The Annual Fort Wayne Cherry Blossom Festival - May 17, 2026
This year the festival was held in Walb Student Union at Purdue University-Fort Wayne. Thousands of visitors came r to experience Japanese music, food, art and talent.
Come next year on May 16th, 2027 to enjoy an amazing variety of performances, food and activities to give you a feel of Japan.
Japanese American
Community Picnic - Sept. 13, 2026
The annual picnic will be on September 13. 2 pm to 6 pm, in the Japanese Panvilion at Swinney Park West. Everyone is asked to bring Japanese food to share, enough for your family and 8 more.
More information at PICNIC.
OHANAMI -
Viewing of the Cherry Trees
2026
This low-key event was scheduled for sometime in April, near the Japanese Pavilion in Swinney Park West. This year was a good year to see the flowers, and we discovered that one tree was a different variety from the other 4 in that it had pink flowers rather than white. However, the flowers matured so quickly that we did not have time to announce a gathering, and it was cold and rainy and during Spring Break. We hope you visited the trees on your own.
We joined with others to support earthquake relief for the Noto Peninsula of Japan.
