Tanabata - Make a Wish with Tanzaku

Note: This event is included with a purchase of a General Admission ticket; RSVPing to the event will not reserve a ticket

Tanabata – Japan’s Star Festival at the Garden

This year, we are not hosting a festival-style Tanabata event. Instead, we invite you to experience the heart of this cherished tradition in a peaceful, reflective setting at the Garden.

Tanabata, or Japan’s Star Festival, is celebrated on July 7th and is rooted in the romantic legend of two lovers, Orihime and Hikoboshi, who are allowed to reunite once a year by crossing the Milky Way. In Japan, people honor this occasion by writing their hopes and wishes on colorful paper strips called tanzaku, which are then hung on bamboo branches in the hope that their dreams will come true.​

At the Garden, you can participate in this meaningful custom by writing your own wish and hanging it on our decorated bamboo display. ​​​​Join us in celebrating Tanabata through creativity, tradition, and heartfelt wishes beneath the summer sky.

You may also like the following events from Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix:

• This Sunday, 6th July, 08:00 am, Tai Chi & Qigong Experience in Phoenix

Also check out other Festivals in Phoenix.