Participants gathered around a craft table assembling and decorating Mid-Autumn lanterns.

Member-Led Community Project · Event Recap

Under the
Same Moon

A handmade lantern, a table of shared food, and time to sit and talk. This Mid-Autumn gathering gave neighbours a chance to get to know one another through making, playing, and sharing.

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Mid-Autumn 2026

A festival that brought neighbours together

Initiated by Vancouver Shengmi members, this member-led community project welcomed neighbours of different ages and backgrounds. Lantern making, cultural activities, food, and conversation offered simple ways to meet someone new.

Children, teenagers, and adults made lanterns together. Some attendees wore traditional Chinese-inspired clothing, sparking conversations about Mid-Autumn traditions. Bilingual instructions and volunteer support made the guessing game easier to join, while shared dishes gave everyone a reason to sit together and keep talking.

Lanterns, smiles, and time together

From crafting at the table to showing off finished lanterns and sharing a meal, these photographs capture different moments of our Mid-Autumn celebration.

Participants gathered around a craft table assembling and decorating Mid-Autumn lanterns.
Lanterns took shape around the table, with conversation along the way.
Participants seated together at the Mid-Autumn gathering.
A room became a gathering place as neighbours sat together.
A child holding a handmade lantern.
A finished lantern, held with pride and captured in a photograph.
An adult and a child showing a fish-shaped lantern together.
Making and admiring lanterns together brought different generations closer.
Participants concentrating on making lanterns at a table.
The small details of lantern making invited everyone to concentrate.
An attendee wearing hanfu beneath colourful lantern decorations.
Hanfu and colourful lanterns added to the festive atmosphere.
A participant holding a microphone and sharing with the gathering.
A moment to take the microphone and share with the room.
A table filled with food shared at the Mid-Autumn gathering.
Shared dishes gave everyone another reason to stay and talk.

What we took away

Small shared moments build connection

Making a lantern, solving a guessing game, helping a child, or passing a dish to a neighbour gave people who might not otherwise have met a chance to connect. Through hands-on activities, cultural traditions became something to share and talk about together.

Thank you to the friends, family members, and volunteers who prepared materials, decorated the room, and helped throughout the event—and to every neighbour who came with curiosity.