Plan your day at the Monterey Peninsula Obon Festival! Gates open at noon - enjoy tempura, beef teriyaki bowls, udon noodles, gyoza, sushi, cold brewed green tea, shave ice, games for kids, crafts, Asian Store, Obon Festival merchandise, bonsai and ikebana exhibits and demonstrations! Taiko drummers at 3pm, bon odori dancing at 4pm. 

Schedule:

12:00 Noon: Opening Ceremony - Yagura
All Afternoon: Ikebana (Ohara, Sogetsu) and Bonsai Displays - Social Hall, Hondo

12:15pm: Shorinji Kempo Monterey - Yagura

12:30pm: Tea Ceremony Demonstration (Urasenke) - Social Hall

1:00pm: Aikido of Monterey - Yagura

1:30pm: Bonsai Demonstration - Social Hall

2:00pm: Introduction to Buddhism - Hondo

2:30pm: Ikebana Demonstration (Sogetsu School) - Social Hall

2:30pm: Buyo Dance (Bando Kyo Matsumi) -  Yagura

3:00pm: Shinsho Mugen Daiko (Taiko) - Yagura

3:30pm: Obon Service - Hondo

4:00pm: Bon Odori Dance - Yagura