Save the date! The 15th annual Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival is scheduled for September 30th, 2017! Leading up to the big day, there will be multiple events throughout the month to celebrate the Harvest Moon with music and entertainment
Date/Time: Sep 30 2017, 4:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Vancouver, Slocan ParkCost: Free
Harvest Fair
Time: 4:00-7:00pm
Location: Slocan Park
Features: This family-friendly event at Slocan park kicks off the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival. Attendees will enjoy playing games, making crafts, enjoying talented local musicians, eating delicious food, engaging with local community booths, and more! Featured activities include the Harvest Fair competition, where community members enter the best from their summer gardens and the results are announced just before the parade leaves. Everyone can make last-minute lanterns or purchase pre-made lanterns by local artists.
Twilight Lantern Walk
Time: Departs at 7:00pm
Location: Beginning at Slocan Park
Features: As the moon rises and the sun sets musicians and dancers prepare the way for the twilight lantern parade along our beloved ravine. The appearance of the giant moon lantern tells us it is time. Festival goers can light their own lanterns and walk the trails along the ravine, accompanied by live music as darkness falls. Passing by the river-stone labyrinth, the procession is invited to a walking meditation surrounded by music and light. The parade then passes by other lantern installations and surprise performances until it reaches Renfrew Park.
Renfrew Park
Time: 7:30-8:30pm
Location: Renfrew Ravine, beside Renfrew Park
Features: The parade crosses the street, leaves the streetlights, and descends into a transformed world of the stream, Still Creek, lined with lights, floating lantern art, and ethereal music. Time slows down as community members pause to offer Prayers for the Water and absorb the beauty of candlelight, exquisite lanterns, music, and the gently shimmering stream. Just outside of the stream, you’ll find musicians playing at the main stage, a Tea Garden full of delicious treats for you to enjoy, and a Mobile-Friendly Lantern Walk for everyone to enjoy.
Finale Spectacle
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Renfrew Park Field
Features: The event finishes off on the field, where youth performers showcase their choreographed performance including dancing, stilting, and fire spinning. The spectacle is accompanied by live music playing swing and jazz music. Bring your dancing shoes and participate in the dance floor right in front of the stage! The spectacle ends with an explosion of fireworks as a back-drop to the youth performers.
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