Darling Square Moon Festival

Celebrate love, happiness, family & friends at the Darling Square Moon Festival!

Darling Square will come alive with a large-scale lantern installation lighting up the night in celebration of love, happiness, family & friends to mark the Moon Festival, from Friday 25 September – Sunday 11 October.

Feast your way through over 40 cuisines, amongst hundreds of colourful lanterns lighting up the night, and make a wish with your very own handheld lantern, available for purchase for $5 from select retailers, with proceeds from each donated to The Haymarket Foundation supporting locals in need.

What’s a festival without amazing food?

• Treat yourself to limited edition mooncakes, Golden Century classics and Yum-Cha favourites at XOPP;

• book a Shanghainese feast at Lilong by Taste of Shanghai and finish up with their signature mooncakes;

• get your hands on Tsukimi Dango aka "Moon Viewing Rice Dumplings" for $5 or free with each order over $30 at IIKO Mazesoba;

• try Hello Auntie’s $10 takeaway special Banh Mi Kem featuring custard semifreddo, fish sauce caramel, whipped cream and fluffy bread;

• celebrate at Chinta Ria Buddha Love and enjoy complimentary spring rolls when you spend over $30;

• get your drink on the house at Auvers Café when you spend over $12 on any food order;

• enjoy Nakano’s famous Karaage free with any tap beer during their Happy Hour;

• or get 20% off all tap beers at Bucket Boys, 4-6pm daily.

There are so many offers to enjoy!

Planning a family outing with your little ones? You’ll love our Kids Eat Free offers!

• Pop by Nakano Darling and treat yourself to their ‘Kids Eat Free’ Sunday offer with a choice of Karaage or Gyoza kid’s bentos;

• receive a kid’s Mazesoba Snack with a purchase of a main meal at IIKO Mazesoba;

• enjoy a free kid’s pancake with the purchase of a main meal at Auvers Café;

• get a free spring roll with the purchase of a main meal at Chinta Ria Buddha Love;

• or free homemade Spanish croquettes at Boque by Tapavino.

You can also go in the draw to win a $500 Darling Square voucher: take a snap with the lantern installation, follow @darlingsquare and tag #dsqmoonfestival on Instagram to enter. 

Darling Square Moon Festival is a COVID-safe event that is held outdoors, providing plenty of space for physical distancing.