2024/8/18 Closing: 82nd Nisei Week takes place from August 10-18 at Little Tokyo
82nd Nisei Week Japanese Festival Grand Parde on August 11, 2024: Float of 2024 Nisei Week Queen and Courts. Photo by Toyo Miyatake Studio. Source Nisei Week Foundation at Facebook.
The Nisei Week commemorative booklet has gone digital. Visit https://niseiweek.org/festival/#booklets to see the full booklet.
August 10-18, Tanabata Festival at Japanese American National Museum (JANM)
Saturday & Sunday, August 10-11, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Cultural Exhibit at Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC): Ikebana Flower Arrangement by Southern California Ikebana Teacher Association, Tea Ceremony by Omotesenke Domonk Kai Tea School, Ogaswararyu Tea Ceremony Demo & Exhibition, Japanese Dolls by Yukari Kai, Japanese Ceramics by the California Japanese Ceramic Arts Guild
Saturday, August 10
11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Natsumatsuri Family Festival at Japanese American National Museum (JANM)
1 p.m. – 4 p.m. 65th Annual Nisei Week Shotokan Karate Exhibition and Tournament at Terasaki Budokan
7:00 p.m. Queen and Court Coronation at Aratani Theatre
Sunday, August 11
4:00 p.m. Grand Parade in Little Tokyo
Monday, August 12
6:00 p.m. Nisei Week Awards Dinner at Double Tree by Hilton
Wednesday, August 14
11:00 a.m. Pioneer Spirit Awards Luncheon at Double Tree by Hilton
Saturday & Sunday, August 17-18, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Cultural Exhibit at JACCC: Bonsai Exhibit by John Y. Naka Memorial Bonsai, Japanese Calligraphy by Beikoku Shodo Kenkyukai, Sashiko by Japanese Community Pioneer Center, Japanese Dolls by Hirofumi Kai, Noh Mask Display by Shokei Noh Mask Gallery in Yokohama
Saturday, August 17,
11 a.m.- 4 p.m. Plaza Festival at JACCC Plaza
Sunday, August 18,
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Plaza Festival at JACCC Plaza
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Taiko Gathering at JACCC Plaza
4:30 p.m. Little Tokyo 140th Anniversary Event at 1st Street
5:00 p.m. Ondo Public Street Dancing at 1st Street
Closing Ceremony at 1st Street, following Ondo
