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May
21
Sun
Bedford Multicultural Festival @ Bedford Town Center
May 21 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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.

Jun
15
Thu
Arts In The Plaza @ Ruggles Plaza
Jun 15 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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.

Jun
17
Sat
Waltham Riverfest @ Moody Street Bridge
Jun 17 @ 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm

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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.

Jul
6
Thu
Hampton Falls Bandstand Concert @ Hampton Falls Common
Jul 6 @ 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm

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/

Jul
16
Sun
Black Ships Festival @ Cardine's Field
Jul 16 @ 12:00 pm

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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.

Jul
29
Sat
ICA Play Date @ Piers Park
Jul 29 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Bring the kids for the Institute of Contemporary Art’s Play Date: Creating Wonderful Worlds. Once a month the ICA fills with activities for kids and adults to do together and Odaiko New England will be a part of it this July! The event runs from noon to 3pm.

“Admission is FREE for up to 2 adults per family when accompanied by children ages 12 and under. Youth 17 and under are always admitted free to the ICA.”

Aug
19
Sat
PopCult Anime Con @ Sheraton Framingham
Aug 19 all-day

Odaiko New England is happy to return to the PopCult Anime Convention in Framingham. We loved sharing Japanese drumming (or taiko) at the convention last year and look forward to doing it again this year.  We will be giving both a lecture/demonstration and a workshop for those inclined to give taiko a try. 

Registration with the convention is required to attend both the lecture and workshop.

Sep
9
Sat
Laconia Multicultural Festival
Sep 9 all-day

Odaiko New England is thrilled to return to the Laconia Multicultural Festival. Join us for an afternoon of food, music, crafts and fun. Performance time is 3pm-4pm.

Nov
18
Sat
Winter Extravaganza @ ACAS
Nov 18 @ 7:00 pm

Come see what our members and students have been working on. Join us as we get in the holiday spirit as only we know how–with lots of taiko! Come see our special guests from Hokuto Taiko Dojo, Jason Seymore and Matt Bernal.

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Mar
25
Sun
Sakura Taiko Takeover @ Washington DC Tidal Basin
Mar 25 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Join Odaiko New England and many other taiko groups in Washington D.C. for the Sakura Taiko Takeover at the Tidal Basin. This year the event will triple the Japanese drumming performances at the National Cherry Blossom Festival to honor the 50th year of taiko in the United States.

The festivities will be On Sunday March 25 from 12 noon to 6pm with taiko all day long. The event is free, but donations will support the groups traveling to the event. For more information, please check the event page.