Sunday: Pasadena Obon Festival Is Coming to Town

Pasadena Obon Festival, 2014 (Photo – Staff)

The annual Pasadena Obon festival is coming to town on Saturday, July 20, and Sunday, July 21.

The festival will feature food, crafts, games, cultural exhibits and demonstrations for two nights. Each evening, dancers from around the Southland gather around the yagura and dance the traditional Obon Odori (dances). Dancing is scheduled to begin at 6:30 pm each evening. Obon odori, dance for joy, is an invitation for everyone to join in dancing and be accepted as they are.

Schedule

Saturday, July 20, 2019

4:00 QI GONG
​5:00 SHOTOKAN KARATE
​5:30 KENDO
​6:00 L.A. TAIKO ICHIZA performance
​​6:30 Obon Dancing – audience participation
​4:00 – 8:00 SILENT AUCTION (Closes at 7:30)

Sunday, July 21, 2019

4:00 TEA CEREMONY – in the Tea House Garden
5:00 KYUDO – Nanka Kyudo Kai
5:30 Nisei Week Candidates
​6:00 Kitsune Taiko & Bonbu Taiko performance
6:30 Obon Dancing – audience participation
8:15 Opportunity Drawing

Exhibits

Sakai Hall

• The Buddhist Church Experience in the WWII Camps, 1942-1945
• Ikenobo Ikebana Display
• Japanese Calligraphy (SHODO)

Temple Porch

• Art Project by Alan Hiroshi Nakagawa: “​The Invisible Tea House.”

Date/Time
07/20/2019 - 07/21/2019
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Pasadena Buddhist Temple