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Obon Japanese Festival: Create your own Japanese lantern

Sat, 10/24/2026
2:00 PM - 7:00 PM

El Paso Museum of History
510 N Santa Fe St

Obon is an annual Japanese folk tradition that honors the spirits of one's ancestors, who are believed to temporarily return to the world of the living, similar to Dia de los Muertos. Join the El Paso Museum of History with the Sumo Japanese Language/UTEP Japanese Language Education school to create a lantern to honor dead loved ones. 

Sessions:

2pm - 2:45pm

3pm - 3:45pm

5pm - 5:45pm

6pm - 6:45pm

27 participants per workshop. Spaces are available on first come first serve basis.

Free for all ages

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Image includes text: Obon Japanese Festival: Create your own Japanese lantern at the El Paso Museum of History. Sessions: 2pm - 2:45pm 3pm - 3:45pm 5pm - 5:45pm 6pm - 6:45pm 27 participants per workshop. Spaces are available on first come first serve