2025 Most Popular Japanese Summer Obon Festivals & Bon Odori Practices

The most popular Japanese Summer Obon Festivals & Bon Odori Dance Practices in the United States occur during the summer months. We have a list of the most viewed popular Japanese Obons (left column) & Bon Odori dance practices (right column). There are some Japanese Events that have just Bon Odori dancing and it could be listed also.

In the United States, the Obon festival event (お盆, also known as Bon festival) is a Japanese Buddhist festival celebrated during the summer months which people commemorates and remembers the spirits of their deceased ancestors back home.

All Events July

110

  

Festivals All Types

108

Popular Top Viewed

28

New Today

1

  

'OShogatsu' New Years

3

Obon Festival

67

Obon Practices
May-Aug

1

Nisei Week

16

Little Tokyo

26

Sakura

1

Tanabata
Jul-Aug

4

Toro Nagashi

15

Sake

9

Hiroshima

4

Fred Korematsu Jan-Feb

6

Hello Kitty

6

O-Tsukimi

3

Yayoi Kusuma

7

2025 Most Popular Japanese Obon Festivals with Bon Odori Dance Practices

Celebrate Obon: Top Summer Festivals with Bon Odori Dancing Across the U.S.

Bon Odori (盆踊り) is a Bon dance - a style of dancing performed during Obon around a circle.