As summer fades away and the leaves turn brown, it’s that wonderful time of year to gather and give thanks under the Harvest moon. In this post, I cover some places where you can buy mooncakes locally from classic to more unique flavours.
Mid-Autumn Festival is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture and some people compare it to North American Thanksgiving.
This year, Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Friday, September 25. The most iconic food associated with the Mid-Autumn festival is mooncake.
The mooncake is stuffed traditionally with red bean paste, fruit, egg yolk, nuts or lotus seed paste. However, there have been more unique and creative fillings in modern times.
Its round shape symbolizes “unity” or “reunion” and best wishes.
From the traditional to the modern and unique, here are a few places to find mooncakes for your Mid-Autumn Festival 2026 celebration.
Unique & Creative Mooncakes
Daan Go Cake Lab Vancouver is offering two mooncake sets for Mid-Autumn 2026.
- Snow Skin Mooncake Set: Includes four mochi-wrapped mooncakes in Houjicha Black Sesame, Jamocha Nut, Mango Cheesecake, and Salted Egg Yolk. Each mooncake is 130 g. Contains sesame.
- Traditional Mooncake Set: Includes four modern takes on classic baked mooncakes in Pistachio Salted Egg, Houjicha, White Lotus Seed Salted Egg, and Daan Go’s 5 Nut Mix.
Paragon Tea Room
Paragon Tea Room is offering tea-Infused Lava Mooncakes in collaboration with @saltysugar.patisserie in the following flavours:
- Matcha Black Sesame Lava
- Osmanthus Jasmine Green Tea Lava
- Tangerine Pu-erh Chocolate Lava
- Genmaicha Cheesecake
- Rose Oolong
- Thai Tea Pandan
Chinese Bakeries/Restaurants
Maxim’s Bakery offers lava mooncakes; traditional mooncakes and snowskin mooncakes.
Saint Germain Bakery is known for their straight-from-the-oven mooncakes that are made in-house and without preservatives. They are offering:
- Double Yolks White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncake
- Dried Scallop Chinese Cured Ham And Mixed Nuts
- Pure White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncake
- Durian Snowy Mooncake
- Salted Egg Yolk Custard Mooncakee
La Patisserie in Richmond offers a variety of housemade mooncakes.
New Town Bakery & Restaurant 新城餅家餐室 has mini mooncakes yearround.
Grocery Stores
Pricesmart Foods has a selection of imported mooncakes. You can check online for what brands they offer. They have two locations: Station Square (Burnaby) and Ackroyd (Richmond).
Sungiven Foods offers a wide selection of mooncakes imported from Asia. Each store may have different inventory.
T&T Supermarkets takes the “cake” in terms of options of mooncakes. They import many mooncakes from Asia including brands like The Peninsula Hotels, Hang Heung, Wing Wah and so forth.
T&T also have their own branded mooncakes.
Events & Festivals
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden will celebrate their 40th annual Mid-Autumn Moon Festival on September 26 and 27. This year’s Moon Palace event features lanterns, traditional performances, hands-on activities and cultural stories for the whole family. Admission starts at $12, with family tickets available for $40. The first 100 ticket orders will receive a complimentary traditional bamboo hand fan.
Lansdowne Centre is celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival on September 26 and 27 with bunny-themed activities supporting Rabbitats Rescue Society. Spend $38 or more on September 26 to participate in the Bunny Meet & Treat or Bamboo Lantern Workshop. Bunny Yoga is available with a $25 donation and advance registration. The weekend will feature an artisan market and lantern riddle games too.
The Chinese Canadian Museum is celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival on September 26 and 27 with storytelling, crafts and food. Weekend activities include mooncake samples from Sungiven Foods, Chinese knot lantern tassel crafts and playdough mooncake making. Saturday features English and Cantonese storytimes, and Sunday brings snowy mooncake workshops with Chef Christopher Leow. Programs are complimentary with museum admission, except the mooncake workshops, which cost $40 to $50 per person plus GST.
UBC Farm will host a hands-on workshop, Make Your Own Mooncakes, on September 20. p.m. Learn how to make mooncakes from scratch with chef Abraham Wong, as featured on CBC Vancouver Radio and TV. The workshop covers three classic Hong Kong-style fillings: lotus paste, milky custard and black sesame, all with salted egg yolk. Participants can decorate their mooncakes using a selection of presses, then enjoy tea and homemade mooncakes together. Bring a takeout container or small tin to carry your creations home.
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