Mid-Autumn Festival at the Museum

Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival at the museum and bring friends and family for a weekend of festive fun! 

Enjoy a short presentation on mooncakes' history and cultural meaning, followed by a trilingual storytime featuring Mooncakes Mean Family by Chinese Canadian author Benson Shum. After story time, enjoy samples of this beloved treat.

Join us for a Mid-Autumn edition of our Curators and Crafts program, where we pair curator tours of our exhibitions with drop-in crafts inspired by the show! Take part in our Dream Factory Curator Tours happening on both dates, then drop by our craft workshop to create a sci-fi–inspired Mid-Autumn lantern to take home. Design your own UFO spaceship lantern, inspired by Ming Wong’s Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies from Dream Factory: Cantopop Mandopop 1980s–2000. Open to all ages; while supplies last.

Event Details:

• Date: Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5, 2025

• Location: Chinese Canadian Museum (51 E Pender St.)

• Time & Schedule:
  11 A.M. to 4 P.M. - Drop-in Crafts
  11:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. - Mid-Autumn Storytime & Mooncake Sampling
  1 P.M. - Dream Factory Curators Tour (English)
  1:30 to 2:30 P.M. - Mid-Autumn Storytime & Mooncake Sampling
  3 P.M. - Dream Factory Curators Tour (10/04 Cantonese,  10/05 Mandarin)

• Cost: Included with admission

• Register: Registration link here

Upcoming Family-Friendly Programs

Looking for more family fun at the museum? Save the date for our upcoming Chinese Canadian Connects family programs – happening once a month on Saturdays from 11 A.M. – 3 P.M. Stay tuned for details!

• November 22

• December 20