QARI August Moon Festival

QARI’s August Moon Festival is Quincy’s flagship pan-Asian street festival—City of Quincy partnership, a tradition since 1987, and routinely one of the largest of its kind in the Northeast. The 2026 edition returns Sunday, August 16, 11:00 AM–3:00 PM on Coddington Street in Quincy Center: performances, food trucks, carnival amusements, cultural booths, and a street market aimed at more than 15,000 guests. Admission is free. Vendor and sponsor paths are how operators get corridor reach rather than a Downtown conference badge. Use the QARI page for those forms; public guests do not need a ticket.

Quincy is Circuit Boston’s household-density map. Census and Globe reporting put Asian alone around 31% of the city; Chinese commercial life on and around Hancock Street is why Chinatown-serving nonprofits opened branches here. QARI (Quincy Asian Resources, Inc.) is a named immigrant-services and civic host, not a one-off Facebook blast. Vendor and sponsor registration is a separate QARI path from free public admission. Boston Chinatown’s own August Moon date was still unconfirmed at scrape time—do not assume Harrison Avenue is locked the same weekend.

Sunday, August 16, 2026, 11:00 AM–3:00 PM on Coddington Street, Quincy Center. Use the QARI page for vendor registration, sponsor tiers, and any stage-map updates. Red Line to Quincy Center is the practical T path; street closures and festival parking are real—arrive early if you are exhibiting. Bring cash for vendors; confirm whether cards are widely accepted closer to the day.

Dress for a long outdoor floor. Sponsor and vendor inventory is the compounding path for businesses. Public guests should treat it as community and market time, not a pitch stage.

This festival is right if you need Quincy and South Shore Asian household, vendor, or civic density, or if you sell into that corridor. Kendall AI talks and ACG’s roof deck are different weeks and different jobs.