This is a FREE event. But you can help support this event and CVC by pre-ordering a vinyl sticker, T-shirt, or tote with your ticket! Item can be picked up at the merch table the day of the event.

The AAPI Heritage Festival will consist of live performances ranging from song and dance to martial arts, as well as featuring art pieces and other cultural resource organizations. This festival is dedicated to celebrating the diversity in Asian and Pacific culture, especially during a time of anti-Asian hate. This is an opportunity for everyone to learn about what makes up the AAPI community. This celebratory event takes pride in recognizing the beautiful tapestry of the various cultures, languages, art, and traditions that make up our community, which when weaved together, make us stronger. Hosting this event is part of the Chinatown Volunteer Coalition's (CVC) mission of uplifting Asian and Pacific American voices.

Chinatown was chosen as the location of this year’s AAPI Heritage Festival because it is a big cultural hub for many, if not most, Asian Communities in the Bay Area. Much of the Asian diaspora came through San Francisco, ultimately landing in the area known as Chinatown. The area surrounding modern-day Chinatown was populated with people from other Asian countries, which has been unfortunately taken over by developers or have faced other socio economic hardships. However, it is important to note that Chinatown has always been a place that was built upon diverse Asian heritage.

Many of the locals and businesses are from various Asian countries, including (but not limited to) Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, etc. Chinatown has never been a place for solely those of Chinese descent, but a welcoming place for all individuals from Asia. By having Chinatown be the site of this celebratory event, we hope to help share each of our cultures and highlight that so many other cultures and heritages call Chinatown home.