NW26 Tradition | Los Angeles Tanabata Festival Displaying 50 Local Hand-Made Kazari and 12 Giant Kazari from Sendai, Japan in Little Tokyo During Nisei Week Festival | August 15-23 August 15, 2026
NW26 Tradition | LA Nebuta Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary at the 84th Nisei Week Grand Parade in Little Tokyo | Sunday, Aug. 16, 4:00-6:00PM August 15, 2026
NW26 Tradition | Shotokan Karate of America Hosts 67th Annual Nisei Week Karate Exhibition and Tournament | Terasaki Budokan in Little Tokyo | Saturday, August 22 August 15, 2026
NW26 Tradition | Hayashi Concert with Grand Master Kisaku Katada IV from Tokyo | Rafu Chuo Gakuen School in Boyle Heights | Sunday, August 23, 11:30AM-2:00PM August 15, 2026
Hollywood Bowl Music North America Tour YOASOBI NORTH AMERICA | J-POP Duo YOASOBI to Kick Off “Never Ending Stories Tour” in Chicago and to Wrap Up Tour at Hollywood Bowl Sunday, Aug. 16 August 15, 2026
Double Edge Japan Hollywood Network TV in Japanese Japanese TV in Los Angeles | Japan Hollywood Network to Premiere “Double Edge” August 9, 16 at 7PM August 15, 2026
Music Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center Yuki Saori JAPANESE MUSIC IN LA | Legendary Singer Yuki Saori’s One Night Performance at Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center Saturday, August 22 at 4:00PM August 15, 2026
OCO Club OCO Natsu Matsuri Orange County CA Tanaka Farms WWII Camp Wall SUMMER 2026 FUN | 5th Annual OCO Natsu Matsuri at Tanaka Farms in Irvine Saturday, Aug. 29, 4-9PM | Free Admission August 15, 2026
Brown Kendall Japanese American National Museum - JANM Japanese Garden Nikkei Genealogical Society GARDEN & JAPANESE AMERICAN | Discussion | Unearthing History: Japanese American Resilience in Southern California Gardens | Sept. 5, 2:00-3:30PM | Japanese American National Museum August 15, 2026
Japan House LA KIMONO CON Music Shamisen MUSIC at JAPAN HOUSE 2026 | By Blending Tsugaru Shamisen, Jazz, Piano, and Global Sounds, MAOSHO Featuring Ryota Kikuchi | Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 7:00PM August 15, 2026
Art Ceramic Art Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Kintsugi McArthur Meher ART 2026 | Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) Los Angeles| Healing with Gold: The Art of Kintsugi on Ceramics & Beyond | September 12 – October 18 August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW26 Little Tokyo | 84th Nisei Week Japanese Festival | August 15-23 August 15, 2026
LA Tanabata Festival Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW26 Tradition | Los Angeles Tanabata Festival Displaying 50 Local Hand-Made Kazari and 12 Giant Kazari from Sendai, Japan in Little Tokyo During Nisei Week Festival | August 15-23 August 15, 2026
LA Nebuta Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW26 Tradition | LA Nebuta Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary at the 84th Nisei Week Grand Parade in Little Tokyo | Sunday, Aug. 16, 4:00-6:00PM August 15, 2026
Little Tokyo Community Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 Shotokan Karate America NW26 Tradition | Shotokan Karate of America Hosts 67th Annual Nisei Week Karate Exhibition and Tournament | Terasaki Budokan in Little Tokyo | Saturday, August 22 August 15, 2026
Fuji Japanese Music Hayashi Rhythm Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW26 Tradition | Hayashi Concert with Grand Master Kisaku Katada IV from Tokyo | Rafu Chuo Gakuen School in Boyle Heights | Sunday, August 23, 11:30AM-2:00PM August 15, 2026
Little Tokyo Community Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW26 Little Tokyo | 84th Nisei Week Japanese Festival | August 15-23 August 15, 2026
