August 2018
Newport Way Library Summer Youth Workshop
Seattle Kokon Taiko will be conducting a hands-on musical learning experience for youth ages 10-18 at Newport Way Library. For more information, please contact Newport Way Library
Find out more »2018 Seattle Asian American Film Festival
SAAFF is a non-profit film festival that aims to provide a space for Asian American voices, perspectives and histories by screening independent films that reflect the diversity and richness of the city's Asian American community.
Find out more »2018 Bumbershoot
Now approaching half a century, Bumbershoot is one of Seattle's largest cultural touchstones. Each year, thousands of people from across the country flock to Seattle Center to attend this acclaimed festival, which has become one of the biggest and most-loved contemporary festivals in North America, while having maintained its Northwest spirit and innovative roots. The name Bumbershoot was chosen both as a knowing nod of respect to our city’s most famous weather pattern, and a symbol of the overarching mission of this…
Find out more »September 2018
Vashon First Annual Japanese Street Festival 2018
First Annual Vashon Island Japanese Street Festival. Vashon Japanese Festival Saturday, September 22, 2018 10:00am - 4:00pm SKT Performance: 12:00pm - 12:30pm Mukai Farm & Garden 18017 107th Avenue SW Vashon, WA 98070
Find out more »October 2018
Ghost Game XII: Into the Dark
Oct. 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 31 Nov. 1, 2, 3 7:30pm - Doors Open 8:00pm - Performance Begins 75 minute performance with no intermission Join us for our 12th annual Ghost Game, to be presented this year in our new home - Arcadia in the Ballard neighborhood. This intimate, immersive theater experience will include acrobatic theater, aerial dance, puppetry, and terrifying tales from myth and folklore as only the Cabiri can present. Into the Dark explores how humans…
Find out more »January 2019
2019 Mochi Tsuki – 30th Anniversary Celebration
Join us for this free annual community event! 2019 Mochi Tsuki - 30th Anniversary Celebration Date: Saturday, January 5, 2019 Time: 11:00am - 3:00pm Place: Woodward Middle School (new venue!) 9125 Sportsman Club Road NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Seattle Kokon Taiko will be performing at 12pm and 2pm (1/2 hr performance each) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOEtHq4d6rc&feature=youtu.be
Find out more »February 2019
2019 Day of Remembrance Taiko Festival
Sunday Feb 17th @1-4pm at the Pigott Auditorium, Seattle University. https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3905798
Find out more »March 2019
2019 Lunar New Year
LUNAR NEW YEAR The Year of the Boar/Pig is here so don’t forget to save the date for the 2019 Lunar New Year Celebration! Over the last few years, the Lunar New Year Celebration is one of the largest event of its kind in the region and showcases diversity, richness and culture of the Asian community. The collaboration with other neighborhood businesses/organizations has helped draw thousands of visitors from throughout the region for a day of festivities. The celebration include…
Find out more »Institute of Qigong and Integrative Medicine’s 2019 Spring Festival Celebration
Opening the Institute of Qigong and Integrative Medicine's 2019 Spring Festival Celebration, Seattle Kokon Taiko will be bringing joyous thunder to welcome the blessings of the Earth Pig at the Community Healing Arts & Spring Festival. March 10, 2019 Event: 6pm - 9pm SKT Performance: 6pm Mercer Island Community & Event Center Register Ticket Price: $30 At the door: $35
Find out more »April 2019
Never Again is Now: The Art and Activism of Millennial Nikkei
Doors open at noon with live taiko drumming by Seattle Kokon Taiko at 12:15 p.m. Event begins at 12:30 p.m. Free event How are millennials of Japanese ancestry honoring the legacy of their grandparents and great-grandparents who were incarcerated during World War II? Why is it important to tell this story of racial prejudice and civil liberties denied for generations to come? Seattle JACL and Densho invite you for an afternoon of art, live performance, and dialogue at Wing Luke…
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