Bon Odori Festival 2026

Sat Aug 01 2026 at 04:00 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-07:00

1717 Fawcett Ave, Tacoma, WA, United States, Washington 98402 | Tacoma

Tacoma Buddhist Temple
Publisher/HostTacoma Buddhist Temple
Bon Odori Festival 2026
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Everyone is welcome to our Bon Odori Festival! As part of our Buddhist Religion, we honor those who have passed by celebrating them through Japanese traditional dancing called Bon Odori. Everyone is welcome to dance, enjoy the food or just watch the dancing and taiko performances.
The festival will occur in front of our temple on Fawcett Avenue up from UW Tacoma. Feel free to bring a blanket, small chairs to sit on the sidewalk or hillside on the West side of the street.
Dance lessons: July 14 and 16, 7:00-8:30 pm in our social hall/basement. Everyone is welcome to learn the dances.
Booths:
General Food Concessions in our lower Social Hall (enter North Side only)
Kaki Kori (Shave Ice)
Young Buddhist Association t-shirt sales
Japanese Goods - yukata, obi, accessories, large selection of zori and geta
Memorial Candles - $10 each
Tacoma Buddhist Temple Kids Corner
Koguma Pre-School
King's Books
Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizens League
Beer Garden
Program:
4:00 p.m. Concessions, Booths and Beer Garden Open
4:30 p.m. Opening Service in the Temple Hondo
5:00 p.m. Performance by Fuji Taiko on Fawcett
Obon dancing
Intermission Performance by Seattle Matsuri Taiko
Live obon music by Northwest Minyo Kai
8:00 p.m. Candle Memorial Observance
Obon Food Hall:
Bowls: Chicken Teriyaki, Unagi (Teriyaki Eel), Tofu and Egg
Snacks: Spam Musubi, Obon Dog, Somen
Desserts: Strawberry Mochi Trifle (new!), Strawberry Mochi, Daifuku Mochi, Handmade Pie slice (all handmade)
Water/La Croix
We welcome donations in memory of your loved one or a donation to support our annual fundraiser. Please visit our website to donate online. Tacomabt.org
Questions: [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you there!
Domo Arigato,
Tacoma Buddhist Temple
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