Harvest Fair

The Harvest Fair marks the beginning of the Moon Festival. Attendees enjoy diverse music by local artists, attend eco-arts workshops, play games, interact with community booths and enjoy a bowl of Harvest Soup. It also features the popular Harvest Fair vegetable competition, celebrating the neighborhood’s best homegrown produce.

Stage Line Up:

Healthy Friendly: 4:10 – 4:40 PM
Calpulli Cemanahuac Aztec Dance Group: 4:40 – 5:10 PM
Shorties 5:10 – 5:30 PM
Tonye Aganaba: 5:30 – 6:20 PM
Andrew Kim Band: 6:20 – 7:05 PM
Closing Remarks and Quantum Care Experience 7:05-7:20 PM
Consciousness of Streams (20th Anniversary Feature): 7:20 – 7:35 PM

To learn more about the Moon Festival Artists visit the Artist’s section in the menu.

What Else to Expect:

Harvest Workshops: Participate in an eco-arts workshop. You can learn more Here!

Vegetable Competition: It’s not always about the biggest – how about the weirdest, most adorable, silly looking, sassy, or tall vegetable? If you have a vegetable garden, think of what special vegetable you’d like to enter in this year’s Vegetable Competition!

Community Booths: Chat with local nonprofits and businesses! You can expect: Artists Helping Artists, Vancouver Fruit Tree Project, Red Fox, Collingwood Neighborhood House Food Security, United Warriors and more!

Food and Drink: Enjoy a bowl of Harvest Soup made by your local neighborhood house. Tea, coffee and soft drinks will be available and food trucks may be on site!

Future Visioning: Check our Still Moon’s Youth Committee’s feature project, visioning Still Creek in 20 years.

As the sun sets we will walk the path of the lost streams in the Lost Streams Parade. Remember to bring your lanterns!

Event Details:

Event Date: September 10th, 2022
Event Time: 4 PM – Sunset
Event Location: Slocan Park
Cost: Free
Ages: All Ages

Accessibility: Chairs and gender universal washrooms are available on-site. The event location is partially paved and partially grassed; wheelchairs should be able to access both areas unless extensive rainfall occurs.

Transportation: Slocan Park is a one minute walk from 29th Avenue Skytrain Station and bus loop. Bus numbers #16, 29, 33 take you to 29th Avenue Station. We recommend walking, taking the bus, riding your bike, or carpooling when possible. Event location can be found using Google Maps.

This event takes place on the unceded territories of xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations

Streamside Lantern Installation

The Streamside Lantern Installation is the magical heart of the Moon Festival. This evening spectacle welcomes guests to walk through a beautifully transformed Renfrew Community Park, filled with giant lanterns and illuminated art — accompanied by enchanting live music and set against a magnificent backdrop of towering trees.

What Else to Expect:

• 50+ community and professional artists
• 20th Anniversary Feature: Still Suite by Treesong – more details can be found Here 
• Heilongjiang “Dragon River” Shadow Puppets by Karen Wong 
• Prayers for the Water: Write a prayer for the water on wood tag, and attach it to a long ribbon of other community water wishes 
• Tea Ceremony: Enjoy a traditional chinese tea ceremony led by Lam Wong
• Tea Garden and Music: Enjoy tasty and savory treats, and a cup of chai

Event Details:

Event Date: September 17th, 2022
Event Time: Sunset (7:20 PM) – 9:30 PM
Event Location: Renfrew Community Park
Washrooms on Site

Accessibility:

There is a wheelchair accessible dirt path; use of washrooms requires stairs unless assisted by a volunteer.

Transportation:

There are three entry points into the Streamside Installation. Please see the sitemap for details. 

Entry 1 – is down a set of stairs on the westside of the Renfrew Community Centre.
Entry 2 – is through the Renfrew Community Park field and is wheelchair accessible – you can access it from Nootka St at E 20th Ave.
Entry 3 – is from the parking lot on Renfrew St at E 21st Ave, there is a set of stairs.  

We recommend walking, taking the bus (route #16 and #25 will take you 1 minute to entrance points), riding your bike, or carpooling when possible. Parking is limited. Event location can be found using Google Maps.

This event takes place on the unceded territories of xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.