Shedding Light on Beaconsfield Wetland will be the opening ceremony for Moon Fest as well as launch Still Moon’s two-year indigneous-led arts and green infrastructure project. Learn about how this space will be transformed into a thriving habitat for native plants and animals, community green space, and alleviate local flooding.

Here’s what you can expect during the event:

• Beaconsfield Wetland Project Announcement
• An interactive ecosystem awareness activity 
• Learn about the history of this land from settler historian Bruce MacDonald
• Music from Sospiro Mysterioso

This event takes place on the unceded territories of xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. This event is free and all ages are welcome! There is no direct pathway to this event and wheelchairs may require assistance. Please inquire if you have mobility concerns. Gender universal washrooms are available on-site.

The event will take place in the North East part Beaconsfield Park to the west of the playground.

(Re-)Balancing is a series of movement-based performances that explore this year’s Moon Festival theme “Balance”.

Attendees will be guided through the Renfrew Ravine and enjoy three short performances choreographed by artist and choreographer Isabelle Kirouac.

Brought to life by community performers and professional dancers, (Re-)Balancing invites us to ponder our relationships to the natural and built environments around us: what does it mean to find balance between these two realms? What is this separation we have constructed between them? How can we facilitate harmony within our human and non-human community members?

The performance will begin and end at the Renfrew Ravine Labyrinth with tea, snacks, and a chance to discuss our reflections on the piece. Join us for what is sure to be a unique and immersive Moon Festival experience.

Attendees can sign up for one of three showtimes for the event: 2pm, 3pm, and 4pm. Please note, tickets are incredibly limited so please only register if you are certain you can attend. If for whatever reason, you can no longer attend, please cancel your registration so that we can pass your ticket on to the next person in line.

This event takes place on the unceded territories of xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. The event is free and appropriate for all ages. Please note, this is not a mobility accessible event as the walking route follows narrow paths through the ravine. The performance requires attendees to stand for up to 45 minutes, so be sure to wear comfortable shoes. We will be capturing the event on film which will be made available for viewing after the festival for all those who are unable to attend.

Come celebrate the Fall Equinox at our Colour Me Local Dye Garden, with live music, tea, and an outdoor installation of our Dyer’s Guild’s work. An equinox is an instant in time when day and night are of equal length, happening twice per year. This Fall Equinox, we will celebrate with an evening of music by Clara Rose Chisholm, a tour of the dye garden, and an exhibition of the Still Moon Dyer’s Guild’s summer project. We encourage you to bring any of your art/craft projects to work on while we sit and listen (knitting, crocheting, embroidery, sketching, you name it!), a lawn chair, and a cup for your warm beverage.

This event takes place on the unceded territories of xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. The event is free and appropriate for all ages. Please note, there are no easily accessible washrooms on site.

Join us for an afternoon of learning and crafting with native and invasive plants at the Colour Me Local Dye Garden. Our workshop leaders will be teaching ivy weaving, natural dyeing, and salve making. Sign up for just one, two, or all three of these amazing workshops! 

Our workshops & facilitators:

English Ivy Basket Weaving with Laura Lindsey
Laura listens, interprets and entangles fibre and form on the unceded, ancestral and traditional lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. She is completing her BFA, majoring in Community and Cultural Practices at Emily Carr University. Through sympoeisis or ‘making with’ and within landscapes, she explores a material practice informed by other ways of knowing. English Ivy will be used in this workshop, pulled over several restoration sessions held this summer at the Renfrew Ravine. Participants will be introduced to the core methods of weaving and basketry.

Natural Dyeing with Varsha Gill
Varsha Gill is a third generation Indo-Canadian born and raised on unceded Coast Salish territories. Varsha is feminist filmmaker, social-change oriented film educator, and textile artist based out of Vancouver, Canada. Varsha works for Still Moon Arts Society where she leads the ecological-arts programs.

Salve Making with Lori Snyder
Lori Snyder is a Métis herbalist and educator who shares the wisdom and traditions of her indigenous roots. Tsuu T’ina, Anishinaabe, Cree, Nakoda, and Nipissing Nations are mixed with her Scottish, French, and Celtic ancestry. She loves honouring the plants and their medicines which are growing all around us.

This event takes place on the unceded territories of xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil–Waututh) Nations. Workshops will run on the hour at 1:00pm, 2:00pm, and 3:00pm. Each workshop is free, though salves from Lori Snyder’s workshop are $5 if you would like to take one home with you. Space is very limited so please only sign up if you are sure that you can attend, and be sure to cancel your registration if plans change so someone else may take your place. Workshops are recommended for folks ages 10 and up, though younger children may be accompanied by an adult. Please note, the closest public washrooms are available at Slocan Park and Renfrew Community Centre (a 5-10 minute walk away).

After the Harvest Gathering, make sure to make your way over to Slocan Park for the Harvest Fair and Lost Streams Lantern Parade!

