Category: Festivals & Special Events
KOKORO: Synchronizing Heart and Mind
Music Concert KOKORO: Synchronizing Heart and Mind Sponsored by the JM Family Enterprises and Residence Inn Boca Raton by Marriott Friday, March 13, 2020 TIME 7:00pm, museum doors reopen at 6:00pm Cost $35 (members $30) Location Morikami Theater Join us in an artistic adventure with performers from Japan and Florida united in an evening of dance and musical revelry to join our kokoro. Kokoro in Japanese is used interchangeably to mean the “heart” and “mind.” In Japan there is no separation of the two, compared to the Western notion where …
Hatsume Fair: A One-Of-A-Kind Celebration of Spring
Hatsume Fair: A One-Of-A-Kind Celebration of Spring Saturday and Sunday, April 4 and 5, 2020 from 10am–5pm Celebrating the first bud of spring, Morikami’s largest annual event, Hatsume Fair, transforms the normally tranquil Morikami Park into a unique Japanese spring festival featuring two stages (with taiko drumming, martial arts demos, and our annual costume and fashion show contest), avenues of artisan booths, plant sales, Japanese street fair food vendors and children’s activities. Enjoy martial arts demonstrations and taiko drumming shows Experience Japanese games and activities, including Cosplay and fashion contests Peruse avenues of artisan, craft and …
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Oshogatsu: A New Years Celebration
Oshogatsu: A New Years Celebration Sunday, January 12, 2020 from 10am-5pm About Morikami’s New Year’s Celebration The New Year is Japan’s most important and celebrated holiday. We ring in our 42nd annual New Year’s celebration with the tastes, sights and sounds that define the traditional Japanese New Year as well as our own. Oshogatsu, offers entertainment and games, many surrounding the theme of each year’s Japanese zodiac – 2020 Year of the Rat Enjoy New Year’s traditions and games, including mochi pounding demonstrations Taste Japanese cuisine, beer and rare, high-end sake Peruse …
Kite Flying Fun for Everyone at Morikami Museum and Gardens
Learn how to make and then fly a kite. Kite Flying Fun for Everyone at Morikami Museum and Gardens All ages and abilities are welcome to attend. Join a workshop, bring your own kite or just watch and enjoy the fun! “Father’s Day Weekend” Saturday, June 15, 2019 & Sunday, June 16, 2019 There are hundreds of kinds of kites in Japan, with each region of the country having their own, specific style of traditional kites. Join us in the tradition by flying your own kite or making your own in …
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World Bonsai Day
World Bonsai Day Saturday, May 11, 2019 | 10am-5pm 10:00AM, Saturday, May 11, 2019 Google iCalendar
Museum Store Sunday
Museum Store Sunday 10:00AM, Sunday, November 25, 2018 Google iCalendar
Midori no Hi – Greenery Day
Midori no Hi – Greenery Day Underwritten by the Homer and Martha Gudelsky Family Foundation Time: 10am-5pm Cost: FREE (with paid museum admission) Celebrate Greenery Day, Midori no Hi, at Morikami and turn recycled objects into beautiful crafts. Learn about the different ways that Japan and America are working towards a greener society and what part you and your family can play in creating a healthier planet. FREE ACTIVITIES Exhibitors– Lobby (10:00am – 5:00pm) Attendees get the chance to meet representatives from two community organizations, the Solid Waste Authority and …
World Bonsai Day
World Bonsai Day 10:00AM, Saturday, May 12, 2018 Google iCalendar
Oshogatsu: A New Years Celebration
Oshogatsu: A New Years Celebration Sunday, January 13, 2019 from 10am-5pm About Morikami’s New Year’s Celebration The New Year is Japan’s most important and celebrated holiday. We ring in our 41st annual New Year’s celebration with the tastes, sights and sounds that define the traditional Japanese New Year as well as our own. Oshogatsu, offers entertainment and games, many surrounding the theme of each year’s Japanese zodiac – 2019 Year of the Pig Enjoy New Year’s traditions and games, including mochi pounding demonstrations Taste Japanese cuisine, beer and rare, high-end sake Peruse …
Strokes of Genius: Artistry and Music with Yasunori Kimata
Strokes of Genius: Artistry and Music with Yasunori Kimata Underwritten by the JM Foundation, Sushi Republic Restaurant and Renaissance Hotel DATE Friday, February 23, 2018 TIME 7:00pm, museum doors reopen at 6:00pm PRICE $20 (members $15) LOCATION Morikami Theater Advance ticket purchase required Join up-and-coming artist Yasunori Kimata for an evening of art, music and the mastery of the brush. An artist with many talents, Kimata is in his element as he paints live. See art come to life before your eyes, accompanied by the heart-pounding rhythms of taiko drumming by Fushu Daiko …
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TAIKOZA: Voice of the Earth Tour 2018
TAIKOZA: Voice of the Earth Tour 2018 Underwritten by the JM Foundation, Japan Foundation of New York and the Residence Inn® by Marriott® Boca Raton DATE Friday, April 13, 2018 TIME 7:00pm, museum doors reopen at 6:00pm PRICE $25 (members $20) LOCATION Morikami Theater Advance ticket purchase required | All tickets are will-call and will be available at the door the day of the event after 6pm. SOLD OUT Experience the thunderous rhythms of the ancestral Japanese Taiko drums and the magical sounds of the bamboo flutes. Hear the 160 lb. Taiko drum; give …
