2026: 48th Annual Nikkei Matsuri Festival Event (Food, Performances, Exhibits..) Festival Celebrating Japanese American Culture in San Jose JapantownNEW

A Festival Celebrating Japanese American Culture, celebrating and honoring the Japanese American culture through food, entertainment, artisan shopping, performances and exhibits.

Festival Date
April 26, 2026, Sunday

Time 
10:00 am - 5:00 pm 

Update Coming. 

2025 Previous Information 

Schedule Performers

Location
Japantown San Jose, 640 N. 5th St. San Jose, CA 95112

Parking
Free supervised parking at 71 West Hedding Street in the Santa Clara County Employees Parking Lot

About Nikkei Matsuri Foundation
The Nikkei Matsuri Foundation is a registered nonprofit public benefit charity organized under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Founded in 1978, our mission is “To perpetuate the Japanese American experiences, cultural customs, and traditions.”

We do this in part by hosting the annual Nikkei Matsuri Festival in San Jose Japantown, providing a forum for sharing cultural exhibits and performances as well as opportunities for many community-based charities to raise funds through cultural food-based sales in the ever-popular Food Court.

Additionally, through our partnership with the City of San Jose and the Friends of the Japanese Friendship Garden, we are the official Adopt-a-Park sponsors of the Japanese Friendship Garden located on Senter Road in San Jose.

San Jose Japantown Guide