Date: Saturday, January 7, 2023 Time: 12:00pm & 2:00pm SKT Performances Location: Woodward Middle School 9125 Sportsman Club Rd NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Event Website: https://www.bainbridgeisland.com/mochi-tsuki-festival/ For over a millennium, making and eating the sweet rice treat mochi (moe-chee) has been a celebrated New Year’s tradition in Japan, with generations of families and communities coming together […]

****Taiko performance cancelled due to rain****   CIDBIA Lunar New Year Celebration! https://www.seattlechinatownid.com/experiences/lunar-new-year Welcome to the Year of the Rabbit. Vendor booths line the streets, dance performances and music throughout the main stage at Hing Hay Park!   02/04/23 3:30pm – 4pm Hing Hay Park; 423 Maynard Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104

PhinneyWood Lunar New Year! Event: shorturl.at/lmDJ2 This will be an inclusive, free, and diverse event for North Seattle that honors the traditions of the Asian cultures and supports local Asian-led businesses and orgs. 02/05/23 2pm–5pm SKT: 4:30pm–5pm 6532 Phinney Ave N

Sunday, April 16, 2023 Seattle Center - Armory Stage 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109 Time: 4:00pm - 4:30pm Come celebrate the Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival! Each year they put on a weekend-long celebration of Japanese and Japanese-American culture. Founded on a sunny afternoon on the warm grass of Seattle’s Seward Park […]

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 16101 Greenwood Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133 (West Gate) Event: 6:30pm - 8:00pm SKT Performance: 7:30pm - 8:00pm

HONK! Fest West is a yearly free, three-day, community-supported music festival in public spaces of the south Seattle area. This immersive festival is driven by the energetic performances of street bands from around the world. HONK! is part of a global renaissance of street band culture, with Seattle’s festival occurring since 2008.

Saturday, June 17, 2023 Seward Park Event: 9:00am - 12:00pm SKT Performance: TBD   The ACRS food bank provides culturally familiar foods to immigrants, refugees, elders, and families throughout King County. Without culturally competent food delivery, AAPI community members face a disproportionate lack of access to food, emergency meals, and other basic needs. Together, we […]

THE BAINBRIDGE ISLAND GRAND OLD 4TH OF JULY Parade starts at 1:00pm AN ISLAND TRADITION As it has since 1967, Bainbridge Island will celebrate July 4th with multiple overlapping events taking over downtown Winslow and Waterfront Park from 7am until 5pm. Kicking off with the traditional Pancake Breakfast, the day will include the BYS Fun […]

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 […]

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 […]