Celebrating the history, culture, and people of Japan, the Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the largest and oldest festivals of its kind in the United States. Your family can enjoy guided walking tours, bonsai, cooking, martial arts and origami demonstrations, sumo wrestling, special activities for kids.
The festival will be held Saturday, September 2 and Sunday, Sept. 3 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Monday, Sept. 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $16 for adults and kids ages 13 and older; $12 for ages 3-12; $8 for adult Garden members, and free for children age 2 and under. Festival-level members and their children get in free.
Since 1977, the Missouri Botanical Garden has produced the annual Japanese Festival in conjunction with the Japanese Activities Committee, a coalition of several Japanese-American organizations that provide art, dance, food and entertainment for thousands of visitors each year.
For more information visit: missouribotanicalgarden.org
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