Japanese Festivals in the U.S
Below is a listing of major Japanese related festivals in the U.S. All the dates are approximate. Please go to their website for the current date. This listing is incomplete but it is a first step to maintain my schedule of things to do. I hope to see you at the next event. This page was updated 6/18
Due to Covig 19 events have been suspended
January
January 1st- Oshogatsu- Little Tokyo
Third weekend in January- Asian American Expo- Pomona Fairplex
www.asianamericanexpo.com
February
Fourth weekend in February - Arizona Matsuri- Phoenix, AZ
www.azmatsuri.com
March
Mid March to April- National Cherry Blossom Festival- Washington DC
http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org
Late March- International Cherry Blossom Festival- Macon, Georgia
http://www.cherryblossom.com
April
Mid April- Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival- San Francisco
http://sfcherryblossom.org/
Mid April- Sakura Matsuri- National Cherry Blossom Festival- Washington DC
http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/2011/07/15/sakuramatsuri/
Mid April- Sakura Sunday- Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival- Philadelphia
http://subarucherryblossom.org/events
Mid April- Monterey Park Cherry Blossom Festival- Monterey Park, CA
http://www.ci.monterey-park.ca.us/index.aspx?page=812
May
First weekend in May - Childrens Day- Various locations
First weekend in May- Nikkei Matsuri- San Jose, CA
First Sunday in May- Fiesta Matsuri- Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
http:www.jaccc.org
Second Sunday in May- Annual Japan Day - Central Park, New York
http://www.japandaynyc.org/
June
Mid June- Cherry Blossom Festival- Denver, CO
http://cherryblossomdenver.org/
Late june- Venice Japanese Community Center Festival
Late June- Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute Carnival- Gardena, CA
http://jci-gardena.org/cc5/events/jci-carnival/
June- Obon Odori
See schedule
July
July- Bridge USA Natsu Matsuri
http://www.japanese-city.com/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=32346
July - Obon Odori
See schedule
August
August - Obon Odori
See schedule
Mid August- Los Angeles Tanabata Festival- Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
http://www.tanabatalosangeles.org/
MId August- Nisei Week Japanese Festival- Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
http://www.niseiweek.org
September
October
November
Mid November- Harvest Festival- Aquarium of the Pacific
December