340+ pictures: Cabramatta Moon Festival flashback gallery

Hundreds of families gathered to celebrate the beloved annual Cabramatta Moon Festival known for dazzling lantern parades, live entertainment and plenty of mooncakes. See photos from across the years.

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September 19, 2023 - 8:00AM

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Hundreds of families gathered to celebrate the beloved annual Cabramatta Moon Festival known for dazzling lantern parades, live entertainment and plenty of mooncakes.

The annual festival is the largest community event in the Fairfield area and celebrated 25 years on Sunday at the Cabramatta Town Centre.

The Queen tribute show ‘Queen Forever’ headlined the event and MasterChef Australia’s Khanh Ong hit the cooking stage with his mother to showcase traditional Vietnamese fare with a modern twist.

“Cabramatta Moon Festival bring families together, it’s a real boost for our local businesses, and attracts tourism while showcasing what makes our City a great destination to visit,” Fairfield mayor Frank Carbone said.

See over 300 photos from the last 25 years of fun below.

Cabramatta Moon Festival on September 2019. Picture: Robert Pozo

Suara Indonesia Dance perform in Cabramatta, Sunday, 8th September 2019. Picture Robert Pozo

All the colour of the Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2018. Picture: Jordan Shields

James Toh at Cabramatta Moon festival.

Cabramatta moon festival in 2018

Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Cabramatta Moon Festival in September 2019. Picture: Robert Pozo.

Suara Indonesia Dance perform for the Cabramatta Moon Fetsival in 2019. Picture: Robert Pozo.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian at the Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2018 to celebrate the festival’s 20 year anniversary. Picture: Jordan Shields.

Fairfield Mayor Frank Carbone at the Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2018. Picture: Jordan Shields

All the colour of the Cabramatta Moon Festival in Cabramatta, NSW. The Cambramatta Moon Festival is celebrating 20 years this year. Sunday, 23rd September 2018. (AAP Image/Jordan Shields)

Fairfield Mayor Frank Carbone and former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian at Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2018. Picture: Jordan Shields.

Former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian at Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2018. Picture: Jordan Shields.

Tina Kovacevic from the VietAus Little Stars at the Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2018. Picture: Jordan Shields.

Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2018. Picture: Jordan Shields.

Former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian at the Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2018. Picture: Jordan Shields.

Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2018. Picture: Jordan Shields.

Oscar Do selling balloons at the Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2018. Picture: Jordan Shields.

Trish Luu and Andrea Corona at the Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2018. Picture: Jordan Shields.

Diana Barolomei, a volunteer, and Isla (2) at the Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2018. Picture: Jordan Shields.

Isla (2) at the Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2018. Picture: Jordan Shields.

Enrico (7) at the Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2018. Picture: Jordan Shields.

Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2018. Picture: Jordan Shields.

Former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and former MP Ray Williams leaving the Cabramatta Moon Festival. Picture: Jonathan Ng

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and MP Ray Williams and Fairfield mayor Frank Carbone cutting a cake at the Cabramatta Moon Festival. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian leaving the Cabramatta Moon Festival. Picture: Jonathan Ng

DMC performers Ivana Djakovic, Joseph Carbone and Patrick Uy pose for a photo in Cabramatta, Friday, 14th September 2018. The Dance Movement Crew will be this year's Moon Festival main event. The crew specialise in dance, parkour, acrobatics and circus stunts, including fire breathing. (AAP Image / Robert Pozo).

DMC performers Ivana Djakovic, Joseph Carbone and Patrick Uy from The Dance Movement Crew were the Moon Festival main event in 2018. Picture: Robert Pozo.

Crowd enjoying the day at the Moon Festival, CBD in Cabramatta, NSW, Australia. 24 September, 2017. (AAP IMAGE / Carmela Roche).

Crowd enjoying the day at the Moon Festival in 2017. Picture: Carmela Roche.

Elina 9-years with sister Jenibelle 11-years Vongphrachanh at the Moon Festival in 2017. Picture: Carmela Roche.

Minh Long with Wendy Khuu at the moon festival in 2017. Picture: Carmela Roche.

Crowd enjoying the day at the Moon Festival in 2017. Picture: Carmela Roche.

Oscar Do poses for a photo selling balloons in 2017. Picture: Carmela Roche.

Crowd enjoying the day at the Moon Festival in 2017. Picture: Carmela Roche.

The Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2017. Picture: Carmela Roche.