The Harvest Fair and Lost Streams Lantern Walk are two of the Moon Festival’s Signature Events. Celebrate the harvest season at Slocan Park with live performances, community booths, and a veggie competition. Then, walk with us along the routes of lost streams of the Still Creek watershed to Collingwood Park.

Here’s what the evening will look like:

4:00pm: Harvest Fair Begins!

Local Community Musicians Featured
Moonstone is a national Indigenous womxn hand drum group sharing their medicine of song and drum within the Vancouver area. The womxn of this drum group represent the nations of Musqueam & Nanaimo, Anishinaabe/ Saulteaux, Nehiyaw, with visitor singers from Squamish & others. Moonstone’s singers are all community-minded urban Indigenous womxn reclaiming space through song in buildings, parks, and other public spaces.
Find a detailed list of artists on our Artists Page. 

Veggie Competition
Enter your biggest and quirkiest harvest vegetables for the opportunity to win awesome prizes!

Community Booths
Talk to local community booths about their work! Activities, information and merchandise will be available.

7:00pm – Lost Streams Lantern Parade Begins

Bring your lanterns and join us for the Lost Streams Lantern Parade! Chief Alec Dan will share Squamish Nation history and stories to open the parade. Then, Tsatstu Stalqayu (the Coastal Wolfpack) will lead us along Euclid Street to Collingwood Park, following the route of one of Still Creek’s lost streams. The parade will end at Collingwood Park with complimentary hot chocolate.

These events take place on the unceded territories of xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil–Waututh) Nations. The Harvest Fair and Lost Streams Lantern Parade are open to attendees of all ages. Please note that the Parade is about 1.5 kilometres and will involve approximately 30 minutes of walking. There will be chairs available for those who need them at both Slocan and Collingwood Park. Gender universal washrooms are available at Slocan Park, but there are no public washrooms available at Collingwood Park.

Learn to make complex and beautiful tissue paper lanterns with artist Yoko Tomita. Yoko will walk you through the process of designing, building, and finishing a traditional lantern from start to finish over the course of two days.

On day one (Sept 8th), you will start by creating the wire frame for your lantern. Then on day two (Sept 9th), we’ll pull out the tissue paper and you will have the chance to add colour and bring your lantern to life. At the end of the second session, you’ll have a beautiful lantern ready to accompany you to the Lost Streams Lantern Parade on September 11th and the Streamside Lantern Installation on September 18th.

This event takes place on the unceded territories of xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. This workshop costs $30 per lantern and is recommended for children ages 10 and up. Gender universal washrooms are available on-site.

**Please note workshop attendees must come both workshop days to complete their lantern.

Celebrate and honour the Harvest Moon with a walking meditation in the Renfrew Ravine Labyrinth. Zamir Dhanji will accompany the evening with the soothing sounds of the Hang Drum and candles to guide you through welcoming the new season. Arrive anytime between 6:30pm and 7:45pm to take your turn in the labyrinth.

This event takes place on the unceded territories of xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. The event is free and appropriate for all ages. Please note, walking the labyrinth is not a mobility-accessible activity, however anyone is welcome to come and enjoy the music. There are no easily-accessible washrooms on-site.

Witness the transformation of the Renfrew Ravine into a magical oasis of illuminated lanterns and live music, put on in collaboration with over 20 artists and 15 musicians. Walk through the installation area anytime between 7:15pm and 9:15pm and join us for tea and goodies afterwards. 

This event takes place on the unceded territories of xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil–Waututh) Nations. The event is free and appropriate for all ages. Please note, the path is mobility accessible through a separate entrance (see installation map and volunteers on-site for directions).

Renfrew-Collingwood used to be a forest filled with biodiverse wetlands and interconnected stream systems. Help create a collaborative Beaver Pond lantern installation to honour the natural history of the neighbourhood while enjoying live music by Sundanda. 

Here’s what you can expect during the event:

7:00pm-7:15pm: Event Opening and welcome

7:15pm-8:15pm: Sundanda and lantern workshops begin

8:15pm-8:30pm: Community Beaver Pond Installation Showcase

This event takes place on the unceded territories of xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil–Waututh) Nations. The entertainment and workshop components of this event are free and mobility accessible. While the event is open to all ages, we recommend children under 8 are accompanied by an adult. If you would like to keep your jar lantern, we recommend a $2 donation to cover the cost of supplies.

Renfrew-Collingwood used to be a forest filled with biodiverse wetlands and interconnected stream systems. Help create a collaborative Beaver Pond lantern installation to honour the natural history of the neighbourhood while learning more about the lands we’re on from  interdisciplinary artist, mycologist and educator, Willoughby Arevalo.

Here’s what you can expect during the event:

6:30pm: Event Opening and welcome

6:45pm: Lantern Workshops begin and presentation from Willoughby Arevalo

7:45pm: Community Beaver Pond Installation Showcase

This event takes place on the unceded territories of xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil–Waututh) Nations. The entertainment and workshop components of this event are free and mobility accessible. While the event is open to all ages, we recommend children under 8 are accompanied by an adult. If you would like to keep your jar lantern, we recommend a $2 donation to cover the cost of supplies.