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. "
