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Date: Sunday, 13 July, 2025       Time: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Monterey Peninsula Buddhist Temple
1155 Noche Buena St.
Seaside, CA 93955
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Map of Monterey Peninsula Buddhist Temple, 1155 Noche Buena St.

The Buddhist Temple of the Monterey Peninsula hosts the 76th annual Obon Festival Event. Featured at the Festival are Japanese foods, entertainment, ikebana and bonsai exhibits, games for children, and Japanese goods and crafts for sale. Food choices include tempura, sushi, beef teriyaki, udon, and gyoza. Day-long entertainment features martial arts demonstrations, tea ceremony, and Taiko drumming.

Later in the afternoon, the colorful Obon Odori, or community Japanese folk dancing, takes place. The Obon Festival is a free event; donations are accepted. Parking is available across the street from the Temple.

Obon Festival Date
July 13, 2025, Sunday Only

Obon Festival Event 
Time
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Scheduled
3:00 pm: Shinsho Mugen Daiko (Taiko)
4:00 pm: Bon Odori Dance

Event 
Parking
Across the street from the Temple

Background of the Obon Festival Event
The Obon festival is a Buddhist tradition to celebrate, remember and express gratitude to all family members who have died. The Obon festival has been celebrated in Japan since 657 AD. The first Obon in the United States was held in Hawaii in 1910; festivals on the mainland began about 20 years later.

The first Monterey Obon Festival was held on August 25, 1947 at the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Hall in Monterey, home to the Temple then. In 1963, the event was moved to the Monterey County Fairgrounds where it was held for 30 years. The Obon Festival returned to the Temple, now in Seaside, in 1993. 3,000 to 5,000 people from across the Monterey Peninsula and beyond attend each year.

Want to Volunteer
Contact Kristen Yamamoto at [email protected] or call (831) 951-7534.

Obon Dance Practice Dates
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm at the Temple Social Hall

Dates: June 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26 - 2025
Tuesdays and Thursdays 



Monterey Obon & Practices 



Obon Festival Event Location
Monterey Peninsula Buddhist Temple, 1155 Noche Buena St., Seaside, CA 93955

Obon Festival Event Title
Monterey Peninsula Buddhist 73rd Annual Temple Obon Festival Event (Sunday) Bon Odori, Japanese Food, Entertainment, Ikebana Exhibits, Games, Crafts..

#MontereyObon #JapaneseCulture #Obon #Taiko #JapaneseFood

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