Mark your calendar and come join the Japanese Club for our spring festival celebration!
The change into the spring season is an important to time in Japanese culture. It marks a period of celebration, new beginnings and good luck. A big festival is one way the Japanese celebrate this occasion. So come join us for a day of culture, games and FOOD!
Guests can enjoy all aspects of Japanese culture; from fashion, anime, music, calligraphy, games and much more. Food will be served from a local Japanese restaurant. The experience will be like day in Japan.
Attendees can witness Japanese entertainment; from Cosplay, cultural dances, to Japanese Martial Arts. Big thanks to the Okinawan Society, the KASA Dance Team and Oushi Anime!
This event is open to the public.
When: March 23, 2012
Time: 12 P ... Go to event
Join us for the 7th annual Atlanta Arab festival!
Event Highlights:
• Delicious food from several prominent Arab restaurants and caterers.
• Great shopping at the Souk: Books, arts and crafts, paintings, groceries, rugs, jewelry, traditional home accessories, traditional clothes and more.
• Games for all ages: Amusing games for young ones, challenging games for youth, backgammon and barjees for all ages!
• Arts and Crafts: Create your own arts and crafts, have a henna design done or have your face painted!
• Cultural and educational exhibit: Learn about interesting facts that relate to the Arab culture and to Arab Americans.
• Performances: Enjoy a beautiful array of dancing, singing, storytelling, fashion shows, and great music and karaoke!
• Prizes: Take home one of many raffle items.
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Delicious ethnic food dishes and baked goods,
A large exhibit of artifacts, publications and photos of Macedonian Heritage.
Youth games & games of chance; Money wheel & Black Jack
Live Macedonian music & Macedonian group dancing,
Free admission & free parking
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
When: FRIDAY, July, 20, 2012 / 5:00 pm – 12:00 am
SATURDAY, July, 21, 2012 / 12:00 pm – 1:00 am
SUNDAY, July, 22, 2012 / 12:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Where: ST.DIMITRIA MACEDONIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH Grounds
235 Telephone Road, W. Henrietta, NY 14586
Phone:(585) 334-6675
For more info click here.
Inspired by Obon, Japan’s traditional three-day holiday honoring ancestors and thanking them for the quality of life enjoyed by the living, The Morikami celebrates Bon Festival in one fun-packed evening. Highlights include rousing taiko drum performances, traditional Japanese folk dancing with audience participation, ghost stories, and a street fair with games and shop stalls. The highlight of the evening begins at sunset when Morikami Pond is transformed into a tranquil sea of lighted lanterns which, in accordance with Japanese custom, guide the departure of ancestors’ souls who have come for a brief visit among the living. A special fireworks display caps the enchanting evening.
When: Saturday, August 18, 2012
Where: Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, Fl 33446
For more info click here.
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Come and join us for a fun and exciting time as a spectator or as a competitor while enjoying the diversity of the Hong Kong Dragon Boat races.
This year will mark the 17th consecutive Atlanta Dragon Boat Festival. New competitors and spectators come to the biggest Hong Kong cultural event to take place in the state during the year.
When: Saturday, September 8, 2012
Where: Atlanta, GA
for more info click here.
Come join us for a weekend of world-class dragon boat racing, spectacular cultural performances, and fun-filled activities for the whole family at the largest competitive dragon boat festival in the United States. This year, we have over 120 dragon boat teams and 3,500 dragon boat paddlers racing our 500 and 300 meter course.
Dragon boat teams range from novice to competitive skill level. Novice teams represent local Bay Area corporations, public agencies, and non-profit community.
Recreational and competitive teams practice year-round and hail from all over the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands. This year’s championship race is going to be one of the fiercest battles for victory to date!
In addition to the exciting dragon boat racing, the Festival features many fun cultural ... 
Celebrating its 60th year and the 2012 theme, the largest block party will kick off with the arrival of the Royal Court. Multiple stages of entertainment, lots of food, lei vendors and hula crafters will be spread along 12 city blocks of the world famous Kalakaua Avenue.
When: September 15, 2012
Where: On Kalakaua Avenue between Lewers & Kapahulu Avenues,
Honolulu, Hawaii
For more information click here.
It’s wet, it’s wild, it’s an experience your team will never forget!
The world’s fastest growing water sport is also the most exciting. Twenty paddlers move in unison, combining strength with teamwork in a boat whose elaborate design originates in ancient China. Dragon Boat Racing is a great sport for men and women of all ages and abilities. Anyone can do it and have fun!
When: October 6, 2012
Time: 8 am to 5:30 pm
Where: Philadelphia, PA
For more info click here.
