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Japanese Festival
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO
The Missouri Botanical Garden hosts one of the oldest and largest Japanese festivals in the United States over Labor Day weekend, with taiko drumming, bon odori dancing, martial arts, and a lantern-lit walk through the Garden's Japanese garden. The festival has run for decades and draws visitors from beyond Missouri. The 2026 edition runs September 5 through 7.
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