Matsuri! Japanese Arts Festival is ON for May 19, 2024!!!Sunday, May 19, 2024
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Juilliard Park in the SOFA Arts District 227 Santa Rosa Ave. Santa Rosa, CA 95404 Admission is free! Fun for all ages. Enjoy the showcase of Japanese arts and culture at Juilliard Park in Santa Rosa. Demonstrations of taiko drumming, folk dance and music, martial arts, Kyogen theater performance, and mochi pounding will be held throughout the day on an outdoor stage or the lawn. The festival will also feature Japanese art and cultural exhibits, clothing, food, children’s activity table, Japanese language booth, origami, and more! Matsuri! Japanese Arts Festival 2024 is funded in part by the City of Santa Rosa Event Support Program and many other sponsors and donors. |
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FESTIVAL TIME & LOCATIONTIME
SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2024 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM LOCATION AT JUILLIARD PARK & THE SOFA ARTS DISTRICTS IN SANTA ROSA |
RILEY & ELLIOT'S 2024 SPRING CONCERTSaturday, May 18, 7:00 PM
The Church of One Tree, 492 Sonoma Ave., Downtown Santa Rosa Grand Master Riley Koho Lee and Master Elliot Kanshin Kallen will present an evening of music featuring the traditional Japanese bamboo flute, the shakuhachi on Saturday, May 18. Hosted by Sonoma County Matsuri Festival, this concert is a prelude to the Matsuri! Japanese Arts Festival on Sunday, May 19. This is truly a unique opportunity to experience the many faces of this remarkable instrument, from deeply meditative pieces dating back hundreds of years, to fresh new areas for the shakuhachi to explore including, for this edition of our concert, a world premiere! Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Space is limited and the last edition sold out quickly, so we strongly encourage you to reserve your seats early by calling 707-575-8626. |
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TESTIMONIALS
Thank you for pulling that all together and including Ensohza in the show. We were really thrilled to participate. It was a great afternoon. We loved participating … thanks again for including us. - Nina, Ensohza Minyoshu
A quick note of profound thanks. Saturday was a most glorious day for Theatre of Yugen in many, many respects. Thank you so much for all your assistance and guidance and for helping to make such a lovely event run so very smoothly. It was a profound pleasure and honor for us to be a part of it. Already looking forward to next year! Okarada ni ki o tsukete kudasai. - Jubilith, Theatre of Yugen
It was a great festival. Indeed, there were a lot of high-quality performance and products. You guys did a wonderful job. I hope the Matsuri would keep on growing. - Hazuki, Leaf Moon Arts
I thought it was such a wonderful event and we were happy to be a part of it. We are very grateful that you let us raise some money for the Japanese Earthquake Relief Fund at the Matsuri. It’s clear that all the hard work you put in paid off. Hope you’re enjoying some rest now. - Chie, Japanese Womenʼs League
GREAT EVENT! Thank you! - Jillian, Street-Eatz
The event was terrific. What a great group of people. Thank you so much for putting it all together. Martial Arts Academy was proud to be part of it, and we look forward to it next year! - Tony, Martial Arts Academy
It was such a great day for a great cause. I just made it home before passing out, but then I went to the movies. Please let me know if there is anything I can do for the next Matsuri, I will be more than happy to help. - Laura
Thank for this, and for inviting me to be part of Matsuri. I so enjoyed it and it seems to be it came off extremely well. Congratulations to you and everyone involved. I was happy to meet you and look forward to seeing you next time. - Chris Smith
Thanks for including us, great crowd! - Sarah, Fork Catering
Well put together, well prepared, well organized. - Festival Attendee
Great opportunity to enjoy Japanese culture in our local community. - Festival Attendee
You can be here and learn all day! - Festival Attendee
Family friendly atmosphere. - Festival Attendee
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