If you would like to include your local events on this calendar, please email to NAJC ([email protected]).
Upcoming
| Date | Type | Event/Activity | Organizer | Location | Link |
| 22-Jun-24 | Commemoration | NIMC’s 30th anniversary celebration | Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre | New Denver, BC | https://nikkeimemorial.ca/nimc-30th-anniversary/ |
| 22-Jun-24 | Festival | 2024 Bon Odori | JCAM | Winnipeg | https://www.jcamwpg.ca/events/2024-bon-odori/ |
| 22,23-Jun-2024 | Event (Ballet) | The Japanese Canadian Ballet World Premiere of “Kimiko’s Pearl” | Bravo Niagara! | FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St, St. Catharines, L2R 3M2 | https://www.kimikospearl.com/ |
| 06-Jul-24 | Festival | Ottawa | OJCA | Ottawa | OJCA/OJCC – Ottawa Japanese Community Association & Cultural Centre |
| 13-Jul-24 | Festival | Natsu Matsuri | EJCA | Edmonton | https://www.ejca.org/natsu-matsuri |
| 13-Jul-24 | Festival | Natsu Matsuri/Obon Festival | JCCC/Toronto NAJC | Toronto | Home | Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (jccc.on.ca) |
| 20,21-Jul-24 | Festival | Surrey Fusion Festival | Surrey Fusion Festival | Surrey | https://surreyfusionfestival.ca/ |
| 20-Jul-24 | Festival | Japanes Festival Sudbury | Japanes Festival Sudbury | Sudbury | JapanFestivalSudbury |
| 27-Jul-24 | Event | Ikebana exhibition | JCLS, Vancouver Ikebana Association, and Sogetsu Vancouver Branch. | Denver | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ikebana-workshop-in-new-denver-bc-tickets-877047331177?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl |
| 3,4-Aug-24 | Festival | Powell Street Festival | Powell Street Festival Society | Vancouver | powellstreetfestival.com |
| 4-17,Aug-24 | Festival | Folkorama | JCAM | Winnipeg | folklorama.ca |
| 9,10-Aug-24 | Festival | Calgary Japanese Omatsuri Festival | CJCA | Calgary | calgaryjapanesefestival.com |
| 10-Aug-24 | Festival | Hamilton Chapter NAJC | Hamilton Chapter NAJC | Canadian Japanese Cultural Centre | https://hamiltonnajc.wordpress.com/ |
| 17-Aug-24 | Festival | 2nd Annual Summer Matsuri Festival | Lakehead Japanese Cultural | Thunder Bay | No links yet |
| 2024-08-17 and 2024-08-18 | Festival | Japan Festival CANADA 2024 | Mississauga | https://www.japanfestivalcanada.com/jfca2024 | |
| 24-Aug-24 | 2024 VNCS Japanese Cultural Fair | Victoria | https://www.vncs.ca/ | ||
| 30-Aug-24 | Festival | Nikkei Matsuri | NNMCC | Nikkei National Museum | https://nikkeimatsuri.nikkeiplace.org/ |
| 6-8, Sep-24 | Conference | COPANI | Pan-American Nikkei Convention | Paraguay | |
| 30-Sep-24 | Commemoration | Orange Shirt Day | |||
| 4-5,Oct-24 | Conference | Northern Lights Conference | EJCA/NAJC | Edmonton | |
| 05-Oct-24 | Festival | Bunka Hashi Festival | Lethbridge | https://bunkahashi.com/ | |
| 06-Oct-24 | Festival | Pokemon Trade & Play | CJCA | Calgary | |
| 27-Oct-24 | Festival | Crafts – Demo and Hands on | CJCA | Calgary | |
| 30-Nov-24 | Festival | Taste of Japan | CJCA | Calgary | |
| Commemoration | Hiroshima-Nagasaki Day | Hiroshima Day Coalition | Toronto | hiroshimadaycoalition.ca | |
| Festival | Heritagefest2023 | EJCA | Edmonton | heritagefest.ca | |
| Anniversary | Signing of the Canadian Redress Agreement |
Past
| Date | Type | Event/Activity | Organizer | Location | Link |
| 2023-11-07 | Exhibit | Superlative Artistry of Japan | Japan foundation & Consulate | Nikkei National Museum | https://centre.nikkeiplace.org/exhibits/superlative-artistry-of-japan/ |
