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Date: Saturday, 16 August, 2025       Time: All Day
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
4000 Morikami Park Road
Delray Beach, FL 33446
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Map of Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens , 4000 Morikami Park Road

Obon Weekend at Morikami Museum
Celebrate Obon, a Japanese Buddhist tradition honoring ancestors, with two days of meaningful activities and performances. Visitors can stroll the gardens, create memory slips for loved ones, enjoy taiko drumming, dance the Bon Odori, and witness a beautiful lantern ceremony.

Dates & Times
Saturday, August 16, 2025 - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday, August 17, 2025 - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Location
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL 33446

Event Highlights & Schedule
Taiko Drumming (Fushu Daiko)
Sat & Sun: 11:30 am-12:00 pm, 12:30 pm-1:00 pm, 2:30 pm-3:00 pm
Sun only: 3:30 pm-4:00 pm

Location: Morikami Theater | Tickets: $5 Members / $10 Non-Members

Bon Dance Workshop & Performance (Saturday only)
3:30 pm-3:50 pm: Learn the Bon Dance
3:50 pm-4:20 pm: Bon Odori Dance
Location: Morikami Terrace or Theater (if raining) | Free

Guiding Lights & Lantern at Home Kits
Available both days in the Lobby
$5 (Guiding Light) | $8 (Lantern Kit)

Family Fun Day: Gachapon Keychains (Saturday only)
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Location: Sakai Room
Free with paid admission

Large Lantern Floating Ceremony (Sunday only)
4:30 pm at Morikami Lake (weather permitting)


Evening Lantern Festival
Sunday, August 17, 2025 - Starts at 6:30 pm
Special ticketed evening celebration under the stars
Cost: $225

Admission (Daytime Events)
dults: $16 | Seniors: $14 | Students: $12 | Children: $10

Members: Free

Hours & Admission

 


What is Obon?
During Obon, Japanese families welcome into their homes the spirits of their ancestors for a brief visit with the living. On the last night of Obon, these ancestors are believed to depart back to the otherworld, their journey illuminated by farewell fires. In many communities, these guiding lights take the form of simple paper lanterns floating on the water. In Japan, families who have lost loved ones in the past year float elaborately decorated boats to transport these spirits to the otherworld.


Obon Location
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL 33446

Obon Festival Tiitle
Obon Weekend at Morikami (Stroll the Gardens, Fill Out Tanzaku Slips (Memory of lLst Loved Ones) Live Taiko in the Spirit of Obon (2 Days)

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Saturday, 16 August, 2025



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