Time to unleash your creativity!

LOVE AT MID-AUTUMN 2025
National Art & Colouring Contest

Join the Love at Mid-Autumn 2025 Magical Lantern Art Contest to pay homage to vintage
Chinese styled lanterns from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and today. These lanterns hold deep traditional meanings
rooted in our collective upbringing as diaspora families!

Open to all Canadian residents.

Prize Sponsors: Pandora, Ferris Wheel Press

Submission deadline: September 20, 2025

• Submission deadline: September 20, 2025 •

Download Art & Colouring Contest Sheet

Join the Love at Mid-Autumn 2025 Magical Lantern Art Contest to pay homage to vintage Chinese styled lanterns from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and today. These lanterns hold deep traditional meanings rooted in our collective upbringing as diaspora families!

Open to all Canadian residents.

Sign up to Fête Chinoise Weekly E-Newsletter to access the download for the official colouring and art sheets, and to enter the competition!

Submit your Entry

Before you submit

All accepted entries will be featured in an online gallery curated by Fête Chinoise. Selected submissions may also be featured in large format at an in-person event or shared on social media.
I confirm that the submitted entry is my own artwork.
Only one entry per category is allowed per person. Please submit one entry at a time.
Schools wishing to submit multiple entries in bulk should contact info@fetechinoise.ca.
By submitting my artwork, I confirm that I have read and agree to the rules. I understand that Fête Chinoise may publish my colouring or drawing online, in print, or at an in-person event.

Name

First Name

Last Name

Age

Submission Categories

A caption, poem or statement to accompany your submission (optional)

Statement of Consent for Parent or Guardian (if applicable)

Please indicate “Yes” if your child is under 18 and you wish to consent to your child’s participation in the contest.

Yes

Name of Parent or Guardian (if applicable)

First Name

Last Name

Name of Organisation (if applicable)

Where did you hear about the Magical Lantern Art Contest? (optional)

More about Love at Mid-Autumn

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SUbmission Gallery

Contest Period
July 2 – September 22, 2025 (closes at 11:59 PM EST)
Eligibility
Contest open to Canadian residents. One entry per category
per person. (Other art lovers from other countries are welcome
to download and participate for fun!)
Submission
Upload a scan or photo of your completed art through the online submission form at www.loveatmidautumn.ca.
Contestants must use the templated official art sheets provided by Fête Chinoise. Other entries will not be accepted.
Submission Categories
Colouring: Ages 3-12 • General Public
Drawing: Ages 3-12 • General Public
Winners
Winners will be announced on September 25, 2025. Each category will have 3 winners (1st prize, 2nd prize, and 3rd prize). Winners will be exhibited at the Community Event in Markham, and receive a gift package from Fête Chinoise and partnering brands with a retail value of $100-$500.
Important Notes
- All forms of colouring and drawing/art are encouraged and welcomed. This may include but is not limited to: pencil/pencil crayon, watercolour, ink, crayons, paint, marker, chalk pastel, charcoal, paper mâché, sand, felt, and other creative mediums.
- Entries will be judged based on creativity by a panel of judges.
- AI-generated artwork will not be accepted.
- A valid email and Fête Chinoise subscription (free) are required to access downloads and enter the competition. No purchase is necessary to enter or win.
- All accepted entries will be featured in an online gallery curated by Fête Chinoise. Selected submissions may also be featured in large format at an in-person event or shared on social media.
- In the event of a dispute, Fête Chinoise reserves the right to make the final decision.
Before you submit
- All accepted entries will be featured in an online gallery curated by Fête Chinoise. Selected submissions may also be featured in large format at an in-person event or shared on social media.
- I confirm that the submitted entry is my own artwork.
- Only one entry per category is allowed per person. Please submit one entry at a time.
- Schools wishing to submit multiple entries in bulk should contact info@fetechinoise.ca.
- By submitting my artwork, I confirm that I have read and agree to the rules. I understand that Fête Chinoise may publish my colouring or drawing online, in print, or at an in-person event.