2018 Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden Origami Festival NEW

On Sept 30, 2018, two wonderful events Free with Garden Admission: Mandela Dissolution Ceremony and Origami Festival.  

Garden Admission
$9.50 online / $12 at the gate
Members receive free admission to every Open Day

The event is free with garden admission of $9.50 with a reservation online / $12 at the gate. Reservations close at 5 pm the day before. Members receive free garden admission for two to every open day. Children 12 and under are free.

Description 
Mandela Dissolution Ceremony 10:30 am
Origami Festival 12:00 to 4:00 pm

Date
September 30, 2018

Time
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Pasadena Origami Festival 12 noon to 4pm
Learn to fold paper cranes, flowers and other fun forms with expert paper folders from the Pacific Ocean Paperfolders (POP) and our own Origami Club teacher Nick Cavallo in the uniquely beautiful natural setting of the Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden, which will be transformed for the day into an outdoor paperfolding classroom.

Festival Program
Ongoing Origami Folding Stations in the Garden

12pm to 4pm:
-Paper Cranes for Peace
-Fold a Flower with Michael Sanders
-Origami Explorations with POP members, Joel Stern and Jared Needle
-Learn to Fold Heart-Shaped Greeting Cards with Nick Cavallo

Special Lectures and Book-signings (in the house gallery space)

-12:30pm Storigami with origami artist and children's book author, Joel Stern
-1:30pm New Expressions in Origami Art with Meher McArthur
-2:30pm BOOK LAUNCH: The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki with animator and arts activist Sue DiCicco

Japanese tea will be served and Japanese snacks, origami books, origami paper and other fun Japanese items will be for sale.

Picnics welcome. See a map and directions for parking

Mandala Dissolution Ceremony 10:30 a.m.
During the week of Wednesday, September 26 through Friday the 28th, during the garden's open hours of 10am to 4pm, several Himalayan monks will create a Buddhist sand mandala at the center of the garden's En Gallery as a prayer for peace and compassion. On Sunday, September 30 at 10:30, the monks will perform the Dissolution Ceremony during which they will deconstruct the mandala that they have spent days creating--a lesson in the impermanence of all things. The creation of the mandala will take place at the En Gallery at Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden Wednesday through Friday, from 10am-4pm. Viewing of this sacred ceremony is free with garden admission. However, we do encourage our visitors to make a donation to the monks for sharing this ceremony with our guests.
Learn more about this event HERE.

-The garden is open to public on the 2nd and last Sundays of each month. Closed the last Sunday of Dec
-We often sell out on Open Day Last Sunday so reservations are recommended
-Reservations online are $9.50 (children 12 and under are free)
-Admission at the gate is $12.00 when we are able to take walk-ins
-Members receive complimentary admission for two.
-Stay as long as you like, we just need to know what time you are arriving
-Reservations close the day before at 5pm
-The garden is wheelchair accessible. Sorry, no pets allowed
-Open rain or shine. We are not able to issue refunds.