Photo courtesy of Matthew Tom-Wolverton.

Soh Daiko will be returning to Four Freedoms Park to perform as a part of the Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossom Festival – our first sakura weekend of the spring season! This event features a full day of both traditional and modern Japanese performances.

Save the date, and stay tuned for more details about our performance time and the schedule of events for the day!

For more information, visit the official event website, and let us know you’re coming by joining the Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossom Festival Facebook event.

Join us on Sunday, April 14th as our full weekend of cherry blossom viewing continues, this time bringing us to New Jersey! Presented by the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, this FREE family-friendly event is a wonderful opportunity to visit New Jersey’s Branch Brook Park, experience Japanese cultural demonstrations by a variety of groups (including yours truly), and take in the beautiful cherry blossoms.

We’ll be kicking off the performances at 11:00am on the dot! For more details, visit Essex County Park’s official event page.

For directions to the park, visit the Branch Brook Park Alliance’s official website.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Photo courtesy of Kyoko Takenaka.

Sakura Matsuri is back at Brooklyn Botanic Garden from Saturday, April 27 to Sunday, April 28, 2019 !

Join us on Saturday, April 27th at 12:00 pm as we head back to Brooklyn Botanic Garden for another beautiful cherry blossom season, surrounded by Sakura Matsuri festivities. We’ll be on the Cherry Esplanade Stage, so stop by amidst your blossom viewing and help us celebrate!

Tickets are required for entry to the park, and may be purchased on the Brooklyn Botanic Garden site.

Sakura Matsuri, the annual cherry blossom festival at BBG, offers over 60 events and performances that celebrate traditional and contemporary Japanese culture. The festival marks the end of hanami, the Japanese cultural tradition ofcherry blossom viewing.

We are excited to announce that on June 22, 2019, Soh Daiko will hold a 40th Anniversary Concert in New York City. Stay tuned throughout the year as we highlight the many members and moments that make up our history, and join us this summer for a milestone event.

For tickets and more information about this event, visit 40th.sohdaiko.org and enter promo code HAYAOKI to receive a special early-bird discount.

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Soh Daiko’s 40th Anniversary Concert is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

This event is funded in part by the Taiko Community Alliance.