| Japan-America Association of South Carolina |
Join us for the 27th Annual Bon Dance Festival! Hosted by JAASC and local volunteers, this free indoor event celebrates Japanese culture with performances, demonstrations, games, crafts, bento boxes, bubble tea, and more. Enjoy taiko drumming, martial arts, Bon dancing, and activities for all ages, rain or shine!
The Japanese Bon Dance Festival is one of our most significant cultural traditions. It mimics similar Obon festivals held in Japan around the Japanese ancestral holiday of Obon. The Bon Dance Festival includes Bon Odori, which is performed in colorful kimono, yukata, and happi coats. Rather than somber affairs, the Bon Dance Festival represents an energetic mix of traditional choreography with modern-day merrymaking.
The festival is volunteer-operated and organized by JAASC’s Japan Affairs committee every August in Greenville, SC as a fundraiser for non-profit operations and prgrams.