2025 Oxnard Summer Obon Odori Festival - Oxnard Buddhist Temple NEW

Annual Oxnard Buddhist Temple Summer Obon Odori Festival Event "Gathering of Joy" in sunny, breezy Oxnard, CA. We offer Japanese cultural exhibits and demonstrations in bonsai, taiko, and traditional Japanese dance. Enjoy tasty treats, delicious sushi, teriyaki foods, ice-cold snow cones, and much more. There's a fresh farmers' produce market, a Japanese boutique, games, a silent auction, and a raffle drawing. End your fun summer day with Bon Odori - Japanese folk dance circles. Let's dance!

Oxnard Buddhist Temple Bon Odori - Obon is an annual Buddhist event for commemorating one's ancestors. It is believed that each year during Obon, the ancestors' spirits return to this world in order to visit their relatives. Traditionally, lanterns are hung in front of houses to guide the ancestors' spirits, Obon dances (Bon Odori) are performed, graves are visited, and food offerings are made at house altars and temples. At the end of Obon, floating lanterns are put into rivers, lakes, and seas in order to guide the spirits back into their world. The customs followed vary strongly from region to region.

Obon Festival Dates
July 12, 2025, Saturday

Obon Festival Times
1:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Bon Odori Dance Time
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm



Bon Dance Practice Schedule
June 24, 26, July 1, 8, 19 - 2025
Times: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Oxnard Obon & Practices

Obon Festival Location
Oxnard Buddhist Temple, 250 South 'H' Street, (Between 2nd St. and 3rd St.), Oxnard, CA 93030

Obon Festival Title
2022 Annual Oxnard Buddhist Temple Summer Obon Odori Festival Event (Saturday Only) Bon Odori, Dance, Martial Arts, Taiko, Cosplay, Games, Bonsai..