Hatsume Fair March 21, 2009

Celebrating the first bud of spring, The Morikami’s largest annual event, Hatsume, transforms the normally tranquil Morikami Park into a unique Japanese spring festival. In it's 30th year, Hatsume Fair features three stages of continuous entertainment including taiko drumming, Japanese tea ceremony, martial art demonstrations, children’s activities, and "All Things Japanese 101" presentations such as Language 101, Taiko 101 & Anime 101! Also included are avenues of artisan booths, plant sales, anime dealers & programming, Asian and American food vendors & The Kirin Beer Garden!

Official Website: http://morikami.org/hatsume