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San Jose Obon


  • Japanese American Museum of San Jose 535 N 5th St San Jose, CA, 95112 United States (map)

The Obon festival season is an important time in our community and we are excited to be able to come together again!

This year’s San Jose Obon Festival will be on July 11th, 12 – 10 pm and July 12th, 12 – 9 pm on 5th Street between Taylor and Empire Streets in San Jose, CA with parking and a complimentary shuttle service from the Santa Clara County lot at North First and Hedding.

Because of the construction for our new Dharma Center building, we are unable to use the 4th Street lot or the buildings there were there.

Some of the changes include:

  • The Bingo tent will be on 4th Street south of Jackson Street

  • The Beer tent will be north of Jackson Street

  • The game booths are on Jackson Street itself, both east and west from 4th Street

  • The information booth will be on the corner of Jackson Street and 4th

  • Due to infrastructure requirements the Livestream Studio and the Check Caching Booth are now gone

For more information please go to our Obon Frequently-Asked-Questions page below.

Source:: https://www.sjbetsuin.org/annual_obon_festival
Earlier Event: July 11
The Freight’s FREE Education Festival
Later Event: July 11
Pacific Feats Festival