Level Up Your Mid-Autumn Festival Experience With These 28 Irresistible Goodies From Asian-Owned Businesses

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to all who celebrate 🥮🐇

1. A pair of pearl white "Rabbits Making Mochi" earrings to add a little more festival flair to your outfit.

Lost As Jess / Etsy

Lost As Jess is a New York-based shop that designs unique and beautifully created earrings. These earrings represent a mooncake with a yolk in the center. The shop has also created Floral Mooncake Earrings for the season! 

Promising review: "I really love the design. It is so rare to find items showing rabbits pounding mochi in the moon, even though it is a popular festival in Asia. I have a mochi machine at home, but I was able to see mochi made the traditional way, like the rabbits in the earrings are doing. I do wish that I could get this design in a pendant or brooch as well." —Akasahar.

Get it from Lost As Jess on Etsy for $18. 

2. A mooncake sampler with the most beautiful designs! It includes delicious flavors like black sesame, red bean, jasmine tea, and matcha.

Annie's T Cakes

Annie’s T Cakes is a California-based, woman-owned business specializing in crafting vegan Asian snacks and desserts. The brand has collaborated with various organizations, including creating custom almond cookies for A24 Films' premiere of Everything Everywhere All At Once, showcasing Annie's dedication to cultural diversity and sustainable food practices.

Get it from Annie's T Cakes for $19+ (available in three sizes, shipping only available in California).

3. A piggy mooncake sticker that looks so realistic, it'll could make anyone crave mooncakes.

Muijistudio / Etsy

Muijistudio creates stationery, accessories, and apparel based on cuteness, food, Asian American culture, and more. Founder Jenny Yip's unique designs are inspired by her Chinese Filipina-American heritage, childhood nostalgia, and culinary passion and are all crafted with the goal of spreading joy, offering representation to Asian Americans in the world of art, and encouraging people to embrace their true selves through her adorable and witty mascot, Jubo the Piggy.

Promising review: "Love the pig on the mooncake! Nice addition to the design that makes it unique!" —V Krolikowski.

Get it from Muijistudio on Etsy for $4 (available in two designs and with/without a holographic finish).

4. Scented mooncake-shaped candles to bring comforting smells *and* gorgeous design into your home. We'll take three, please!

Baisun Candle Co.

Baisun Candle Co. is a Chinese-owned, Delaware-based small business that creates handcrafted artisanal soy candles and strives to perfect their blends to replicate specific notes that resemble fragrances and aromas that many Asian Americans grew up surrounded with. These mooncake-shaped candles are available in matcha, yuzu, and lychee scents and will bring a sweet, delightful aroma to your area. Each tin comes with three mooncakes so you'll also have three beautifully designed mooncakes to decorate your home! 

Get it from Baisun Candle Co. for $30 (available in three scents).

5. A mooncake phases art print so you can celebrate your love for mooncakes all year round.

Jane Li Co. / Etsy

Jane Li Co. is a California-based shop that creates stickers as well as ceramics, gift tags, and prints. The mooncakes in this art print are available as a mini print, enamel pin, and sticker as well! 

Promising review: "This print is so adorable! Very high quality print that I've framed and hung up for my kids' art area. They love to look at the yue bing (moon cakes). Shipping was incredibly fast as well and came just in time for the mid autumn festival. Thank you Jane!" —Juni

Get it from Jane Li Co. on Etsy for $20.50 (available in three sizes).

6. A Moonglow Gift Set that is both a mooncake box AND a jewelry case.

Lady M

Lady M is a New York-based luxury confections brand that creates delicate cakes using French pastry techniques with Japanese sensibilities. The brand collaborated with Kee Wah Bakery to create this limited edition gift set which includes yuzu milk, pandan matcha, and lychee rose mooncakes. In addition to holding mooncakes, this box can keep jewelry as well! Its pearlescent surface with illustrations of lucky rabbits, festival lanterns, and decorative foliage is sure to bring the Mid-Autumn Festival spirit!

Get it from Lady M or your nearest Lady M boutique for $88.

7. A set of hand-painted Sailor Moon-inspired nails to fight evil by moonlight and win love by daylight.

Kanna Nails / Etsy

Kanna Nails is a California-based small business that creates press-on nails based on cute floral aesthetics, beloved characters, bakery/coffee shop aesthetics, and more!

Promising review: "So so cute I am in love with these nails they are adorable I even posted them that how cute they are 😭." —Apple User.

Get them from Kanna Nails on Etsy for $40+ (available in ten nail lengths and four sizes; custom sizing also available).

8. A Lotad mooncake sticker because it's a fun little spin on your favorite anime and your favorite food.

Poliswag Club

Poliswag Club creates artworks that blend Pokémon with various culinary elements, with a particular focus on evoking nostalgia from Founder Michelle's upbringing and Asian heritage. This design is also available as an art print! 

Get it from Poliswag Club for $3.

