#OitaATX Japan Summer Festival

The ninth annual Oita Japan Festival #OitaATX is scheduled Sunday, September 22, 11 am – 4 pm at the Long Center at 701 W. Riverside Drive, Austin, TX 78704. Doors open at 10:45 am. The Austin-Oita Sister City Committee (AOSCC) hosts the event to celebrate Austin’s Japanese Sister City, Oita.

This family-friendly festival will include Japanese food and drink, kids’ activities, cultural education and more. Attendees will experience JPOP, Japanese drumming, Japanese shodo calligraphy, modern-rock shamisen Japanese guitar, dancing, sumo, martial arts, kendo, jyuku, kyudo, tea ceremony, kimono dressing, doing business in Japan seminar, a talk on Japanese gardening, an artisan and festival marketplace – and more! Some of the featured performers are from our sister city of Oita, Japan.

AOSCC’s mission is to promote and heighten public interest in and appreciation of the culture, people, languages, businesses, and products between the City of Austin and Oita, Japan. Oita, one of Austin’s 13 Sister Cities, has been a Sister City to Austin since 1990.

Pre-order a festival Bento Box here. 

This is a venue rental event presented by an independent organization separate from the Long Center. Any views or opinions expressed in this event or by the event organizers do not necessarily reflect the views, positions, or values of the Long Center.

The Long Center is committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment and will not tolerate demeaning, harassing, or discriminatory conduct from, or directed toward, patrons, artists, rental clients, staff, or volunteers.