Featured Event Moon Festival – 4 October 2025
One of the most auspicious dates on the Asian calendars, the Moon Festival (or Mid-Autumn Festival), occurs on the date when the moon is at its fullest.
moon cakes

Celebrate the Moon Festival in the Valley

Gather your friends and family for one of the most vibrant cultural events of the year. On Saturday 4 October, Fortitude Valley will come alive with colour, music and tradition as the Moon Festival returns. From spectacular lion and dragon dances to Japanese drumming and martial arts performances, the Valley is the place to be for an evening of free entertainment, food and festivity. 

Savour authentic Asian dining at your favourite Valley restaurant and soak up the community spirit that makes this celebration unforgettable. 

Event details

Date: Saturday 4 October 2025 
Time: 2–8.30pm 
Location: Chinatown Mall and surrounding precinct, Fortitude Valley 
Cost: Free entry 

Event program*

Chinatown Mall 

  • 2–8pm: Food, drink and market stalls 

  • 2pm: Roving Lion 

  • 3pm: Traditional Chinese violin ‘Erhu’ performance 

  • 3-8pm: Clay moon cake and lantern craft workshops 

  • 4-6pm: Roving Grandma Yen and “Mooncakes Folktale’ characters 

Chinatown Mall stage

  • 5pm: Welcome and High Jong Poles 

  • 5.30pm: Liuqin traditional Chinese instrument Performance 

  • 6pm: Toko Ton Japanese Drumming performance 

  • 6.30pm: “Mooncakes Folktale’ Theatrical performance 

  • 7pm: Martial Arts Performance 

  • 7.30pm: Jae Moon Han Rupa Street Performance 

  • 8pm: LED Dragon Dance  

 

white chinese lion on high jong poles
two  chinese lion dance performers  facing  into Bakery lane

Roving Lions across the Precinct

  • 5.30pm: Wickham Street commencing at Cathedral Place, Little Street, Brunswick Street finishing in front of Valley Metro 

  • 5.45pm: Ann Street starting at Mr Vain, Brunswick Street Mall finishing at Superbowl 

  • 6.30pm: Brunswick Street commencing at Chicken of Rock, California Lane, Central Brunswick finishing at Hotel X  

Bakery Lane

  • 5pm: Roving Grandma Yen  

  • 6.50pm: Roving Lion in Ann Street commencing  6.30pm  at Mr Mista, Warner Lane, Bakery Lane finishing at Short Grain in Marshall Street 

  • 7.15pm: Roving Mooncakes Folktale characters  

Outer Space

Brisbane Greeters Tours

  • 3.30pm: Two Brisbane Greeters Moon Festival Tours  
  • Book here

*Please note that this program is subject to change 

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moon cakes
Mooncakes
Grandma Yen comedy roving performer
Grandma Yen comedy roving performer
Captivating LED Dragon dance
Captivating LED Dragon dance
High pole performance
High pole performance
two traditional Chinese lions infront of Chinatown Mall gates
two traditional Chinese lions infront of Chinatown Mall gates
one traditional Chinese lion high jong pole performance
one traditional Chinese lion high jong pole performance
performance on stage under light up archway
performance on stage under light up archway