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Opening OzAsia Festival 09

Free Family Event

Gather your family and friends and admire the beauty of the moon at its fullest and brightest on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month of the Chinese calendar.

Traditionally, families and friends across Asia gather to celebrate the mid-autumn harvest moon and eat moon cakes together.

In Adelaide, the event includes a special performance by Shandong Laizhou Martial Arts School, from China's Shandong Province (sister province of South Australia), whose students featured in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Local Asian community groups will also present traditional and contemporary music and dance performances.

Enjoy delicious Asian food, an array of market stalls offering lanterns, crafts and horoscope readings plus workshops and much more!

At twilight the Moon Lantern Parade will light up Elder Park followed by a spectacular fireworks display.

Hosted by Annette Shun Wah (writer, performer and broadcaster).

Click here to view the Moon Lantern Festival map.

Click here to view the Moon Lantern Festival program.

Participating Community Groups

School of Chinese Music & Arts
Korean Community of Adelaide
Chinese Welfare Services of SA Inc.
South Australian Bangladeshi Community
Vietnamese Literature & Art Society
Indian Australian Association of SA
Overseas Chinese Association of SA
Thailand Culture Association (SA) Inc.
Japan Australia Friendship Association
Australia Japan Association of SA
SA Zhu-Lin Buddhist Association

Participating ScHools

Golden Grove Lutheran School
Highgate Primary School
Ridley Grove R-7
Gilles Street Primary
Mt Barker Primary School









The Shandong Laizhou Martial Arts School performance supported by Shandong Provincial Tourism Administration