Still Moon Arts Society is excited to announce that the 18th Annual Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival will be taking place this September! The festival will look quite different this year, but we are excited to offer many of our usual events and activities in an altered form throughout the month. We invite you to join us in creative exploration of this year’s themes: Constellations and Transformation. Over the course of the year, we have been inspired by the ways communities have come together and stayed connected while remaining physically distant during these changing times. We hope our festival will allow you to safely connect across communities and to reflect on your relationship with the natural world.

This year, the signature events of the Moon Festival – the Harvest Fair, the Parade, the Streamside Lantern installation, and the Finale – have been adapted and spread out over multiple days (Sept 1st to Sept 27th) to ensure safety and accessibility. All in-person events require pre-registration, which can be found on our website. For those who are unable to attend in person, many events will be available online via live stream and video. Please visit our event calendar for a complete list of activities this fall.

EVENT PAGE: https://moonfest.stillmoonarts.ca

ABOUT THE MOON FESTIVAL:
This event is held as part of Still Moon Arts Society’s 18th Annual Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival, celebrating the full moon, the harvest abundance, and diverse cultural traditions. The festival highlights the artistic talents of the Renfrew-Collingwood neighbourhood and communities beyond, as well as the natural beauty of Still Creek and the Renfrew Ravine, one of the few remaining places in Vancouver with an open stream in a natural forest.

COVID-19 SAFETY:
We are very fortunate to be able to host events during the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to ensure everyone’s safety at our events, we ask attendees to follow and respect these guidelines:

– Maintain a 2 metre distance from those outside of your social bubble at all times
– Wear a non-medical mask or face covering if you are able to
– Please continue to follow the City of Vancouver’s guidelines around COVID-19:
– Remain at home if you are feeling sick, or if you or someone who you have been in contact with has experienced COVID-19 symptoms in the previous 2 weeks
– Remain at home if you have recently travelled outside of Canada
– Wash your hands before and after going outside
– Cover your cough or sneeze
– Hand sanitizer will be provided for use at all events with hands-on activities

Additionally, if you invite friends to the event, please make sure they register, as we have a limited number of spots available.

If you have any questions about this event or this year’s Moon Festival, please refer to our FAQ page: https://moonfest.stillmoonarts.ca/#faq. If you have further questions, please contact us at [email protected].

18th Annual Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival Artwork by Eva Dominelli