Autumn Moon Festival

The San Francisco Chinatown Merchants Association is pleased to announce the upcoming 33rd Annual Graton Resort & Casino Autumn Moon Festival. 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 11 am 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 12:15 pm. 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 3:30 pm. The festivities will culminate with the famous White Crane dragon parade on Sunday at 4:45 pm.

Festival attendees are encouraged to use public transportation. The Autumn Moon Festival is BARTable.

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Schedule
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Saturday, September 23, 2023
Master/Mistress of Ceremonies: Frank Chiu & Rose Chung

11am - California & Grant: Opening Parade & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
11:30 pm - Yau Kung Moon - Lion Dance & Martial Arts
12:15 pm - Celebrity chef Martin Yan & AA Bakery / mooncake demonstration
1pm - Flying Angels Chinese Dance Group
2pm - Dultones
2:45pm - Clarion Children's Theater
3pm - Rahiti & Grant Avenue Follies
4pm - Ultra World X Tet

Sunday, September 24, 2023
Master/Mistress of Ceremonies: Rose Chung & Maggie Wong

10am - Tai Chi Yuan
11pm - White Crane Lion and Dragon Association
12pm - Alice & the Wave
1pm - Helen Wan Dance Company
2pm - Feng Ye Guzheng Group
3pm - Maggie Wong & Friends
3:30pm - Barbie and Ken contest
4pm - VZUMARU
4:45pm - Dragon Parade- White Crane Lion & Dragon Association

Street Entertainment
Jing Mo Lion Dance Troupe - California

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.