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2012 Autumn Moon Festival | Chinatown

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Saturday, September 22, 2012 - 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Chinatown | Kearny & Sutter, San Francisco, CA

2012 Autumn Moon Festival | Chinatown
Celebrated in Asia for more than 1,000 years, the Annual Autumn Moon Festival will be held in Chinatown on September 22-23, 2012 beginning with an opening ceremony and parade at 11am.

For two days, Grant Avenue will be filled with arts and crafts booths, cultural exhibits, children’s activities, food, corporate sponsors and non-stop entertainment along historic Grant Avenue between California Street and Columbus Avenue.

The Moon Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday celebration marks a time to reflect upon the bounty of the summer harvest, the fullness of the moon and the myth of the moon Goddess.

22nd Annual Autumn Moon Festival
September 22-23, 2012 (11a-6p)
Chinatown, San Francisco
FREE

The Autumn Moon Festival is located along historic Grant Ave. between California and Broadway Streets. Pacific Street between Stockton and Kearny will also be pedestrian-only.

Saturday, September 22, 2012
Saturday | 2012 Autumn Moon Festival | Chinatown

Saturday, September 22, 2012

11:00 a.m. OPENING PARADE: California St. & Grant Ave.

11:30 a.m. Opening Ceremony & Ribbon Cutting

12:00 p.m. Yau Kung Moon Lion Dance Group

1:00 p.m. Hai Yan Jackson Chinese Dance

1:30 p.m. Majinga The Magician

2:00 p.m. Anita Cheung with AT&T

3:00 p.m. Rahiti Polynesian Dance Company

5:00 p.m. Special Lantern Parade in honor of the memory of May Louie with Michael Lau Lion Dance Group