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2025 Annual Tacoma Obon & Bon Odori Festival Event (Live Taiko, Japanese Food, Beer Garden..) Tacoma Buddhist Temple (Saturday)NEW

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Date: Saturday, 2 August, 2025       Time: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Tacoma Buddhist Temple
1717 Fawcett Street
Tacoma, WA 98402
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The summer Bon Odori Festival Event has been an annual tradition for over 65 years, sponsored by the Tacoma Buddhist Temple. The public is welcome to participate and enjoy traditional Japanese festival dancing, taiko drumming entertainment, Japanese food, memorial candle lighting, beer garden serving local beer and sake, and plant sale. Candle lighting ceremony in the garden after the Bon Odori.

This event is free, everybody is welcome. 

Obon Festival Event Date
August 2, 2025, Saturday

Obon Festival Event Time
Saturday: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
4:00 pm: Beer garden and food booths open

Bon Odori Dance Time
5:00 pm 


Odori Dance Practice
July 15, 17 - 2025
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: Social Hall 


Tacoma Obon & Practices 

 



Obon Festival Event L
ocation
Tacoma Buddhist Temple, 1717 Fawcett Street, Tacoma, WA 98402

Obon Festival Event Title
Annual Tacoma Buddhist Temple Obon & Bon Odori Festival (Saturday) - Tacoma Buddhist Temple

 

  

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Saturday, 2 August, 2025



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Phone: (253) 627-1417

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