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2025 Oshogatsu Family Festival Event: Year of the Snake (Cultural Performances, Crafts, & Activities for Families/Kids) New Years Event - FREE EVENTNEW

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Date: Sunday, 5 January, 2025       Time: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Map of Japanese American National Museum (JANM), Los Angeles, Japantown Little Tokyo, 100 N. Central Avenue

Japanese American National Museum as we welcome the Year of the Snake with cultural performances, crafts, and activities for families and kids of all ages!

• Traditional mochitsuki (Japanese rice pounding ritual) performance by Kodama Taiko.
• Candy sculpture demonstrations by Shan Ichiyanagi (Shan the Candyman)
• Interactive storytimes
• Souvenir photos by cre8tive outlets
• Fun Oshogatsu and Year of the Snake-inspired crafts and origami
• Scavenger hunt for prizes
• Exclusive benefits available to JANM Members
…and so much more

Plus, free admission all day, your last chance to see all of our exhibitions before the Pavilion closes for renovation.
• Giant Robot Biennale 5
• Contested Histories: Preserving and Sharing a Community Collection
• The Interactive StoryFile of Lawson Iichiro Sakai
• Common Ground: The Heart of Community

Date
Jan 5, 2025

Time
11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Special perks available for JANM Members!
Check in when you arrive to get a Member sticker and take advantage of all the benefits! Members will also get a free gift when they check in at the membership table.

Can’t join us in person? We’ll post select performances and activities on our YouTube channel throughout the day.

Full schedule of events to be posted soon. 

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Sunday, 5 January, 2025



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