Cabramatta gets set for the Moon Festival with the Wat Khemarangsaram Buddhist temple at Cabramatta. Visitors to the centre can light incense sticks in 2005. Picture: Dean Marzolla

Cabramatta gets set for the Moon Festival at the Wat Khemarangsaram Buddhist temple at Cabramatta. A monk at the temple Venerable Long Sakhone in 2005. Picture: Dean Marzolla

A volunteer from the Phoc Hau Budhist Temple in Cabramatta prepares a dish of Bun Rieu at the moon festival in 2004. Picture: Mat Sullivan

Volunteers from the Phoc Hau Budhist Temple in Cabramatta prepare a dish of Bun Rieu at the moon festival in 2004. Picture: Mat Sullivan

Former Fairfield Mayor Nick Lalich, gets ready to celebrate the Moon Festival, in Freedom Plaza Cabramatta in 2004. Picture: Nick Andrean.

Cabramatta High school students, wearing their Moon Festival gowns, Anna Le, Queenie Trinh and Nikki Nguyen, with Eang Kim Song in foreground in 2004. Picture: Nick Andrean.

Spanish dancer Celia Garcia & Anne Huang show in 2003. Picture: Jeff Herbert.

Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Holly Trieu, 5, gets her face painted at the moon festival in 2003. Picture: Daniel Griffiths.

Daniel Huynh, 20mths, at the moon festival in 2003. Picture: Daniel Griffiths.

Cabramatta moon festival.

Anne Huang (L) and Spanish dancer Celia Garcia with five year olds Linda Chanthapanya and Susan Dorego Pereira who took part in the Moon Festival in Cabramatta.

Eangnie Song a student from Cabramatta H.S with a lantern for the moon festival in 2000. Picture: Armen Deushian

lao Buddhist performers, sarah inthirath in 2003. Picture: Daniel Griffiths.

Spanish flamenco Castanuelas dancers, danielle grant at the moon festival in 2003. Picture: Daniel Griffiths.

Cabramatta Moon festival in 2003. Picture: Ross Schultz

Anne Huang (L) and Spanish dancer Celia Garcia with five year olds Linda Chanthapanya and Susan Dorego Pereira who took part in the Moon Festival in Cabramatta in 2003.

The Australian Chinese Teo-Chew Association performing at the Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2002. Picture: Danny Aarons

Former Fairfield Mayor Anwar Khoshaba with 20 month old Lusy Nguyen in Freedom Plaza Cabramatta for preparations for Moon Festival in 2002. Picture: Charlie Steell

Miss Kelly local schoolteacher enjoying the day at the Moon Festival, CBD in Cabramatta, in 2017. Picture: Carmela Roche.

Cabramatta Moon Festival. 2016 Sisters Sophie, 6, and Kathy Su, 4, of Auburn. Picture: Ian Svegovic

Cabramatta Moon Festival. 2016 Sam Le-Clapin, 4, of Cabramatta. Picture: Ian Svegovic

Ricky Tran and Long Kieu competing in the noodle eating competition at the Moon Festival, in September, 2017. Picture: Carmela Roche.

Kevin Tu, Ricky Tran and Long Kieu competing in the noodle eating competition at the Moon Festival in 2017. Picture: Carmela Roche.

Kevin Tu winner of the noodle eating competition at the Moon Festival in September, 2017. Picture: Carmela Roche.

Channel 7 personality Mark Ferguson was official MC at the 2017 Cabramatta Moon Festival. Picture: Amanda James.

With the Australian Chinese Teo-Chew Association dancers Krystal Truong, Katie Nguyen, Alistair Tran, Lily Nguyen, Julie Nguyen and Audrey Tran at the Freedom Plaza, Cabramatta 12 September 2017. Picture: Simon Bullard.

With the Australian Chinese Teo-Chew Association dancers and Fairfield Mayor, Frank Carbone, Krystal Truong, Katie Nguyen, Alistair Tran, Lily Nguyen, Julie Nguyen and Audrey Tran at the Freedom Plaza, Cabramatta in 2017. Picture: Simon Bullard

Inspector Rob Adam, Senior Sergeant Brett Grenfell and Constable Charlie with dancing dragons at Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2016. Picture: Ian Svegovic

Cabramatta Moon Festival. 2016Pics Ian Svegovic

Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2016. Picture: Ian Svegovic

Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2016. Picture: Ian Svegovic.

Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2016. Picture: Ian Svegovic

Jimmy James, of the Parkour dancers at The Cabramatta Moon Festival. Picture: Jenny Evans

Justin Kilic and Jimmy James, of the Parkour dancers. Picture: Jenny Evans

Australia's biggest moon cake record attempt. Baker is Larry Leung and his shop is Saint Honore on Sussex St, Hay Market made the cake for the Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Sandy Tran with her son Bryan Le, 1, from Canley Vale.

Serey Lor with her daughter Brianna Su, 10 months, from Canley Vale

Cabramatta Moon Festival.

