AOSCC #OitaATX Japan Summer Festival

Schedule

Sat Sep 20 2025 at 12:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Long Center | Austin, TX

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🎉 Celebrate the culture of Japan at the Oita Japan Festival!
📅 Saturday, September 20, 2025, 12–6 pm (doors open 11:45 am)
📍 The Long Center, 701 W. Riverside Dr., Austin, TX
Join us for the tenth annual #OitaATX Festival, hosted by the Austin-Oita Sister City Committee (AOSCC) in honor of Austin’s Japanese Sister City, Oita.
This family-friendly event features Japanese food, kids' activities, cultural experiences, and more!
✨ Highlights include:
🎸 Bamboo Boys Bluegrass from Oita with Austin musicians
💃 Yosakoi dance by APU Asia Pacific students
🎙 Behind the Mic: Anime voice acting discussion
🎤 Idol Power Hour with Galaxy Girl PAiDA, Love Notes & A-Wake
⛩ Shinto ceremony & tuna breakdown with Take from Kome
🤼‍♂️ Dark Circle Sumo
🍵 Tea ceremony
👘 Kimono fashion show
🥋 Martial arts: Kendo, Iaijutsu, Kyudo, Karate
🌱 Japanese gardening & travel tips
💼 Doing business with Japan
…and more!
🎟 Buy your tickets now!
Adult GA (13+): $37 (incl. fees)
Child GA (3–12): $25 (incl. fees)
VIP Level 2: $127 — Meet & Greet, festival T-shirt & tote bag with design by Candy Trap Brand Kristina with goodies including $25 Uchi gift card, free JET's large pizza, omikuji fortune, Hi-Chew and discount cards for Mimi’s Origamis, Kandlery and Aburi Oshi Sushi.
VIP Level 1: $198 — Dell Hall box seating, Meet & Greet, festival T-shirt & tote bag with design by Candy Trap Brand Kristina with goodies including senbei from Asahi, $25 Uchi gift card, free JET's large pizza, omikuji fortune, Hi-Chew and discount cards for KESSHŌ, Mimi’s Origamis, Kandlery and Aburi Oshi Sushi.
👉 Bundle discount: Get $5 off for every 4 tickets purchased!
🎟 Tickets & full lineup: austinoita.org/2025-oita-japan-festival
👉 Volunteer, attend for free & get an AOSCC Festival t-shirt: https://signup.com/go/rueXeSL
🙏 Thank you to our sponsors: TEL, SXSW, Kristie Bryant with Best of Austin Living Team at KW, ANA Airlines, Austin Japanese Community, Asahi Imports, H-E-B, Kyoko Coffee, Kome & SaTen, Keller Williams Realty, First Texas Honda, Toppan, Kinokuniya Bookstore, Troutman Pepper Locke, Biwa Travel, Jet’s Pizza, ATX Koi & more!

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Long Center, 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704-1269, United States

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