Chale, Chinatown night markets dey bee proper! Dem dey sell everything from bingsu wey dey make mouth water to jewelry wey dem handcraft, plus plushies wey dey cute rough. Last-last, selfie dey for Labubu wey big pass person!
For Seattle, dem get CID Night Market wey over 100 vendors dey sell dem things for September 27th. People dey chop, dey enjoy, dey chill. E spread almost four blocks around Hing Hay Park. Families, dogs, teens, old people sef dey, all dey chop and dey watch show under the new gate.
Tuyen Than, wey be executive director for CIDBIA, talk say e dey be like dat wey dem want. People dey spend money, dey chop food. E estimate say almost 20,000 people come.
John Fisher from Crafty Kumo dey create dog clothes, toys, and plushies wey dem crochet. E be e second year wey e dey sell for the Night Market. E say e dey sweet dem for heart as dem see people dey smile as dem dey pass.
Since 2006, CID don dey host the Night Market make e coincide with Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. Only 2023 dem no do am because money no dey. Dat time be wey Amazon step up.
Taylor Hoang, wey dey lead community engagement for Amazon, talk say when dem hear say dem no go do am because money no dey, dem know say dem for help. E say dem reach out because dem dey position wey dem fit help.
Amazon dey Seattle for over 30 years, so dem invest proper for the place wey dem dey call home. Dem don pay for the Night Market for 2024, 2025, and 2026 - $250,000 be dat!
Hoang talk say e grow for CID, so e remember say e dey go the Night Market as e be small boy. Now e dey carry e own children go experience am. E be fun event for the whole family.
Than love the event because e be free, everybody fit come, and e dey support small businesses. E dey show wetin the neighborhood get to offer.
Chinatown 808 for Honolulu sef dey do dem Mid-Autumn Festival and Parade on October 4th! Dem go get lantern parade, food, activities for children, everything dey inside. Make you no miss!
Leonard Kam, president of Chinatown 808, talk say e be opportunity wey dey wonderful to enjoy food, music, dance, and traditions under the full moon. Bring your homemade lantern come join the parade!