Ikebana Ikebana Teachers Guild SC Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW26 Tradition | Ikebana Teachers Guild’s Summer Exhibition | Japanese American Cultural & Community Center | August 15 & 16, 10AM – 4PM | Free Admission August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 Omotesenke SC Tea Culture LA NW26 Tradition | Tea Ceremony Demonstration by Omotesenke Domonkai | JACCC Plaza Level Tea Room | August 15 & 16, 10AM – 4PM August 15, 2026
Family Festival Japanese American National Museum - JANM Little Tokyo Community Terasaki Budokan LITTLE TOKYO 2026 Summer | Japanese American National Museum’s Natsumatsuri Family Festival at Terasaki Budokan | Saturday, August 15, 11AM -3PM August 15, 2026
Little Tokyo Community Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW26 Parade | 84th Nisei Week Grand Parade to Feature Newly Crowned NIsei Week Queen & Court | Little Tokyo | Sunday, August 16 Starting 4PM August 15, 2026
Little Tokyo Community Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW26 Grand Marshal | U.S. Rep. Mark Takano of Riverside to Lead 84th Nisei Week Grand Parade in Little Tokyo | Sunday, August 16 August 15, 2026
Little Tokyo Community Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW26 Parade Marshal | Muralist Robert Vargas to Lead 84th Nisei Week Grand Parade in Little Tokyo | Sunday, August 16 August 15, 2026
Bando Hidesomi Little Tokyo Community Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW26 Tradition | Nisei Week 2026 Ondo Choreographed by Bando Hidesomi | “Yosakoi Matsuri Uta” & “Ichibyo” Featured at Grand Parade Aug. 16 & Closing Ceremony Aug. 23 August 15, 2026
Little Tokyo Community Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW26 Honoree | Renowned Photo Studio’s Alan Miyatake to be Honored with Nisei Week President’s Award | Little Tokyo | August 15, 16 August 15, 2026
LA Nebuta Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW26 Tradition | LA Nebuta Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary at the 84th Nisei Week Grand Parade Experience the Energy and Tradition of Aomori’s Famous Nebuta Festival in the Heart of Los Angeles August 15, 2026
Karate Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 Shotokan Karate America NW26 Tradition | Shotokan Karate of America Hosts 67th Annual Nisei Week Karate Exhibition and Tournament | Terasaki Budokan in Little Tokyo | Saturday, August 22 August 15, 2026
LA Kansai Club Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 Team Kawachi Ondo NW26 Tradition | Team Kawachi Ondo Dancers to Bring Japanese Folk Fever to Nisei Week | JACCC Plaza Festival | Saturday, August 22 at 4PM August 15, 2026
Fuji Japanese Music Hayashi Rhythm Katada Kisaku IV Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW26 Tradition | Hayashi Concert with Grand Master of Katada School from Tokyo | Rafu Chuo Gakuen School in Boyle Heights | Sunday, August 23, 11:30AM-2:00PM August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW Queen and Court NW26 Star | Coronation and Award Celebration | Seven Candidates Representing Community Organizations to Vie for Title of Nisei Week Queen | Los Angeles Theatre Center | Saturday, August 15 at 6:30PM August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW Queen and Court NW26 Star | Ai Grace Kusayanagi, Nisei Week 2026 Queen Candidate One, Representing Japanese Restaurant Association of America August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW Queen and Court NW26 Star | Jacqueline Fujiko Naito, Nisei Week 2026 Queen Candidate Two, Representing East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW Queen and Court NW26 Star | Emily Kaori Gruhn, Nisei Week 2026 Queen Candidate Three, Representing Pasadena Japanese Cultural Institute August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW Queen and Court NW26 Star | Deena Maiko Umeda, Nisei Week 2026 Queen Candidate Four, Representing Venice Japanese Community Center & Venice-West Los Angeles Japanese American Citizens League August 15, 2026
