2024 Japanese Ambience Festival: Salute to Shizuoka Japan & Japanese Culture (Koinobori, Origami, Games, Food, Taiko, Music..) Lauritzen GardensNEW

The Omaha Sister Cities Association helps host the Autumn and Japanese Ambience Festival, with a variety of activities to celebrate the Japanese culture. Japanese Ambience also celebrates the anniversary of the gift of the Japanese Sunpu Castle Gate at Lauritzen Gardens by Shizuoka, Japan, Omaha's first Sister City. Enjoy activities like Japanese calligraphy, koinobori, origami, chop sticks, traditional Japanese games, food tastings and more. Performances will include martial arts demonstrations, taiko drumming and traditional Japanese music and dance. Paid activities will help fund the construction of phases II and III of the future Japanese garden at Lauritzen Gardens. 

For an entire weekend, the garden grounds are alive with merriment as guests celebrate the joys of autumn and experience the Japanese culture first-hand. Most activities are free with garden admission or membership. 

Festival Dates
October 5-6, 2024

Time
10 am to 4 pm

Schedule

Festival Location
Lauritzen Gardens (Future Japanese Garden), 100 Bancroft St, Riverview, NE 68108

Festival Title
Japanese Ambience Festival (Calligraphy, Koinobori, Origami, Games, Food Tastings, Martial Arts, Taiko, Japanese Music..)  Lauritzen Gardens