The dancing dragon takes a lunch break at the Cabramatta moon festival in 2005. Picture: James Horan

Dancing girls get ready to go on stage at the Cabramatta moon festival in 2005. Picture: James Horan

Zeng Hua of Good World selling her merchandise at the moon festival in 2006. Picture: Darren Edwards

Moon Cake eating competition in 2006. Picture: Darren Edwards

Tan Nguyen is dressed as Harry Potter at the Cabramatta moon festival in 2005. Picture: James Horan

Moon Festival at Cabramatta in 2006. Picture: Darren Edwards

Kids spray each other with crazy string at the Cabramatta moon festival in 2005. Picture: James Horan

The dancing dragon takes a lunch break at the Cabramatta moon festival in 2005. Picture: James Horan

Christine Giang, manager of the ''An Phat Cake Shop'' and Le Nguyen, baker at work, busy baking all of the Moon cakes for the Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Drummers take part in the Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Siblings Jeff and Rowena Thai of the A One Cake Shop with moon cakes for Moon Festival at Cabramatta.

Srey Chea with her kids Anton, 4, and Winston, 3, in Freedom Plaza in 2005. Picture: Dean Marzolla

Dieu Banh, 4, and Dylan, 2, enjoying noodles in 2005. Picture: Dean Marzolla

Phuong Trinh with daughter Catherine, 6, at Cabramatta in Sydney as suburb is being readied for Moon Festival.

Anne Picalovski with her kids Damon, 4, and Dylan, 2, enjoying noodles in 2005. Picture: Dean Marzolla

Cabramatta Moon Festival, ''Moon Goddess", Thao Le.

Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2015.

Sam Le-Clapin, 23 months, got excited about Peppa Pig at the Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Sam Le-Clapin, 23 months, at the seven dragon wishing well.

Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Abdul- Basit Shah, 8, of Canley Vale at the Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Medibank staff, Hang Shem, Catherine Le, Anna Ngyen, Chrissie Drewitt at the Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Sarah Le Pham was an event volunteer at the Cabramatta Moon festival.

Mary Le, 5, and her sister Kathy Le, 3, at the Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Emily Wong, 14, Elisha Wong, 8, and Ethan Wong, 13.

Thida Yang from the Dharma Sameaky Temple.

Christine Tan, 4, and her brother Kevin Tan, 7.

Brad and Ava 3 Stirzaker at the Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Vietnamese models are pictured at Freedom Plaza in Cabramattain preparation of the upcoming Moon Festival.

Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2014.

Maya Stocks and Tessie Stocks at the Cabramatta Moon Festival 2014.

Sophia Tran, 3, Alex Lam, 2, and Fiona Kuch, 2, enjoying an early tasting of moon cakes that have been baked for the Cabramatta Moon Festival at the An Phat Bakery.

Roger and Melina Lee at the Cabramatta moon festival.

Tyrell Day, 4, Marco Mazzaferro, 3 and Sophie Singh, 4, making dumplings for Moon Festival in Cabramatta.

Christian De Nuntiis, 3, and Maiya Do, 3, making dumplings for Moon Festival in Cabramatta.

Ryan Guo meets a minion at the Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Nico Vu and Immi Ho, Vietnamese models at Freedom Plaza in Cabramatta in preparation of the upcoming Moon Festival.

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Cabramatta Moon Festival in 2014.

Vu Than Tran, and Le Nguyen, who are bakers at the ''An Phat Bakery'', in Cabramatta, hard at work producing thousands of Moon Cakes, in time for the annual Moon Festival.

Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Nicholas and Ashley Rodriguez and Tristan Irani at the Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Maan Family at the Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Aliesha Keo at the Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Sophia and Mary-Kate Khun at the Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Mary-Kate Khun and Theresa Trinh at the Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Hang Family at the Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Former premier Kristina Kenneally at the Cabramatta Moon Festival.

The Moon Festival draws crowds of over 80,000 to the streets of Cabramatta each year.Performers backstage

Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Catherine Le from marsfield and Wendy Su from Hornsby at the Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Steven Nguyen breakdances at the Cabramatta Moon festival.

Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Former Fairfield mayor Nick Lallich at the Cabramatta Moon festival.

Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Liberal candidate Dai Le held a sausage sizzle at the Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Sandy Tran with her son Bryan Le, 1, from Canley Vale at the Cabramatta Moon festival.

Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Ken Hend with daughter with daughter Alexis Yeung, 3, at the Cabramatta Moon Festival.

Simon Zhang at his stall at the Cabramatta Moon festival.

Launch of the Moon Festival in Cabramatta by Fairfield City Council in John Street Cabramatta, including Clr. Samir Yousif, Clr. Albert Mooshi, Mayor Nick Lalich, Clr Anwar Khoshaba, and Clr Dennis Huynh.