9. An eight-piece flaky mooncake set that are generously filled with the most delectably sweet fillings.

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Sheng Kee is a renowned California-based bakery that creates sumptuous mooncake pastries. These are filled with taro mochi and make an exceptional gift choice this holiday season! 

Promising review: "The flaky mooncakes are very delicious. Will buy then again." —Mary M.

Get it from Sheng Kee on UmamiCart for $42.99.

10. A koi spirits fleece blanket to keep you warm when your partner eventually turns into the moon.

Dream Cream Co.

Dream Cream Co. is a California-based shop that creates blankets, stickers, enamel pins, micro-fiber glasses cloths, and more. 

Get it from Dream Cream Co. for $50.

11. A rabbit keychain so you're sure to have a little friend with you at all the family gatherings.

ClorisCreates / Etsy

Cloris Creates designs cute art and gifts for pet parents. Their mission is to create loving symbols of your favorite pets and animals, and they are open to suggestions for breed requests. Their designs are available as stickers, too!

Promising review: "The cutest keychain I have ever bought! The quality is amazing (I'm clumsy and have dropped my keys a number of times and this keychain lived without a single scratch!) and the details are adorable! Will definitely buy from this shop again!" —Haley M.

Get it from Cloris Creates on Etsy for $11.

12. A Konjac batter and baking mix to create your own delicious mooncakes and then brag to the family that you made it yourself.

MOYU

Moyu crafts its products based on Konjac—a fiber-rich root vegetable with a 2,000-year history in Asia. The brand's vision involves creating a solution where a diverse range of nutritious ingredients is used to make batter and baked goods. This batter and baking mix can be used to create a wide variety of foods including mooncakes, cookies, muffins, and more!

Get it from Moyu for $27.38+ (available in sets of two and four).

13. A Mid-Autumn Festival greeting card that pairs perfectly with any mooncake gift box.

Raychoo Studios / Etsy

Raychoo Studios is a Toronto-based shop that creates super cute stationery including cards, gift tags, sticker packs, magnets, and more! The shop strives to make its packaging sustainable and delivers each order with 100% recyclable mailers, and their "plastic" bags are 100% compostable as well.

This design is also available as a sticker!

Get it from Raychoo Studios on Etsy for $5.35+ (available in three designs and multiple sets).

14. A copy of the Kitsby x Kristina Cho: Coconut and Peanut Mochi Ball Kit + Cookbook to create sweet treats that resemble fluffy bunny tails.

Kitsby

Kitsby is a Taiwanese-owned, New York-based café and culinary kit company that offers interactive sweet and savory meal "kits," hence kits-by. This kit includes everything you need to create these delicious mochi balls including coconut milk, glutinous rice flour, sugar, cornstarch, roasted unsalted peanuts, peanut butter, honey, coarse salt, and finely shredded unsweetened coconut.

Promising review: "Love this kit! This was one of the few kits I purchased that doesn't need to be baked! It was so easy and now I have an awesome cookbook! Super happy to support AAPI initiatives!" —Jessie P.

Get it from Kitsby for $69.99.

15. A "Bunny on the Moon" spiral sticker book so you can carry around your *very* impressive sticker collection everywhere you go. This will keep them safe and flat!

Sugar Cubed Studios

Sugar Cubed Studios designs enamel pins, apparel, bags, decor, accessories, and more based on all things cute and pop culture. Founder Vivian Tsai also created this Moon Phase Bunny Spiral Stickerbook if this better fits your vibe.

Get it from Sugar Cubed Studios for $22.

16. A set of wagashi and mooncakes that'll add a little cuteness to your mooncake spread.

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Little Bunnini is a Chinese-American-owned pastry business in Rowland Heights, California. Owner Rebecca Wu crafts each cake and pastry with care and makes them look like cute little animal characters, including bunnies, bears, frogs, seals, and more! A box of six will contain three red bean wagashis and three mooncakes with lotus and egg yolk filling, red bean and egg yolk filling, red bean and ChenPi (home dried citrus peel) filling.

DM Little Bunnini on Instagram for more info on ordering! 

17. A mooncake play kit feauturing a super cute lantern craft and molds to make mooncake-shaped Play-Doh. My inner child is healing!

Culture Tater Tots

Culture Tater Tots is a Taiwanese-Chinese-owned shop with a mission to teach future generations about our heritage and traditions. This box includes a Mooncake Mold & Play-Doh Kit, a lantern craft kit, two reusable pouches, and a wipe-clean activity book. You can even add another lantern craft if you'd like more than one! 

Get it from Culture Tater Tots for $28.

18. A De Luna necklace to add a classy accessory to any of your outfits.

Amaaya Jewelry

Amaaya Jewelry is a first-generation Indian-owned and Chicago-based jewelry brand created to offer one-of-a-kind designs that will surely make you stand out in the crowd and add variety to your closet at an affordable price. The brand's creator believes that "you're one of a kind and the jewelry you wear should be too."

Get it from Amaaya Jewelry for $75.

