This is an archived event from Culture Days 2024.
Images
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![A huge moon logo with the text Still Moon Arts Society Presents 22nd annual Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival, Water Reflections September 2024. There is Chinese and Tagalog translations on the top right. in the bottom of the art are several attendees having fun with birds and enjoying the night sky.]()
Festival poster by Alayna Y -
![Several women drumming and singing for a crowd in a park.]()
Performance by Indigenous Women Rise. Photography by Chao Cheng -
![Illuminated lanterns of mushrooms and a frog on the forest floor.]()
Art by Clara Rose Chisholm. Photography by Carmen Rosen -
![Community performers on stilts with lanterns in a football field park. in the back are women in black with lanterns.]()
Community performers for Consciousness of Streams. Photography by Chao Cheng
Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival Main Day
In-person
Music Nature & outdoors Performance Sculpture & installation Visual artsDate and time
Location
Slocan Park and Renfrew Community Park
Slocan Park, 2750 E 29th Ave, Vancouver, and Renfrew Community Park, 2929 E 22nd Ave, Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
Directions: Slocan Park is a one minute walk from 29th Avenue Skytrain Station and bus loop. There are three entry points into the Renfrew Community Park forested area. Entry 1 – is down a set of stairs on the west side of the Renfrew Community Centre. Entry 2 – is through the Renfrew Community Park field and is wheelchair accessible – you can access it from Nootka St at E 20th Ave. Entry 3 – is from the parking lot on Renfrew St at E 21st Ave, there is a set of stairs. Bus numbers #16 and #25 will take you 1 minute away from entrance points. Parking is limited.
Access
Free, and accepts optional pay-what-you-may donations for admission.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms.
Wheelchairs may have difficulty traversing grass in extreme weather. Renfrew Community Park has a wheelchair accessible dirt path to the forest, 3.8 feet wide. Use of Renfrew Community Centre washrooms requires stairs unless assisted.
About
Presenting the 22nd annual Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival, honouring the Harvest Moon, Still Creek, art, community, and the diverse cultural traditions of Renfrew-Collingwood. You're invited to experience enchanting live music, giant lanterns, performances and illuminated art set against a backdrop of towering trees and the flowing waters of Still Creek.
The festival runs from September 7th - 21st and features arts, culture and nature events. You can explore the entire festival program and view the performance lineup, artists, community and vendor booths, and workshops on our festival website at www.stillmoonarts.ca/moon-festival/.
The Moon Festival's biggest day is on Sept 21st, during Culture Days! Explore the Harvest Fair at Slocan Park and then travel with the Twilight Lantern Procession from Slocan Park to Renfrew Community Park, where you will witness the beauty of Streamside Lanterns and the finale performance Consciousness of Streams.
This event takes place on the unceded territories of xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
Links
- Moon Festival Main Website stillmoonarts.ca
- Donate to the Moon Festival interland3.donorperfect.net
- Keep in touch year-round lp.constantcontactpages.com
Organizer
Still Moon Arts Society
Still Moon Arts Society inspires vibrant and connected communities by creating artistic experiences and nurturing a passion for nature.
Our belief in the power of artistic experiences to move and engage people guides us as we bring together art, environment, and community in East Vancouver, with specific focus on the Renfrew-Collingwood neighbourhood and Still Creek watershed.
Since 2004, we have used art to raise awareness and bring about positive change by mobilizing the local community to restore the Renfrew Ravine from a neglected dumping ground to a place of natural beauty, and educational opportunities.