2026 Event recap

Mid-Autumn Festival & New Neighbor Welcome

Thank you for making our Mid-Autumn welcome gathering so special.

Mid-Autumn illustration with mooncakes, tea, lantern and a full moon over a neighborhood

About this gathering

On the afternoon of October 4, 2026, ECA's Mid-Autumn Festival and New Neighbor Welcome came to a joyful close. Longtime friends reunited, new neighbors met, and everyone shared a warm afternoon together.

Scenes from the gathering

Neighbors and children seated together in the library meeting room at the Mid-Autumn welcome gathering — Neighbors gather at the Mid-Autumn welcome event.

Participants seated together while several guests speak into microphones at the Mid-Autumn welcome gathering — Conversation and sharing in the meeting room.

Thank you to everyone who joined us

Thank you to every family member and friend who attended, and a special welcome to the new neighbors who joined ECA at the event. You make this community livelier and warmer.

With gratitude to our volunteers

You were the people behind the scenes who made the gathering run so smoothly.

Venue setupAria Wang, Jingjing Wang
Check-inAlan Wang, Colin Gao
Welcome giftsJeffrey Qian, Sherry
Mooncakes and snacksArthur Leung, Jing Li
DrinksJeffrey Qian, Linda Wang
Event introductionsJessica, 王喆
Performances and games王建军, Johnson
Technical support罗磊
CleanupJohnson, Meijian, William, 罗磊
PhotographyScarlett Chen

Your generous work made this gathering possible and memorable.

Applause for our young performers

Martial artsSunny Luo, Robert Luo
Tang poetry刘香谷

Their performances brought joy to the gathering and left everyone with wonderful memories.

Performance videos

Martial arts by Sunny and Robert2:15

Sunny Luo and Robert Luo perform martial arts at the gathering.

Tang poetry recited by Xianggu Liu3:09

Xianggu Liu recites Tang poetry at the gathering.

Generosity and cultural heritage

Special thanks to 王建军 for generously donating books for a charity sale and sounding the drum in person. His gift brought generosity and cultural heritage together.

Thank you to our guests and ECA team

Thank you to all our guests for joining us and for your continued care, support and participation in ECA.

We are also grateful to the ECA organizing team for working together so generously to make another warm, joyful community gathering possible.

Under the full moon, neighbors came together and warmth filled ECA.

May the laughter and warmth stay with us, and may our ECA family keep growing closer. We look forward to gathering again. Wishing everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and joy with their families!

Based on the 2026 Mid-Autumn welcome gathering recap. The cover is a themed illustration; the two gallery photos and performance videos are from this gathering.