This event is in the past.It took place on September 5, 2026 at Portsmouth Square Park.
Outdoor PartyChinatown, San Francisco
✨Artist Leland Wong signs posters and draws on-site
🌙The fire dragon lights up after sunset, so plan to stay late
🥠Try drawing a fortune stick from the bamboo cylinder
Chinatown's Hungry Ghost Festival honors wandering ancestors with incense, fortune sticks, and Peace Buns. Stay after sunset when the straw fire dragon ignites with ten thousand incense sticks, sending smoke spiraling to carry away bad luck.
Chinese cultural tradition
Free community festival
Interactive ancestor customs
Evening fire spectacle
Outdoor PartyChinatown, San Francisco
✨Artist Leland Wong signs posters and draws on-site
🌙The fire dragon lights up after sunset, so plan to stay late
🥠Try drawing a fortune stick from the bamboo cylinder
Chinatown's Hungry Ghost Festival honors wandering ancestors with incense, fortune sticks, and Peace Buns. Stay after sunset when the straw fire dragon ignites with ten thousand incense sticks, sending smoke spiraling to carry away bad luck.
Chinese cultural tradition
Free community festival
Interactive ancestor customs
Evening fire spectacle