Enjoy dragon dancing workshops, arts and crafts as well as a Fire Dragon dance performance during the Fire Dragon Festival. Festivities will take place September 17, 2022 in Vancouver’s Chinatown from 11:00 AM to 7:30 PM.
SCHEDULE
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM: Free-to-attend workshops at the Chinese Cultural Centre Courtyard, 50 East Pender Street including:
Games with Elimin8Hate
Mooncake Education with Jessica Yue
AR Scavenger Hunt with Vancouver Chinatown BIA
Arts & Crafts with Language Arts Base
Chinese Chopstick Race with Yarrow Society
Colouring workshops with the Chinese Canadian Museum
1975 Fire Dragon Festival AR installation with LNG Studios
4:oo PM – 5:00 PM: ‘A Wok Around Chinatown’ – guided tour of neighbourhood gems hosted by Bob Sung. Limit to 20 people. Tickets are by minimum $20 donation.
5:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Special activation by Chinatown Community Associations, open to public at Andy Livingstone Park, 89 Expo Blvd.
7:30 PM: Eye-dotting ceremony & Fire Dragon Festival evening celebration, open to public, Chinese Cultural Centre courtyard.
