2023 Celebrate Tanabata - The Japanese Star Festival (Tanabata Celebrated By Writing Wishes on Tanzaku) July 1-7, 2023NEW

Celebrate Tanabata!  Tanabata, also known as the Star Festival, means "evening of the seventh", typically celebrated on July 7th. This Japanese holiday originates from a Chinese legend of two "star-crossed lovers" kept separated by distance. Represented by the stars Altair and Vega, they are allowed to meet once a year, on the seventh day of the seventh month.

Dates
July 1 to July 7, 2023

Time
All Day

Make a Wish - July 1st through July 7th
Tanabata is celebrated by writing wishes on pieces of colorful paper, called Tanzaku, and attaching them to bamboo branches or "Wish Trees" in the hopes they come true. July 1st through 7th, visit one of our displays to write your wish and hang it from a "Wish Tree".

Display Locations
• Village Hall, 12300 Forest Hill Boulevard

• Village Park, 11700 Pierson Road

• Wellington Community Center, 12150 Forest Hill Boulevard

Please note - Village Hall and the Wellington Community Center will be closed for Independence Day on Monday, July 4th.


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Event Title
Celebrate Tanabata - The Japanese Star Festival (Tanabata Celebrated By Writing Wishes on Tanzaku)