Oshogatsu, a festival welcoming the New Year, is one of Japan’s most important annual festivals. Join us at the Children’s Museum to celebrate 2017, the Year of the Rooster. Following our performance will be a shi-shi-mai (lion dance) and parade with taiko accompaniment.
今年もよろしくおねがいします
The performance is free with admission to the museum. Performance times are 12:00-12:20 PM and 2:15-2:35 PM. For more information, please visit The Boston Children’s Museum event calendar.
Join Odaiko New England as we come together with other Boston area artists to celebrate a diversity of artistic expression, MassQuerade Ball 2017 is an inter-generational, cross-cultural exhibition of the arts including fashion, music, photography, dance, poetry, and martial arts. Tickets are $20 through April 19, 2017 (after which tickets can be purchased for $25). Tickets are available through eventbrite. MassQing will be at 6:30pm and the performances will start at 8:00pm.
Odaiko New England returns to energize more than 40,000 walkers at this year’s 49th annual Walk for Hunger. On Sunday May 7th, come hear our thunderous taiko rhythms on the Boston Common at the finish line of the 20-mile route. We look forward to sharing our spirit and joy in support of Project Bread and the walkers!
For more details about the Walk for Hunger, visit ProjectBread.org
 The Genki Spark and Brookline High School once again host the Brookline Cherry Blossom Festival with music, bon odori dance, crafts, food, and, of course, taiko drumming with groups from all over the greater Boston area. Come join us in celebrating the gift of the cherry blossoms in this fun, family-friendly event. When not performing, come visit us at our table. |
Join us at the Bedford Multicultural Festival for an afternoon of family fun, food and performances all afternoon. The festival runs from 3-6pm and Odaiko New Engalnd will perform sometime between 4:15pm and 5:00pm.
Join us at Ruggles for “Arts in the Plaza: Harmonic Conduit” where we open an afternoon of performance and art. Experience stilt walkers, spontaneous poetry, live painting, arts workshops and food. Feed your soul with this cornucopia of sights and sounds.
Odaiko New England joins in celebrating the City of Waltham and its relationship with the Charles River in the ninth annual Waltham Riverfest. Come join us for an afternoon of performances, fun for the kids and a variety of activities to enjoy the Charles River, including nature walks and kayaking.
Join us in Hampton Falls, NH for a full concert as part of the Thursday Night Bandstand Concert Series. For more information, visit http://www.hamptonfallsbandstand.com/
Odaiko New England performs at the Newport Black Ships Festival at the historic Cardine’s Field, one of our biggest performances of the year. We’re very pleased to return to Newport’s weekend-long festival celebrating the signing of the Treaty of Kanagawa, which opened the Japanese ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to United States trade. The “Black Ships,” or “Kurofune,” refers to the Japanese term for foreign ships.
Shimoda is now Newport’s sister city and also celebrates this festival.
The Black Ships festival is hosted by the Japan-America Society of Rhode Island.
