Our Pick
Posted on @rawstates
Ginza Holiday Festival
Midwest Buddhist Temple, 435 W. Menomonee St., Chicago, IL
The Ginza Holiday Festival turns the Midwest Buddhist Temple in Old Town into a weekend of Japanese food, taiko drumming, bonsai displays, and handmade crafts. The temple has hosted it since the 1950s, making the 2026 edition its 71st, and it remains one of the oldest continuously running Japanese cultural festivals in the Midwest. It is held the first weekend of August.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
This place has its own thread on r/rawstates
Read what people are saying about it, or add your own.
Is this information accurate?