Japanese Garden Children’s Festival

Saturday, May 19 & Sunday, May 20
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Learn about children’s celebrations in Japan during this special weekend of activities. Listen to koto harp and shakuhachi flute music, enjoy traditional folktales, and watch a tea ceremony. Kids of all ages can make projects to celebrate Girls Day and Boys Day — design a kimono paper doll, create a miniature carp kite, construct an origami samurai helmet, and more at family-friendly hands-on stations.

• 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  Family Activities
• 10:30 a.m.
  Tea Ceremony Demonstration by Dr. Seiko Nakashima and students of the Urasenke School
• 11:30 a.m.
  Shakuhachi Flute Performance by Michael Chikuzen Gould
• 12:30 p.m.
  Storytelling by Anne Shimojima
• 1:30 p.m.
  Shakuhachi Flute Performance by Michael Chikuzen Gould
• 2:30 p.m.
  Koto Harp Performance by Chicago Koto Group