3 days ago
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- Boston Globe
The 38th August Moon Festival returns to the streets of Quincy
The main festival stage on Coddington Street will host back-to back dances, musical performances, and martial arts demonstrations.
The festivities begin at noon with a traditional Chinese lion dance, performed by children from the Kwong Kow Chinese School. The Rhode Island Kung Fu & Lion Dance Club will perform another lion dance at noon.
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Festival goers will also be able to see a wide range of dances, including K-pop, fusion, Bollywood, Latin, ballet, Tibetan, and Mongolian dance. Many of the performers featured are from art and performance schools around Greater Boston.
Down the block, more than 100 vendor groups will sell their wares at a street market , and food trucks will sell a variety of traditional snacks and street foods.
Thomas P. Koch, the mayor of Quincy, will make opening remarks at the event, and Massachusetts Representative Tackey Chan will also appear.
Games and carnival activities are part of the fun, too. There will be two bouncy houses on site for children, rock climbing, and table games set up for attendees. Free ice cream and cotton candy will be available for children and families.
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Free parking for the event will be available at the South Shore YMCA.
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