| 03-Dec-23 | Meeting | AGM | JCHPICS | Vancouver Public Library | Centre | Hastings Park 1942 |
| 03-Dec-23 | Commemoration | “Hold These Truths” | Jeanne Sakata | Edmonton | Edmonton Japanese Community Association – Hold These Truths Reading and Panel – Edmonton (ejca.org) |
| 05-Dec-23 | Commemoration | “Hold These Truths” | Jeanne Sakata | Calgay | Edmonton Japanese Community Association – Hold These Truths Screening – Calgary (ejca.org) |
| 06-Dec-23 | Commemoration | “Hold These Truths” | Jeanne Sakata | Lethbridge | Edmonton Japanese Community Association – Hold These Truths Screening – Lethbridge (ejca.org) |
| 09-Dec-23 | Event | Breakfast with Santa | NNMCC | Nikkei National Museum | Breakfast with Santa – Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre (nikkeiplace.org) |
| 29-Dec-23 | Event | Mochitsuki | NNMCC | Nikkei National Museum | Nikkei Mochitsuki 2023 | 日系 餅つき – Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre (nikkeiplace.org) |
| 20-Jan-24 | Event | Annual General Meeting & Pot-Luck | Lakehead Japanese Cultural Association | Thunder Bay | https://fb.me/e/1tf9MGNEl |
| 21-Feb-24 | Event | Hina Matsuri | NNMCC | Nikkei National Museum | Hina Doll Display – Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre (nikkeiplace.org) |
| 27-Feb-24 | Event | Seagrass screening and panel discussion | JCCC/Toronto NAJC | Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre | Seagrass (followed by panel discussion) | Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (jccc.on.ca) |
| 02-Mar-24 | Event | Hina Matsuri | EJCA | Edmonton | |
| 23-Mar-24 | Event | Taste of Japan | CJCA | Calgary | |
| 24-Mar-24 | Event | Pokemon Trade & Play | CJCA | Calgary | |
| 01-May-24 | Event | Book launch “Gaman – Perseverance” | JCCC/Toronto NAJC | Canadian Japanese Cultural Centre | https://jccc.on.ca/event/2024/05/art-mikis-book-launch |
| 02-May-24 | Event | Reading Session | JCCC/Toronto NAJC | Momiji 3555 Kingston Road | https://jccc.on.ca/event/2024/05/art-mikis-book-launch |
| 04-May-24 | Event | Road to Omatsuri #1 | CJCA | Calgary | Events Archive – Calgary Japanese Community AssociationCalgary Japanese Community Association (calgaryjca.com) |
| 11-May-24 | Event | Nikkei Spring Bazar | NNMCC | Nikkei National Museum | Spring Bazaar – Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre (nikkeiplace.org) |
| 24-May-24 | Conference | Midwest Meeting | JCAM | Winnipeg | |
| 25-May-24 | Event | The Model Minority Project | EJCA | Edmonton | https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-model-minority-enough-tickets-885187017197?aff=oddtdtcreator |
| 26-May-24 | Event | Japanese Hertiage in Alberta | EJCA | Edmonton | Edmonton Japanese Community Association – Japanese Heritage in Alberta – 1977 (ejca.org) |
| 31-May-24 | Conference | Young Leaders Conference | YLC | Toronto | 2024 Japanese Canadian Young Leaders Conference: Registration now open! – NAJC |
| 31-May-24 | Conference | Arts, Culture and Education | ACE | Toronto | |
| June 8&9, 2024 | Festival | Japan Market Summer Festival | Vancouver | https://japanmarket.ca/ | |
| 17-Jun-24 | Zoom | Iki ToGo Sharing circle on intercultural relationships | JNIC | Online | https://bit.ly/4bBQmvw |
If you would like to include your local events on this calendar, please email to NAJC ([email protected]).