Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival (San Francisco)
San Francisco, CA · Festival
- When
- September 19–20, 2026
- Where
- Grant Ave, California St to Broadway · San Francisco · CA
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
Grant Avenue closes between California Street and Broadway for Chinatown's largest annual community festival, with lion dances, martial arts demonstrations, and mooncake vendors along the strip. The Chinese Historical and Cultural Project and neighborhood merchant groups have organized it for years.
The history within reach
Grant Avenue closes between California Street and Broadway for Chinatown's largest annual community festival, with lion dances, martial arts demonstrations, and mooncake vendors along the strip.
- Emperor Nortonsame spot
Joshua Norton lost everything cornering the rice market, then walked into a newspaper office with a proclamation naming himself Emperor of the United States.
- Chinatown established0.1 mi
The oldest Chinatown in North America.
The first American law barring a nationality from immigrating.
- Chinese New Year Parade0.2 mi
The largest Lunar New Year parade outside Asia, held in San Francisco since 1860..