little boy playing taiko drum wearing hand made paper hat during natsumatsuri family festival

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2024 Natsumatsuri Family Festival

little boy playing taiko drum wearing hand made paper hat during natsumatsuri family festival

Special Events

Youth & Families

Members

2024 Natsumatsuri Family Festival

About the Event

FREE ALL DAY

Save the date for our annual summer celebration featuring free cultural performances, crafts, and activities for families and kids of all ages!

  • Performances by Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko and East LA Taiko
  • Book readings with Nadine Sachiko Hsu
  • Souvenir photos by cre8tive outlets
  • Fun summer-themed crafts and origami
  • Scavenger hunt for prizes
  • And so much more!

 

Plus, free admission all day to see all of our exhibitions Giant Robot Biennale 5, J. T. Sata: Immigrant Modernist, The Interactive StoryFile of Lawson Iichiro Sakai, and Common Ground: The Heart of Community.

Special perks are available for JANM Members! Check in when you arrive to get a Member sticker and take advantage of all the benefits including a Members-only check in line and a chance to win prizes!

Can’t join us in person? We’ll post select performances and activities on our YouTube channel throughout the day!

Full schedule of events to be posted soon!

 

Sponsored by:

Department of Cultural Affairs City of Los Angeles logo         dwight stuart youth fund logo       Nissan Foundation logo         

Media Sponsor: rafu shimpo logo

 


 

FREE

Saturday, Aug 10, 2024

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT

Japanese American National Museum

100 North Central Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90012

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About the Event

FREE ALL DAY

Save the date for our annual summer celebration featuring free cultural performances, crafts, and activities for families and kids of all ages!

  • Performances by Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko and East LA Taiko
  • Book readings with Nadine Sachiko Hsu
  • Souvenir photos by cre8tive outlets
  • Fun summer-themed crafts and origami
  • Scavenger hunt for prizes
  • And so much more!

 

Plus, free admission all day to see all of our exhibitions Giant Robot Biennale 5, J. T. Sata: Immigrant Modernist, The Interactive StoryFile of Lawson Iichiro Sakai, and Common Ground: The Heart of Community.

Special perks are available for JANM Members! Check in when you arrive to get a Member sticker and take advantage of all the benefits including a Members-only check in line and a chance to win prizes!

Can’t join us in person? We’ll post select performances and activities on our YouTube channel throughout the day!

Full schedule of events to be posted soon!

 

Sponsored by:

Department of Cultural Affairs City of Los Angeles logo         dwight stuart youth fund logo       Nissan Foundation logo         

Media Sponsor: rafu shimpo logo

 


 

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