56th Chinatown August Moon Festival — Boston

The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England will hold the 56th Chinatown August Moon Festival in Boston on Sunday, August 9, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to event listings published by Meet Boston and the association. The festival is scheduled across Boston’s Chinatown streets, with listings naming Harrison Avenue and Beach, Tyler, Hudson and Oxford streets as part of the event area. Organizers describe it as an annual neighborhood celebration with live performances, cultural activities and street vendors. The event is listed as free and open to the public. ### Where in Chinatown is the festival set to take place? Boston Chinatown is the stated venue in the official Meet Boston event page, which places the festival on Sunday, August 9, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at “Boston Chinatown.” The same listing identifies the footprint as Harrison Avenue and Beach, Tyler, Hudson and Oxford streets. ExploreBoston, a local events listing, places the main stage at Phillips Square at Harrison Avenue and Beach Street. (meetboston.com) Boston Central’s event page also points readers to Chin Park and the surrounding Chinatown streets, while noting the main stage in Phillips Square. ### What do organizers say will happen during the day? The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England says the festival will feature lion dance, traditional Chinese music, martial arts, folk dancing, Chinese arts and crafts, food and gift vendors, free snacks and children’s games. (meetboston.com) Meet Boston repeats the same program description in its event posting and in its roundup of weekend events. (exploreboston.com) Boston Central says festivalgoers can expect stage performances, vendor tables and no admission charge. ExploreBoston’s listing says the annual program includes lion dances, Chinese opera and Asian folk dance performances on the Phillips Square stage. ### Who is organizing the event? The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England is identified as the presenter in the Meet Boston listing and on the association’s own website. (meetboston.com) The association’s site says it organizes the August Moon Festival each year and also hosts Chinatown’s Lunar New Year lion dance parade. CCBA’s website includes a festival notice giving the date, time and location as August 9, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Boston Chinatown. (bostoncentral.com) Meet Boston’s August events guide and weekend roundup both attribute the festival to CCBA. ### Why is it called the August Moon Festival? Boston Central describes the August Moon Festival as the Harvest Festival and says it is regarded as one of the most important Chinese festivals after Lunar New Year. (meetboston.com) The site says the celebration marks a time of thanks for the harvest and good crops. We Love Boston Chinatown, a neighborhood promotional site, similarly calls it the second most important Chinese festival after Lunar New Year and says visitors can watch cultural performances, shop local vendors and sample mooncakes. (ccbaboston.org) ### What should visitors know before going? Sunday, August 9, is the only date listed for the 2026 festival, and all major event listings reviewed show the same hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (bostoncentral.com) Meet Boston and Boston Central both describe the event as family-friendly, and Boston Central says admission is free. Meet Boston’s event page and the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England’s website carry the core details organizers have published so far. (welovebostonchinatown.com) As of Thursday, August 6, those listings say the next step for attendees is to head to Boston’s Chinatown on Sunday morning for the daylong festival program. (meetboston.com)