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2025: 36th Annual Las Vegas Obon Festival Event (Bon Odori-Folk Dancing, Live Taiko, Crafts, Bento Boxes, Plate Lunches, Sushi, Raffle..) SaturdayNEW

Date: Saturday, 16 August, 2025       Time: 10:00 am
Map of Bill & Lillie Heinrich YMCA, YMCA of Southern Nevada, 4141 Meadows Lane

36th Annual Obon Festival - Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha.
Celebrate Japanese culture and tradition at this special Obon Festival featuring dancing, performances, food, and community. This year also marks the 40th Anniversary of the Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha, founded in 1985.

Date & Time
Saturday, August 16, 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
(Raffle and Silent Auction will close at 3:00 pm)

Activities & Schedule
• Bon Odori Dancing - dancers in colorful outfits share stories of the past and present
• Cultural Performances - including drumming by Kaminari Taiko
• Raffle - $2,000 and $500 cash prizes, restaurant certificates, and more
• Silent Auction - high-value items available for online or in-person bidding
• Memorial Lanterns - personalize lanterns in honor of relatives and friends
• Craft Fair
• Food Trucks
• Entertainment and more

Dance Practice Location-Info
• Bon Odori dance practices are held at the Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha, 4110 N. Martin Luther King Blvd, North Las Vegas, NV 89032
• Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (noon)

Location & Practices


Las Vegas Obon Location
Bill & Lillie Heinrich YMCA, 4141 Meadows Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89107

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Previous Location
Clark High School - Las Vegas Obon, 4291 Pennwood Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89102

PREVIOUS YEAR
Food: Bento boxes, plate lunches, sushi, Japanese deserts, shave ice.

Festival Schedule (update coming) 
11:00 am: Food Served
10:00 am - 4:00 pm: Crafts on Sales

Bon Odori Dancing
12:45 pm: Japanese Folk Dancing

Festival Schedule
Bon Odori (Folk Dancing)
Taiko Drum Performance
Raffle Prizes
Silent Auction


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Celebrate the Japanese Culture food, performances and dancing.
(Please always confirm date & times, the schedule could change)

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New Obon Festival Location (Larger Facility)
Clark High School, 4291 Pennwood Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89102 

Obon Festival Title
2023 - 34th Annual Las Vegas Obon Festival Event - Bon Odori (Folk Dancing), Live Taiko, Culture.. (Saturday)

 

 

 

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Saturday, 16 August, 2025



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Las Vegas Obon Festival, Bill Lillie Heinrich YMCA

Phone: (702) 483-9754

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