19. A mooncake art print so you can share your love of mooncakes and all things Mid-Autumn Festival with your friends and family.

Tiffblot

Tiffblot is a Georgia-based shop that tells stories with nostalgic, watercolor illustrations of food, people, and more. The shop creates prints, stickers, ceramics, keychains, and pins that will give your space the homey vibe you've been striving for. The artist enjoys creating artwork with split food because it brings them closer to people, and the Mid-Autumn festival is when we do this most! 

Get it from Tiffblot for $7.

20. A Moon Festival book and toy gift set that'll teach the young ones what the Moon Festival is all about.

By Yobe Qiu

Yobe Qiu is an author who saw a need for more multicultural children's books and decided to create her own stories that feature Asian characters and Asian culture. In addition to Our Moon Festival, Qiu has also written children's books about Our Lunar New Year, Our Double Fifth Celebration, affirmational books, and more! She also has an organic cotton baby bodysuit for your baby's first Moon festival in her shop.

Get it from By Yobe Qiu for $29.99.

21. A Mid-Autumn Festival dog bandana so your dog can be the most stylish pup at the family party.

Cookies & Co.

Cookies & Co. is a California-based shop that creates handcrafted dog bandanas, collars, and leashes. Their Mid-Autumn Festival Collection includes a mooncake-patterned design and a lantern-patterned design. All of their bandanas are double-layered so they are perfect to wear on all of your and your fluffy friend's adventures! Each order even comes with a yummy and healthy complimentary dog treat from locally sourced dog treat companies, and 10% of each purchase is donated to local animal rescues. 

Promising review: "Cute print! Such a cute print and I love the quality of the bandana." —Muffy.

Get it from Cookies & Co. for $18+ (available in two sizes).

22. A beautiful White Rabbit candle with fragrance notes like rice paper, vanilla sugar, and creamy milk that will transport you right back to your childhood.

Mochiglow

Mochiglow is a California-based shop that turns your favorite snacks into candles, stickers, and wax melts. The shop's goal is to showcase the beauty of Asian cuisine, art, and tradition through the smells of their candles.

Promising review: "Childhood revisited. Nostalgia times 100! Smells like the lolly and noticed an earthy rice note for the rice paper! Loved it." —Dina H.

Get it from Mochiglow for $29. 

23. The Kitsby All-Star mooncake box set that includes four aromatic flavors for the family to enjoy.

Kitsby

This set includes one white lotus paste and salted egg mooncake, one black sesame mooncake, one black tea and salted egg mooncake, and one green tea and azuki beans mooncake. 

Get it from Kitsby for $55.

24. A ceramic snack plate to place all your mooncakes on to stylishly serve your guests. (Or yourself!)

Chop Suey Club

Founded in 2016 by Beijing-born immigrant entrepreneur Ruoyi Jiang, Chop Suey Club is an NYC-based multi-hyphenate Asian lifestyle boutique and community-centric events company. The brand is rooted in its brick-and-mortar retail space located at the crossroads of Chinatown and the Lower East Side, which is focused on products from leading Asian designers and makers—ranging from art and home décor to jewelry, clothing, collectibles, and gifts. 

Get it from Chop Suey Club for $27 (available in two sizes and three colors).

25. A Lucky Tummy Chinatown Treats wooden play set for when you're too full to eat but still want to have the yummy treats in the palm of your hand.

Keiki Kaukau

Keiki Kaukau was created by a Hawaiian mom and school teacher who creates beautiful, quality toys that authentically represent the Aloha State and its unique blend of cultures. For every play food set sold, Keiki Kaukau donates five meals to Hawai'i Food Bank, which helps feed one out of eight people in the state, including over 54,000 children.

Get it from Keiki Kaukau for $35. 

26. A Red Bean scented candle to smell your favorite mooncake flavor even after you're done eating!

EMME

EMME is a New York-based shop that creates soy candles in reusable glass jars with a sustainable wood wick for a clean, even burn with less soot than cotton wicks, plus a soothing fireplace crackle. This candle is hand-poured and has up to 80 hours of burn time. In addition to red bean, the brand also has almond biscuit and black sesame scents.

Get it from EMME for $38.

27. This Moonlit Magic Box to snack on your favorite treats with your favorite friend: Hello Kitty!

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Bokksu is a Japanese monthly snack box subscription company that has brought the authentic taste and nuanced culture of Japan to over 100 countries worldwide. The brand offers snack subscriptions and an e-grocery service that delivers Japanese food and lifestyle products and provides a platform for traditional Japanese makers to showcase their goods to a worldwide audience.

Get it from Bokksu for $59.99+ per box.

28. These Moon Deck Playing Cards to play with your cousins during that family party downtime.

Geek Thirst

Geek Thirst is a California-based small business that creates bottle openers, enamel pins, playing cards, patches, keychains, and more inspired by your favorite fandoms. 

Get it from Geek Thirst for $24.

The reviews for this post have been edited for length and clarity.