streamside Lanterns, as well as light refreshments during smaller events.

We’ve partnered up with each vendor to provide an ingredient list for those with allergies, which will be available to view or inquire about in person.

We prioritize making the festival accessible to everyone.

Our festival occurs outdoors in the natural beauty of the Renfrew Ravine and the surrounding area. Certain site locations may have uneven or narrow walkways or steeper slopes. There will be some seating available for most events, and there are also several benches at each park.

Please be advised that the scope of accessibility may change in the case of extreme weather.

More information about mobility is provided in the venue information section below. 

Slocan Park is an outdoor park that can be accessed from a partially paved and partially grassed pathway, adjacent to the 29th Ave Skytrain station. It is easily accessible by transit but has limited street parking.

Wheelchairs may have a difficult time traversing the grass if extreme rainfall occurs. Slocan Hall has a partially covered paved performance area directly outside the building.

Benches and washrooms are available on-site.

Slocan Hall can be accessed from a partially paved and partially grassed pathway in the park, adjacent to the 29th Ave Skytrain station. It is easily accessible by transit but has limited street parking.

Wheelchairs should be able to access the Hall areas unless extensive rainfall occurs. Slocan Hall has a partially covered paved performance area directly outside the building.

Seating and washrooms are available on-site.

The Twilight Lantern Procession is ~1.1 kilometres and involves 15 minutes of walking on a combination of paved road and compacted gravel pathways.​

There will be chairs or benches available for those who need them at both Slocan and Renfrew Community Park.

Washrooms are available at Slocan and Renfrew Community Park.

Renfrew Park Community Centre is an indoor space located on E 22nd Ave, which includes ample seating areas.

Wheelchairs need to circle around to enter via the east entrance or cross the upper bridge from the west parking lot to get into the community centre. Please contact the Renfrew Park Community Centre for more detail.

Gender universal washrooms are available on-site.

The Renfrew Ravine has a combination of sloped and flat paths that may be difficult to traverse in the rain. If you have any concerns or questions about accessibility, please email connelly@stillmoonarts.ca.

The Renfrew Community Park has a wheelchair accessible dirt path leading down to the forested ravine area.

The width of the ramp is 3.8 feet wide.

Use of Renfrew Community Centre washrooms requires stairs unless assisted by a volunteer.

There are benches located within the park.

There is no direct pathway to the Renfrew Ravine Labyrinth and wheelchairs may require assistance.

The labyrinth path is narrow and lined with a stone path that may be difficult for those with mobility concerns to traverse.

We invite you to enjoy the birds, trees, and the sound of flowing water coming from the bottom of the ravine.

Washrooms are not available onsite but can be found at the Renfrew Community Centre, located 10 minutes away (~1 kilometre). Seating is limited.

The Colour Me Local Dye Garden is an unpaved grass garden located in the northwest corner of Renfrew Ravine Park, and wheelchairs may require assistance.

Washrooms are not available onsite, but can be found at the Renfrew Community Centre located 5 minutes away (~350 metres). There are benches available.

Collingwood Neighbourhood House Annex is an indoor space located at the intersection of Vanness Ave and Boundary Rd.

It is wheelchair accessible with an automatic door opener at the entrance and equipped with an elevator. A universal washroom is available. Two multi-stall gendered washrooms are also available with a wheelchair-accessible stall in each space. Contact Collingwood Neighbourhood House for more details.

Renfrew Collingwood Seniors Society is an indoor space located on 22nd Avenue between Boyd Diversion and Nootka Street. Washrooms and seating are available inside. Contact Renfrew Collingwood Seniors Society for more details.