Still Moon Arts Society is proud to announce the 22nd annual Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival. A fusion of art, nature, and community, this month-long festival celebrates the Harvest Moon, Still Creek, local art, and the diverse cultural traditions of the Renfrew-Collingwood neighbourhood. Attendees can expect dazzling lanterns, live music, dance, food, art & nature workshops, and community performances.
Registration is open now for a series of workshops and intimate events that invite the community to connect with local nature, their creativity, and cultural traditions in the lead up to the main festival day.
Activities include making salmon lanterns and moon cakes, and guided tours that explore the history and wildlife of the Renfrew Ravine, one of Vancouver’s significant urban forests.
On Saturday September 14th, enjoy an afternoon of Tea, Tunes & Verse, with spoken word and music performances in an open-air gallery of naturally dyed fabrics and weavings.
To mark the Harvest Moon, Walk the Renfrew Ravine Labyrinth on Tuesday September 17th. Embrace the changing seasons with a mindful walking meditation.
The ultimate family-friendly fun awaits on the #RenfrewRavineMoonFestival main day, which will be celebrated on September 21st from 4:00 to 9:30 PM around the Renfrew Ravine area:
- Harvest Fair: 4:00 pm to Sunset (7:00 pm) at Slocan Park: Enjoy diverse music, dance and performances by local artists, eat Harvest Soup, browse items for sale by local vendors, and make a Last Minute Lantern to carry in the procession that starts at sunset.
- Twilight Lantern Procession: 7:00 – 7:30 pm. At sunset, a lantern parade will lead the crowds from Slocan Park along the edge of Renfrew Ravine and into the Streamside Lantern Installation, accompanied by community performers on stilts, people in costumes, and live music.
- Streamside Lantern Installation: 7:30 – 9:30 pm at Renfrew Community Park. Arrive into a transformed park filled with giant lanterns and illuminated art accompanied by enchanting live music and tasty treats, all set against a magnificent backdrop of towering trees and the flowing waters of Still Creek.
- Consciousness of Streams Performance: 8:30 – 9:30 pm. Witness the final performance in this three-year series which contemplates the lost streams buried beneath the Renfrew-Collingwood neighbourhood. The performance will feature dance, stilt performers, shadow theatre, and live music.
Please note, we recommend transit, cycling, walking or carpooling to all Moon Festival events, as parking is limited.
For full #RenfrewRavineMoonFestival details and registration, visit: http://www.StillMoonArts.ca/Moon-Festival