IWA Japan Celebration Program

Virtual BON Fest

Virtual BON Fest from Garden of the Phoenix in Jackson Park

hosted virtually by the Japanese Art Foundation and Japanese Culture Center

in partnership with the Chicago Parks District, Tsukasa Taiko and Shubukai

The virtual BON Fest this year will include:

taiko drumming, bon odori dancing, and festivities from Chicago’s historical

Garden of the Phoenix in Jackson Park.

About Bon Festival...

"An Obon Matsuri / Bon Festival is traditionally held in the peak heat of summer when space between the natural and the supernatural world is thinnest. This is a time when individuals come together to remember ancestors and those lost as a community. "