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2026 Oshogatsu Family Festival—Year of the Horse

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Japanese American Cultural & Community Center
244 San Pedro Street
Los Angeles, California 90012
https://www.janm.org/events/2026-01-11/2026-oshogatsu-family-festival-year-horse
Sunday, January 11, 2026 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Free

Celebrate the New Year and welcome the Year of the Horse during the Japanese American National Museum’s 2026 Oshogatsu Family Festival at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center.

The 2026 festival includes free crafts, performances and cultural activities for all ages. One of the festival highlights is a mochitsuki performance where sweet sticky rice is pounded into a smooth and elastic dough called mochi.

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