2023 Queer O-bon! (Community Festival Gathers Nikkei LGBTQ+ Community to Remember our Queer Ancestors through Ceremony & Dance) Food, Bon Odori..NEW

Okaeri’s inaugural Queer O-bon is a community festival that gathers our Nikkei LGBTQ+ community to remember our queer ancestors through ceremony and dance! O-bon is rooted in a Buddhist sutra about a monk who sought to free his mother from the realm of suffering. Around 1,400 years ago, this sutra inspired Buddhist monks in medieval Japan to start a new ritual tradition. The tradition transformed across time and continents into a Nikkei summer gathering to honor and reflect on our lost loved ones and our joyful, diverse communities.⁠

⁠Okaeri continues this tradition with an inclusive festival of queer joy, remembrance, and belonging. Please join us for Okaeri’s Queer O-bon festival.⁠

The event is free, open to all LGBTQ+ communities and friends, and will include: O-bon memorial service, Bon odori circle dancing, Performances, Touch Stone Activity, Food, vendors, and more!

Obon Date
June 17, 2023

Time
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm


Festival Location
Terasaki Budokan, Los Angeles - Little Tokyo, 249 S. Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Obon Title
2023 Queer O-bon! (Community Festival Gathers Nikkei LGBTQ+ Community to Remember our Queer Ancestors through Ceremony & Dance)