2013 Oshogatsu Family Festival - JANMNEW

Ring in the New Year and the Year of the Snake with fun arts 'n crafts, food, and exciting cultural activities and performances.

FREE ADMISSION, no reservations required

Date
Sunday, January 6, 2013

Time
11am - 5pm

SCHEDULE
11:30am - 1pm: Taste and purchase different varieties of rice
Sponsored by Common Grains and JRE (Japan Rice and Rice Product Export Promotion Association)

12pm – 5pm: Watch world-renowned candy artist Shaun Ichiyanagi make snake sculpture candy! (For children only. Candy snakes will be raffled off at the start of every hour)

12pm – 3pm: Omikuji (sacred lottery) will let you know what kind of year to expect!

1pm - 3pm: Learn how to make onigiri rice balls and enter the Onigiri Design Contest. Sponsored by Common Grains

1pm – 3pm: Reptacular Animals presents a reptile petting zoo! Come meet real snakes and other cool reptiles!

1pm - 4pm: Party Faces will paint your face like your favorite zodiac animal!

1pm – 5pm: Begin the New Year with lucky zaru soba (buckwheat noodles) with Kidding Around the Kitchen.

2pm & 3:30pm: Learn how to play Japanese taiko drums with Bombu Taiko!

2:30pm & 4pm: Mochitsuki (traditional rice cake pounding ceremony) performance & demonstration by Kodama Taiko

3:30pm: Announcement of Onigiri Contest winners

Craft & other fun activities for the entire family (11am - 5pm)
• Celebrate the Year of the Snake by making some slithering snakes of your own!
• Make a decorative wreath including all the Asian zodiac animals
• Ruthie's Origami Corner: Fold your own origami snake
• Toddler Room
• Jump around in our fun snake jumper!
• Special fukubukuro (lucky bag) sale at the Museum Store