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Moon festival will light up White Rock for second year

Lanterns hanging at the White Rock Museum.

WHITE ROCK — For the second year in a row, the city's famous promenade and pier will be adorned with traditional Chinese lanterns in celebration of the return of White Rock Moon Festival.

Running from Sept. 5 to 7, the festival will be a partnership between the City of White Rock and White Rock Chinese Arts Center and follows up on a successful debut event last October.

Last year, nearly 500 lanterns lined the pier and promenade, and the festival featured food and musical performances honouring Chinese culture in celebration of a harvest festival observed on the lunar calendar at this time of year.

Thousands of people came down to the waterfront over the three-day event, and this year organizers hope to ramp things up with several new features such as a fireworks display, Asian cuisine for sale and traditional lily-style lanterns.

"As a council, we're incredibly pleased to support all events that strengthen artistic and economic relationships between countries," said White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin.

"Events such as these are an important part of bringing communities together and a better understanding of different cultural celebrations."

White Rock Moon Festival kicks off on Friday, Sept. 5 down by the pier, with an opening ceremony at 5:30 p.m.