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https://www.seattlejapanesegarden.org/events-calendar/2024/7/6-7/tanabataJoin us for the annual Japanese star festival! Tanabata 七夕 at the garden is a family-friendly event that we celebrate with magnificent colors, craft making, and a tradition of writing wishes. This year, we are going to celebrate on July 6th (as our Family Saturday event) and on July 7th, original Tanabata day.
The origin of Tanabata comes from the legend of Orihime and Hikoboshi, star crossed lovers separated by the Milky Way. Each year on the evening of July 7th, Orihime and Hikoboshi are allowed to reunite for one night only. In Japan, Tanabata is celebrated by decorating bamboo branches with origami ornaments and tanzaku, poems or wishes written on small strips of paper.
Or garden visitors will have the opportunity to write wishes and tie them to bamboo sticks in the garden.
EVENT SCHEDULE:
(All event schedule and activities are subject to change)
SUNDAY 7/7
11:00 pm - 5:30 pm Tanzaku Wishing Station
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Origami
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm Dekoboko Taiko
DEKOBOKO TAIKO
Dekoboko Taiko is a Seattle-based taiko (Japanese drumming) group started by alumni from Taiko Kai at the University of Washington. Since 2017, the group has grown in membership and original songs. They will perform two different sets at 1:00 p.m. and 1:45 p.m.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
1075 Lake Washington Blvd E, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98112
