The free Sacramento Japantown Matsuri celebrates the city’s Japanese American community with outdoor taiko by Iwa Daiko, Jiten Daiko and Club Hachijo, Ito Yosakoi dance, sumo, kendama and kendo demonstrations, plus odori, karate, koto and an author talk with Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson inside the museum. A children’s zone runs all day, and a community marketplace brings local vendors, handmade crafts, community groups and food, alongside the museum’s new exhibit “Japantown: Destroyed by Design,” open through May 2027.
The Free Sacramento Japantown Matsuri at the Sacramento History Museum, Nov. 7, 2026 is on Saturday, November 7, 2026, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. PT, hosted by Sacramento History Museum, with Reclaim Japantown, ABAS Law Foundation and Jan Ken Po Gakko. Inksight lists it because it gives business owners in the Sacramento region practical skills or connections they can use right away.
Image: Sacramento History Museum.
More information: Sacramento History Museum, with Reclaim Japantown, ABAS Law Foundation and Jan Ken Po Gakko event page. Details can change; check the organizer’s page before you go.
