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2024: 26th Annual of Greenville Bon Dance Japanese Summer Culture Festival: A Celebration of Japanese Culture (Bon Odori, Performances, Demos..)NEW

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Date: Saturday, 24 August, 2024       Time: 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm
McAlister Square Greenville
225 S. Pleasantburg
Greenville, SC 29607
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Map of McAlister Square Greenville, 225 S. Pleasantburg

The 26th Annual Bon Dance Festival will be August 24, 2024 in Greenville SC! This event is hosted by Japan Affairs, the Japan-America Association of South Carolina and its member organizations, and comes together with help of many individuals, local organizations, businesses and volunteers. #obonsc #jaasc

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The Bon Dance Festival is one of our most significant cultural traditions. It mimics similar Obon festivals held in Japan around the Japanese ancestral holiday of Obon. The Bon Dance Festival includes Bon Odori, which is performed in colorful kimono, yukata, and happi coats. Rather than somber affairs, the Bon Dance Festival represents an energetic mix of traditional choreography with modern-day merrymaking.

The festival is hosted by JAASC’s Japan Affairs committee every August in Greenville, SC as a fundraiser for our programs.

Festival Date
August 24, 2024, Saturday

Festival Time
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Scheduled
Fun for the whole family, the Bon Dance Festival is held indoors in comfortable air conditioning, regardless of weather conditions.
11:30 am Gate Open
12:30 pm Taiko performance by Ronin Taiko
1:00 pm Bon Dance by Midorino Kai
1:15 pm Perfume dance by HANAMIZUKI
1:25 pm Kyudo demonstration by SC Kyudo Renmei
1:40 pm The tea ceremony by WNCJCC
2:10 pm Aikido demonstration by SC Ki Aikido
2:30 pm Bon Dance by Midorino Kai
2:45 pm Perfume dance by HANAMIZUKI
2:55 pm Taiko performance by Ronin Taiko
3:25 pm Kendo demonstration by Greenville Kendo Club
3:55 pm Sanshin performance by GACHIMAYA
4:30 pm Festival End

Join the Bon Odori, Bon Dances, led by Midorino Kai

JAASC will host a public dance practice in July or early August before the festival for those interested in learning and practicing the dances beforehand. 

McAlister Square Obon & Practice

 

Location
McAlister Square, 225 S Pleasantburg Dr., Greenville, SC 29607

Festival Title
Bon Dance Japanese Summer Culture Festival of Greenville (Annual Celebration of Japanese Culture)#BonDance

JapaneseCulture #GreenvilleBonDance #JAASC #obon #bonOdori

 

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Saturday, 24 August, 2024



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