ABQ BioPark Obon Festival

Join the ABQ BioPark and Albuquerque Sister Cities Foundation for a night of Japanese arts and culture celebrating Obon in the Sasebo Japanese Garden. Observe traditional tea ceremony, Taiko drumming, bonsai, Ikebana displays, and more from our community partners! Make your own Origami crane to hang in our bamboo grove with the North American Japanese Garden Association’s Gardens for Peace, and honor your loved ones with a lantern, or toro nagashi, set afloat on the pond. Bring your own picnic and chairs or enjoy Japanese cuisine and refreshments for sale throughout the festival. Advance tickets are highly recommended. Event tickets include one floating lantern and access to the Botanic Garden. The Heritage Farm and BUGarium will be closed, and some paths will close at 8:30 pm for safety. The Obon Festival occurs rain or shine. You will receive an e-ticket that can be scanned at the entrance to the event. The Garden opens at 6:30 pm, with last entry at 8 pm.