33rd Annual Autumn Moon Festival

The San Francisco Chinatown Merchants Association is pleased to announce the upcoming 33rd Annual Graton Resort & Casino Autumn Moon Festival. This highly anticipated event will take place on Saturday, September 23 from 11am to 5pm; and Sunday, September 24 from 10am to 5pm. The festival will be held on Grant Avenue between California and Broadway, where attendees will be treated to a variety of exciting activities, including arts and crafts vendors, delicious food stalls, live music, local contemporary entertainment, mooncakes, lion dancing, and more.

The festivities will commence on Saturday with a grand parade at 11am led by Mayor London Breed, featuring beauty queens, cultural performers, and lion dancers. Following the ribbon cutting ceremony, the Yau Kung Moon Association will perform a lion dance and martial arts performance, followed by a culinary demonstration by celebrity chef Martin Yan at 12:15pm. Throughout the weekend, attendees will be treated to a variety of live music performances.

In addition to the exciting activities, the organizers will hold a Barbie and Ken Look Alike contest for all age ranges with fabulous prizes for the best Barbie outfits. The judging will take place on Sunday at 3:30pm. The festivities will culminate with the famous White Crane dragon parade on Sunday at 4:45pm.

Schedule:

Saturday, September 23, 2023
Master/Mistress of Ceremonies: Frank Chiu & Rose Chung
11:00 am California & Grant: Opening Parade & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
11:30 pm Yau Kung Moon - Lion Dance & Martial Arts
12:15 pm Celebrity chef, Martin Yan, ABC Bakery
Mooncake demonstration
1:00 pm Flying Angels Chinese Dance Group
2:00 pm Dultones
2:45 pm Clarion Children's Theater
3:00 pm Rahiti & Grant Avenue Follies
4:00 pm Ultra World X Tet


Sunday, September 24, 2023
Master/Mistress of Ceremonies: Rose Chung & Maggie Wong
10:00 am Tai Chi Yuan
11:00 pm White Crane Lion and Dragon Association
12:00 pm Alice & the Wave
1:00 pm Helen Wan Dance Company
1:45 pm Sing Tao Daily
2:45 pm Feng Ye Guzheng Group
3:15 pm Koresence, Winner of Dance Revolution Contest
Maggie Wong and Friends
3:30 pm Barbie and Ken Look Alike contest
4:00 pm Uzumaru
4:45 pm Dragon Parade- White Crane Lion & Dragon Association


Street entertainment
2:00 - 4:00 pm (Saturday only)
Special guest appearance: Rich Ting, HBO Warriors series

Photo opportunity
Jing Mo Lion Dance Troupe - California and Grant

In Costume:
Moon Goddess & Archer - Mimi Chin- Mark Wong(Sat)
Flora Hui, Andrew Hui (Sun)
Moon Goddess - Maggie Wong (Sat)
Panda - Louise OwLing, Avis SeeTho (Sat) Dale Chung(Sun)
Waverly Place (between Clay & Washington)
Chinese Photographic Society
Chinese Opera Music: Jenny Szto and Co.
*Subject to Change Without Notice