March 2024
April 2024
Seattle Cherry Blossom Festival
Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival will take place on April 12-14: 11am-5pm at the Armory Food & Event Hall and Fisher Pavilion. The festival is part of the Seattle Center Festál series. It is free and open to the public. Seattle Kokon Taiko is performing on Saturday, April 13 in the Armory. Time: 4pm performance Seattle Armory Building 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109 Seattle Center Festál presents Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival in partnership…
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Shoreline Celebrate AANHPI Culture
Shoreline School District and Shoreline Community College are partnering to celebrate AANHPI Culture. Join us for an evening of cultural celebration! The event is from 5pm - 9pm in the Shoreline Community College Theatre There will be cultural performances, vendors, and food trucks! SKT will be performing at 7:30pm
Find out more »June 2024
Point Defiance Garden Festival
SKT will be performing as part of the 2 day Point Defiance Garden Festival! Come join us at the Pagoda Plaza. Inspired by Japanese architecture when it was built in 1914, the Pagoda is the focal point of Point Defiance Park’s Japanese Garden. Surrounded by a Japanese garden featuring pools, a waterfall, a footbridge, sakura cherry trees, an authentic Shinto shrine and Tori Gate presented by Tacoma’s Sister City in Kitakyushu Japan, and home to several interactive displays during the event. …
Find out more »Seattle Dragon Boat Festival
The Seattle Flying Dragons are excited to return this event to beautiful Lake Union! The races will run on the south end of the lake with a view of the Seattle skyline and iconic Space Needle across the finish line! The paddler village will be in Lake Union Park overlooking the racecourse. The race is within walking distance to several restaurants and attractions in the South Lake Union Area. Multiple transit option are available to and from downtown.
Find out more »Walk for Rice
Join SKT as we kick off Walk for Rice 2024!!! For generations, Walk for Rice brings people and communities together to raise funds for the ACRS Food Bank in Seattle's Chinatown-International District and nutrition program and awareness about food insecurity in Asian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (ANHPI) communities. The fundraising campaign kicks off in the spring and culminates in a multicultural community celebration and three-mile walk at Seward Park in June. ANHPI communities are a diverse and growing population, and many disproportionately lack access to food,…
Find out more »Miyawaki Forest Celebration
Come celebrate the Miyawaki Forest and watch SKT perform at the Shoreline History Museum Celebrate the first summer of the forest. Learn about a Miyawaki Urban Forest and see what’s growing as we stir up the earth with sounds of drums from different cultures. Enjoy an evening of drumming and learning.
Find out more »Japan Fair
End an exciting weekend of festivities with our performance on Sunday, June 30, 2024 @ 4pm Japan Fair is a free, two-day festival in Bellevue, WA across the lake from Seattle, that celebrates Japanese art and culture. Formerly known as "Aki Matsuri", Japan Fair is a communal endeavor of musicians, artisans, community organizations, and businesses from both Japan and the U.S. who come together to share their products, talents, and knowledge of Japan. Through live performances on stage, hands…
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