Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival

The 2026 SF Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival takes over Grant Avenue between California and Broadway on September 19-20, 11am to 5pm both days Expect a full weekend of lion dancers, martial arts, K-pop dance contests, live music, a dumpling-eating contest, mooncakes, and around 200 arts and crafts and food booths lining the street Heads up that this event gets very crowded, especially for the opening parade, so get there 15-20 minutes early if you want a good spot along the route (locals say the best viewing is near Grant and Jackson.) It's all free, and it's one of the city's longest-running celebrations, dating back to right after the 1989 earthquake as a way to bring the neighborhood back to life