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Experience the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival this Saturday

by Carrie Leslie in Events on September 25, 2017

Image from Still Moon Arts Society | Facebook.com

The festival season isn’t over quite yet! This Saturday, the 15th annual Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival is returning to Vancouver for a night you won’t soon forget.

An event packed full of family-fun, lantern parades, vegetable competitions, and lots of fun, the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival has something for everyone! Co-produced by the Renfrew Park Community Association and the Still Moon Art Society, the festival celebrates the first full moon of the fall.

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Experience the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival this Saturday

Things To Do In Vancouver This Weekend

by Vikki Leung in Events on September 11, 2014

Things To Do In Vancouver This Weekend

The forecast is looking fantastic for another beautiful Friday through Sunday. Start planning with our top picks for things to do in Vancouver this weekend!

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10 Free Things To Do in Vancouver in September

by Taraneh in Events on September 11, 2012

Photo credit: Flickr user janheuninck

Cooler days. Harvest fests. Autumn mooncakes. Free fun this month is all about seasonal change. Here are ten free events and activities to help you love September in Vancouver.

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10 Free Things to Do in Vancouver in September

1) Pit For Your Supper at the Irish Heather: Sept 12.; Sept. 19; Sept. 26
Plenty of Vancouver foodies pony up $16 to dine at the Irish Heather’s legendary Long Table Series, featuring roasts ranging from suckling pig to roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. If you’re willing to roll up your sleeves and help pit seasonal fruit for two hours, you can eat and drink for free Wednesdays throughout September. Sign up here.

2) Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, Sept. 15-23
Every summer we lounge, socialize and picnic on Vancouver beaches. And every September, upstanding citizens help clean up. The annual Shoreline Cleanup, organized by the Vancouver Aquarium and WWF, is a great way to give back and make friends. While I can’t promise treasure, you might even find something cool(er than an empty plastic bottle). Continue reading:
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Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival 2011

by Dana Lynch in Events on September 10, 2011

Stilt-walkers make "fire circles" at the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival. Photo: Still Moon Arts Society

One of Vancouver’s most unique multicultural festivals happens next Saturday, September 17: the 9th annual Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival.

Taking place in East Vancouver, the free Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival honours diverse cultural traditions—including the Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival—with a celebration of harvest abundance, renewal and environmental stewardship. Lanterns for the festival are made by family and friends in the community, and the choice of Renfrew Ravine as the venue further symbolizes community spirit and renewal: the Ravine, today a lovely nature park, was once a garbage pit, transformed through the loving care of the neighbouring community.

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Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival – September 25, 2010

by Dana Lynch in Entertainment on September 22, 2010

The Moon Lantern that leads the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival Lantern Parade

One of Vancouver’s most unique community festivals is happening this Saturday, September 25: the annual Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival.

Taking place in East Vancouver, the FREE Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival is a celebration of renewal and environmental stewardship—Renfrew Ravine was once a garbage pit—linked to the important annual Chinese Moon Festival.

The Festival has four parts, all happening Saturday, September 25:

Harvest Fair at Slocan Park with food, music, art, and “harvest abundance” – 4pm – 6:45pm
Lantern parade along Renfrew Ravine from Slocan Park to Renfrew Park – starts at 7pm
Moon Festival with lanterns, art, music, tea and moon cakes at Renfrew Park – 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Finale at Renfrew Park with live music, dance, stilts, fire, and fireworks – starts at 8:30pm

Three stilt-walking "fire spinners" at the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival finale

Created in 2003 by Vancouver artist Carmen Rosen, the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival is a lovely, unique Vancouver event that’s perfect for all ages. See video of the festival here.

Ever been to the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival? Please share your experiences/thoughts in the comments!