The Obon Festival, celebrated annually at the Watsonville Buddhist Temple and by Japanese populations around the globe, brings community members together to remember and honor departed family members.

The annual community Obon Festival, a Japanese cultural celebration, is from 2 to 8 p.m. July 27-28 at the Vista Buddhist Temple, 150 Cedar Road. The “gathering of joy and remembrance” includes Bon ...

We spent the weekend at an Obon festival, hosted by the San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. What follows is a visual and audio tour of the weekend, from the chopping veggies to dancing at ...

Hundreds of community members participate in the traditional Odori dancing on the first day of the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin’s Obon festival in San Jose on Saturday. The Obon festival is an ...

A celebration that highlights Japanese food and culture is on Sunday at the Buddhist Temple of Salinas. The Obon Festival, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. includes two stages of live entertainment featuring ...

Hundreds turned out for the two-day Obon Festival & Bazaar at the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View. The festivities included Bonsai exhibits, Ikebana flower arrangements, Taiko drums, ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Community members in Salt Lake City’s Japantown are gearing up for this weekend’s Obon Festival ahead of plans to revitalize the downtown area including Japantown. For Sandy resident ...

Humboldt Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI) invites the community to the third annual Humboldt Obon Festival on Aug. 11 from 4 to 8 p.m. in front of the Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St., ...

Japanese culture, live music and exhibits will once again return to Stockton for the 2025 Obon Odori & Festival. The annual event kicks off from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the ...

Humboldt Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI) invites the community to the third annual Humboldt Obon Festival on Aug. 11 from 4 to 8 p.m. in front of the Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St., ...

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The Buddhist Church of Sacramento is holding festivities Saturday and Sunday in celebration of Obon, a Japanese Buddhist holiday commemorating the dead and honoring ancestors. In Japan, Obon, an ...