🏮It’s Oakland Chinatown’s time to shine in the Year of the Rabbit 🐰! Together let’s support Chinatown by helping small businesses stay open in the evenings and reclaiming an atmosphere of safety for the community.
Join us in lighting the way forward for Oakland Chinatown’s brighter future as we celebrate 元宵節 (Mandarin: Yuan Xiao Jie, Cantonese: Jyun Siu Zit) or the Lantern Festival which is the final celebration of Lunar New Year festivities on the 15th day.
When: Sunday, February 5, 2022 3 - 8 PM
Where: Pacific Renaissance Plaza, 388 9th St, Oakland Chinatown
🎪 AAPI Healers for Liberation will showcase makers, healers, and performers
🎨 Civic Design Studio will light up the plaza with art displays and lanterns
🍊Dine and shop at Pacific Renaissance Plaza and stop by the Cut Fruit Collective booth to win prizes
🥢 Check out Oakland Bloom's booths featuring immigrant chefs from their incubator program
Activities curated by AAPI Healers for Liberation:
Healing Movement Circle - facilitated by Sasanna Yee
1-hour Self-Defense Workshop - facilitated by Fei da Costa
Participatory Mural - facilitated by Elaine Chu of Twin Walls Mural Company
Reiki and Oracle Readings - facilitated by Danielle Hirokane
Oracle Readings and Coaching by Maria Javier-Rosales
Featured artists and makers: Moments Cooperative & Community Space, Teaphile, Felicia Liang, Slumptown Co., Caoculator, StormCloud Press, Menmin Made, Chanamon Shop, A Worm Friend, Shawna Chan, A&M Patisserie, That Hausa Vegan, Mother and Daughters, Prima's Corner, Blind Gurl Bakery
Performances by: Megan Lowe and Johnny Huy, Giovanna Lomanto, King Lotus Boy
Tunes provided by: YiuYiu 瑤瑤 and Lower Grand Radio
Thank you to our sponsors: East Bay Community Fund, Wellington Property Company, CMA Asset Managers, Inc., Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, and Oaklandish
Parking: There is an underground lot below the Pacific Renaissance Plaza. There are two entrances to the parking lot; one located on Franklin & the other on Webster. Parking is $1 per 20 minutes. Max daily rate is $36.
Public Transportation: Closest BART station is 12th St.
