The Best Japanese Festivals & Events On the Web

New Years Oshogatsu Festivals in the United States
26
                                
×
2026: 3rd Fuyu Fest: Sake Festival in the Pacific Northwest (Taste 90+ Sake: Activities, Demos, Food, Artists  & Cultural Activities #FuyuFest
Japanese American National Museum (JANM) in Little Tokyo Japantown: Reopening Status: Late 2026
New Year's Traditional Japanese Archery Demonstration - Omato-shiki (A Rare and Ancient Ceremonial form of Japanese Archery)
Learn To Ice Skate, Fun Skate, Play Hockey (Sign-up) - Toyota Sports Center
2026 Annual Nisei Week Deko-Car Show (Anime Fans & Tuners, Nisei Week DEKOCAR SHOW Shines into Little Tokyo Los Angeles) Saturday
2026 JANM Annual Natsumatsuri Family Festival Event Summer Celebration (Performers, Hula, Tea Ceremony, Taiko, Crafts, Origami..) Nisei Week Event
2026: 18th Los Angeles Tanabata Festival, Little Tokyo (Tanabata Kazari will be on Display During Nisei Week) at JACCC
2026: 66th Shotokan Karate of America Nisei Week Tournament & Exhibition at Terasaki Budokan, Little Tokyo (Video)
2026: 86th Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival Event in Little Tokyo (Week 1: Aug 15-16; Week 2: Aug 22-23) JACCC Inside Building & JACCC Plaza
Oshogatsu 2026: JASH & Levy Park (Live Performances, Traditional Japanese Games, Omikuji Fortune Telling, & Crafts..)
Mochitsuki (Celebrate the Japanese New Year with Freshly Pounded Mochi and Cultural Traditions)
January 1, 2026: 27th Japanese New Year’s Oshōgatsu Festival in Little Tokyo, Japantown (Two Stage Locations) Schedule is Updated.
2026 Hello Kitty Cafe Truck Event: Del Amo Mall, Torrance (Hello Kitty Cakes, Donuts, Macarons & Hello Kitty Super Cute Merch!) Truck Cali
Alert Icon

Use a Wide Monitor

Jazz for Japan Benefit Concerts at the Highline Ballroom - NYNEW

SELECT DISTINCT e.PkID, e.Title, e.StartDate, e.StartTime, e.EndTime, e.TBD, e.Description, e.LocID, l.Name, l.Lat, l.Lon, e.SeriesID FROM hc_events e LEFT JOIN hc_locations l ON (e.LocID = l.PkID) WHERE (e.SeriesID = '1306' OR e.LocID = '1306') AND e.IsActive = 1 AND e.IsApproved = 1 AND e.StartDate >= '2025-12-24' ORDER BY e.Title, e.StartDate, e.TBD, e.StartTime
Date: Monday, 18 April, 2011       Time: 7:00 pm - 1:00 am
Highline Ballroom
431 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011 USA
Map of Highline Ballroom, 431 West 16th Street

On Monday, April 18, 2011 over a dozen leading jazz artists will join forces at Highline Ballroom to present a benefit concert to support recovery efforts in Japan. "The scale and magnitude of this tragedy is hard to fathom", says Charles Carlini, the event organizer. "I felt I had to do something to help."

The lineup includes feature performances by Madeleine Peyroux, Joe Lovano, Sonny Fortune, Lauren Kinhan (New York Voices), Harry Allen, Clifton Anderson, Allan Harris, Don Byron, Janis Siegel (Manhattan Transfer), Antonio Hart, Tony Middleton, Bob Mover, Steve Williams, Eddie Gomez, Sarah Hayes, and Karrin Allyson among many others. All proceeds from the event will go to Direct Relief International Japanese Relief and Recovery Fund to benefit victims of the earthquake and tsunami that hit near Sendai on March 11. Visit our Facebook event page for updates and to connect with others attending this event. For tickets, please click here.

Date
April 18th

Time
7:00 pm - 1:00 am

Location
Highline Ballroom

Disclaimer: Please double check all information provided on our platform with the official website for complete accuracy and up-to-date details.

   

Monday, 18 April, 2011



Event Contact

Seiko Kinoshita

Phone: (212) 475-0049

Event Organizer Website


Visit Organizer Website

Get More Details From the Event Organizer

Event Location Website



For More Location Details

Event Cost

$45

Add Event To Your Calendar


iCalendar Google Calendar

Windows Live Calendar

Highline Ball.." startDate="11:00" startTime="10:15" endTime="17:45" timeZone="America/Los_Angeles" location="World Wide Web" options="'Apple','Google','iCal','Outlook.com','Microsoft365','MicrosoftTeams'" listStyle="overlay" trigger="click" hideBackground hideCheckmark size="2">

Event Information Can Change

Always verify event information for possible changes or mistakes.

Contact Us for Issues

Japanese Event & Festival Categories




Social Media & Email Share