To ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for everyone, this year's festival has a limited capacity of 500 guest set by county regulations.
Pre-sale tickets are now SOLD OUT
There will be an additional 250 tickets at the gate on a first-come, first-served basis for just $10 each the day of the event. Gates open at 5 pm on July 13, 2024.
New for 2024! Join Us in Giving Back to Ekoji for Obon!
We are excited to invite our sangha, both near and far, to help support our Obon festival this year! Every item or good you sponsor within the respective categories of administration, tents and games, food and grounds will help defray our costs and raise more for the temple.
- $25 will help us buy prizes and materials for our game booths...
- $50 will help us defray the trailer rental, signage and more...
- $100 will help us buy rice, beverages, ice, packaging and other foodstuffs...
- $150 will help us fund the police, crossing guards, increased utility bills, marketing and more...
All "mini sponsors" will be recognized on our event page and weekly email. We appreciate you and thank you for your support!
In gassho,
Ekoji Buddhist Temple
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Obon Administration Sponsorship
$150.00 -
OBON Food Sponsorship
$100.00
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OBON Grounds Sponsorship
$50.00 -
Obon Tents & Games Sponsorship
$25.00
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Memory Candle - Obon
$5.00 -
Obon Admission Ticket
Out of stock
TICKETS, $5 per person
Pre-order tickets for the fastest admission to Obon!
Join us Saturday, July 13, 2024, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The gates to the festival will open at 5 p.m. ET and the event will be held rain or shine.
Your e-receipt is your ticket so proceed to the pre-order ticket line when you arrive. Children 2 and under are free.
PUBLIC PARKING
Parking is free but first-come, first-serve, as spots are limited at the Fairfax Baptist Church and at the Accotink Unitarian Church, which is a short walk to the event. We encourage attendees to carpool when possible. Volunteers will be on hand to direct traffic; please follow their instructions.
DIRECTIONS
Ekoji is located at 6500 Lakehaven Lane in Fairfax Station, Virginia. Take Fairfax County Parkway to Burke Lake Road.
VOLUNTEERS
Our gratitude to the dozens of volunteers who signed up to help this year! We will see you soon!
SPONSORS
Sponsorship opportunities are available. Please download our sponsor letter for more information and/or email ekoji.info@gmail.com.
Our gratitude to Independence Landscape and BDK America for their generous support of Obon 2023 and 2024.
ALL ARE WELCOME. THIS IS A COMMUNITY FESTIVAL. PREORDER YOUR TICKETS AND CANDLES BELOW.
WHAT IS OBON? Obon is our annual summer Japanese cultural festival. We get together to eat, dance, and laugh as a community as a way to express our joy and gratitude for our loved ones who have passed on before us. Come for our Japanese “Bon” dancing, Nen Daiko performance, and delicious desserts, vendors, and children’s activities. Stay for the evening memorial ceremony where we fill our beautiful Japanese garden with hundreds of candles that represent the influences that our departed loved ones had on our lives. This moving tribute is a fitting way to end the day spent with friends, families and neighbors. |
OBON EVENT SCHEDULE Saturday, July 13, 2024 5:00 p.m. to 9 p.m. 5:00 Gates Open 5:15 p.m. Opening Ceremony 5:30 p.m. Chanting, Meditation, Service and Ritual Demo (Temple) 6:15 pm to 6:45 pm Bon Odori (Festival Dancing led by Kikuyuki no Kai) 6:50 p.m. to 7:10 p.m. Okinawan Karate Demonstration 7:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Taiko Performance (Nen Daiko, Dounen Daiko) 8:20 to 8:40 p.m. Bon Odori to (Festival Dancing led by Kikuyuki no Kai) 8:45 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Candlelight Service (pre-order candles here) 9:00 p.m. Obon Ends In between events, enjoy the children and teen game and activities, temple tours and presentations, specialty food, desserts, beverages, vendor and artisan booths. MENU Spam musubi - $4 Somen - $6 Chirashizushi - $6 Maki-rolls (cucumber; takuan) - $6 for 8 Watermelon - $3 Edamame - $4 Onigiri - $3 Desserts - $3 Drinks - $2 Shave ice - $3 Shave ice with specialty toppings - $5 VENDORS Japan Rail Modelers Delana Massage Suzuki Farms Kniteracy Urban Sheek Japan Culture Club Harmonious Kitchen Ekoji Food Tent Shave Ice O-Karate Candle Sales Dessert Tent
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Obon Administration Sponsorship
$150.00
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OBON Food Sponsorship
$100.00
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OBON Grounds Sponsorship
$50.00
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Obon Tents & Games Sponsorship
$25.00
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Memory Candle - Obon
$5.00
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Obon Admission Ticket
Out of stock
On Sunday, July 14 during our Obon Service at 11 a.m. ET there is a special time set aside to remember those loved ones who passed away between the Obon service last year (2023) and this year's Obon. Participants will be called to come before the Naijin, light a memorial candle for their loved one, and do gassho. If you cannot attend the service a temple representative will light the candle on your behalf. If you wish to participate in this year's Hatsubon observance please fill out this form or email ekoji.info@gmail.com.
Ekoji Buddhist Temple 6500 Lakehaven Ln Fairfax Station, Virginia 22039 (703) 239-0500 ekoji.info@gmail.com