Join Courtyard Kaeru in celebrating the spirit of youth. Holidays honoring children are held around the globe throughout the year. In Japan, Children's Day is May 5th, but the National Museum is celebrating it in the summer along with other communities.
Dance, sing, create, and play with us as we, together, experience festive cultural customs of our neighbors around the world. Lively music, arts and crafts, and storytelling and games plan to make our annual summer festival the fun place to start Nisei Week in Little Tokyo.
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Activities
Whimsical Arts 'n Crafts
Help us decorate a giant koinobori, or make kites and windsocks to take home. In the George & Sakaye Aratani Central Hall.
Toddler Play Zone
Toddlers will explore their imagination and energy in a space built especially for them with wind toys like pinwheels and streamers. In the Nerio Education Center.
Museum Galleries
Explore your identity in the unique portrait exhibition kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa.
In-Gallery Activity
Take a Polaroid picture and answer the question, "What Are You?"
On the National Museum Plaza
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Food Vendors (11:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
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Kaeru’s House of Hop
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Information booth
Purchase tickets for food, event and National Museum information, and check-in for Courtyard Kids.
Schedule
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Book readings/signings
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2:00 PM - Actress Momo Yashima, Umbrella and Crow Boy
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3:00 PM - Mary Catherine Casanova, Jess, American Girl® of the Year
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4:00 PM - Artist Kip Fulbeck, Part Asian, 100% Hapa
Inside the George & Sakaye Aratani Central Hall. All books will be available for sale in the Museum Store.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Family Concert on the Plaza
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Welcome Ceremony
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Family Concert
Kawalea Polynesian Dance Group
Limpopo Russian Folk Ensemble
Kinnara Taiko -
Courtyard Raffle drawing
Win an American Girl ® Jess doll.