Mid-Autumn at the Museum 2024 | Vancouver
The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the oldest and most significant Chinese festivals, taking place around the autumn equinox when the moon is at its fullest. Bringing families and friends together, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for moon-gazing, eating mooncakes, and displaying lanterns.
From September 13 to 15, join the Chinese Canadian Museum and the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre to celebrate this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival. Event activities include moon viewing, free mooncake tastings, and craft workshops for the family!
Moon Viewing with H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
Join us at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre for a unique planetarium show, Exploring the Moon, as well as a chance to look at the moon in the observatory (weather permitting).
Date: Friday, September 13, 2024
Location: H.R. MacMillan Space Centre (1100 Chestnut St.)
*Please note that this event does not take place on-site at the Chinese Canadian Museum.Time: 6:30 - 9:30 P.M.
More Details: View Space Centre event page
Mooncake Tasting & Crafts
Bring the family to the museum! Admire the moon by sampling the classic Mid-Autumn delicacy of mooncakes, available in a variety of fillings and flavours. Then, make a paper mooncake craft to take home! Suitable for all ages; while supplies last.
Date: Saturday, September 14 and Sunday, September 15, 2024
Location: Chinese Canadian Museum (51 E Pender St.)
Time: 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Cost: Included with admission
Roving on the Moon with H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
Interested in learning more about the moon? The Space Centre is bringing Roving on the Moon to the museum, a hands-on activity where kids can craft and design their own rovers with Ozobots and try their hand at easy coding. As part of their mission, kids will get to test out their Ozobot rovers on a map of the moon. Suitable for children ages 8 to 12!
Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024
Location: Chinese Canadian Museum (51 E Pender St)
Time: 11:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Cost: Included with admission
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