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…
Find out more »July 2024
Edmonds Summer Concert Series
The Edmonds Arts Comm. presents free-admission summer concert programs each year featuring a variety of musical stylings from Puget Sound area groups and ensembles. Concerts are held mid-July through August in City Park, Hazel Miller Plaza and Hickman Park. Seattle Kokon Taiko will be performing interspersed with lectures, hands-on activities, and a show and tell! More info to come!
Find out more »August 2024
From Hiroshima to Hope
Join Seattle Kokon Taiko at From Hiroshima to Hope Event: 6pm - Sunset SKT Performance: 7:00pm Honoring Victims, Promoting Peace The mission of From Hiroshima to Hope is to commemorate the victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and all victims of war and violence. We educate for peace, non-violent conflict resolution and nuclear disarmament through a public outdoor event on August 6th featuring music, speakers, and a lantern-floating ceremony. Every year since 1984, we have held…
Find out more »Lynnwood Library Community Celebration
Lynnwood Library, part of the Sno-Isle Library System, is hosting a series of community celebrations! Come join us for some great music in the middle of a beautiful natural amphitheater!
Find out more »Erin Shigaki Art Show Celebration
Erin Shigaki, artist and activist in the JA/CID community is holding a community celebration for a 2 month show she is having at the A-Gallery in Pioneer Square.
Find out more »September 2024
Vashon Japan Festival
Hop on the ferry and spend the day at the beautiful Mukai Farm & Garden! Ferry schedule: https://www.wsdot.com/ferries/schedule/scheduledetail.aspx?departingterm=9&arrivingterm=22&roundtrip=true The Vashon Japanese-American Community is holding a traditional Japanese street festival featuring a children's village with games and art, Taiko drummer, Bon Odori dancers, authentic food and drinks (a Sake garden), local artisans educational speakers, and more. This Vashon Japan Festival is co-sponsored by The Vashon Heritage Museum, The Friends of Mukai, and the Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust.
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