Northern California Obon Festivals!

Date: June 21, 2007 – Sept. 23, 2007

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Hey everyone! Just a friendly hello, and a reminder to attend your local obon festival this summer! Here are a few... courtesy of Nichi Bei Times.

Berkeley
Berkeley Higashi Hongwanji
1524 Oregon Street
(510) 843-6933
www.bombu.org
Practice: June 21, 26, 28, July 3, and 5 from 7 p.m.
Bazaar: Saturday, July 21 from 4 to 8 p.m.; Sunday, July 22 from noon to 6 p.m.

Concord

Diablo Japanese American Club
3165 Treat Blvd.
(925) 682-5299
diablojaclub.org
Bazaar: Saturday, August 11 from 1 to 9 p.m.; Sunday, August 12 from noon to 9 p.m.

Lodi

Buddhist Church of Lodi
23 North Stockton Street
(209) 368-5589
www.lodibuddhist.org
Bon Odori: Sunday, June 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Bazaar: Saturday, June 23 and Sunday, June 24 at noon

El Cerrito

Sycamore Congregational Church
111 Navelier Street
(510) 525-0727
www.sycamore-ucc.org
Bazaar: Sunday, Sept. 16 from noon to 5 p.m.

Alameda

Buddhist Temple of Alameda
2325 Pacific Avenue
(510) 522-5243
Practice: June 17, 19, 24, and 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Bon Odori: Saturday, July 28, at 7 p.m.
Bazaar: Saturday, June 23 from 4 to 9 p.m.; Sunday, June 24 from noon to 8 p.m.; Saturday July 28 from 4 p.m.

Marysville

Marysville Buddhist Church Betsuin
125 B St.
(530) 713-2476
www.mbcshinshu.org
Practice: June 26, 28 July 5, 10, and 12 from 7 to 9 PM
Bon Odori: Saturday, July 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Bazaar: Saturday, July 14 at 5 p.m.

Fresno

Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Temple
1340 Kern St.
(559) 442-4054
www.fresnobuddhisttemple.org
Bon Odori: Saturday, July 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Bazaar: Saturday, July 14 from 3 p.m.

Mill Valley

Buddhist Temple of Marin
390 Miller Avenue
(415) 388-1173
Practice: Thursday, June 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Bon Odori: Sunday, June 24 at 6 p.m.
Bazaar: Sunday, June 24 from noon to 9 p.m.

Monterey

Monterey Peninsula Buddhist Temple
1155 Noche Buena Street
(831) 394-6439
Bon Odori: Sunday, July 8 at 6 p.m.
Bazaar: Sunday, July 8 from noon

Mountain View

Mountain View Buddhist Temple
575 N. Shoreline Blvd.
(650) 964-9426
www.mvbuddhisttemple.org
Practice: July 5, 10, 12, 17, and 19 from 7:30
Bon Odori: Sunday, July 22 at 7 p.m.
Bazaar: Saturday, July 21 from 4 p.m.; Sunday, July 22 from noon

Oakland

Buddhist Church of Oakland
825 Jackson St.
(510) 832-5988
www.buddhistchurchofoakland.org
Practice: July 16, 18, 24, 26, 30, August 1, and 2 from 7:30 p.m.
Bon Odori: Saturday, August 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Bazaar: Saturday, August 4 from 3 to 9 p.m.

Palo Alto

Palo Alto Buddhist Temple
2751 Louis Road
(650) 856-0123
www.pabt.org
Practice: July 16, 18, 23, 25, 30, and August 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Bon Odori: Sunday, August 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Bazaar: Saturday, August 4 from 5 to 10 a.m.; Sunday, Aug 5 from noon to 9:30 p.m.

Sacramento

Buddhist Church of Florin
7235 Pritchard Road
(916) 383-1831
Practice: July 11, 13, 18, and 20 from 7 to 8 p.m.
Bon Odori: Saturday, July 21 at 7 p.m.
Bazaar: Saturday, July 21 from 4 to 7 p.m.

Buddhist Church of Sacramento
2401 Riverside Boulevard
(916) 446-0121
www.buddhistchurch.com
Practice: July 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Bon Odori: Saturday, July 14 at 7 p.m.
Bazaar: Saturday, Aug 11 and Sunday, Aug 12 from noon

Northern California Koyasan Temple
1440 U Street
(916) 444-0111
www.koyasan.org/nckoyasan/
Bazaar: Sunday, Sept. 9 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tenrikyo Sacramento Church
6361-25th Street
(916) 428 6100
Bazaar: Sunday, Sept. 23 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Salinas

Buddhist Temple of Salinas
14 California Street
(831) 424-4105
worknotes.com/CA/Salinas/BTS/index.html
Practice: Tue. and Thursday from June 28 to July 26
Bon Odori: Sunday, July 29 at 6 p.m.
Bazaar: Sunday, July 29 at noon

San Francisco

Buddhist Church of San Francisco
1881 Pine Street
(415) 776-3158
bcsf.web.org
Practice: June 26, 27, 28, 29 July 2, 6, 11, and 13 from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Bon Odori: Sunday, July 22 at 1 p.m.
Bazaar: Saturday, July 21 from 11 a .m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, July 22 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Buchanan Mall in SF’s J-Town
Practice: July 21. 23. 25. and 27 from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. at May’s Coffee Shop
Bon Odori: Sunday, July 29 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Nihonmachi Street Fair
Japantown at Post and Buchanan
(415) 867-1318
www.nihonmachistreetfair.org
Bazaar: August 11 and August 12

San Jose

San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin
650 North Fifth Street
(408) 293-9292
www.sjbetsuin.com
Practice: June 25, 26, 27 and July 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Bon Odori: Saturday, July 14 at 7:45 p.m.; Sunday, July 15 at 6 p.m.; Sunday, July 15 at 6 p.m.
Bazaar: Saturday, July 14 and Sunday, July 15 from noon

San Mateo

San Mateo Buddhist Temple
2 South Claremont Street
(650) 342-2541
www.sanmateobuddhisttemple.org
Practice: July 23, 27, 30, August 2, 6, and 9 at 7 p.m.
Bon Odori: Saturday, August 11 at 7 pm
Bazaar: Saturday, June 23 from 4 p.m.; Sunday, June 24 from 11 a.m.

South Sebastopol

Enmanji Buddhist Temple
1200 Gravenstein Highway
(707) 823-2252
sonic.net/~enmanji
Practice: July 10, 11, 12, and 13 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Bon Odori: Saturday, July 14 at 7 p.m.
Bazaar: Sunday, July 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Stockton

Stockton Buddhist Temple
3280 Shimizu Drive
(209) 446-6701
www.stocktonbuddhisttemple.org
Practice: July 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, and 19 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Bon Odori: Sunday, Juiy 22 at 7 p.m.
Bazaar: Saturday, July 28 and Sunday, July 29 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Union City

Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church
32975 Alvarado-Niles Road
(510) 471-2581
www.sacbc.org
Practice: July 23, 25, 31, August 2, 6, 8, and 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Bon Odori: Saturday, August 11 at 7 p.m.
Bazaar: Saturday, July 7 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, July 8 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Walnut Grove

Walnut Grove Buddhist Church
14105 Pine Street
(916) 776-1312
www.walnutgrovebc.org
Bazaar: Saturday, June 30 and Sunday, July 1 from 1 to 7 p.m.

Watsonville

Watsonville Buddhist Temple
423 Bridge Street
(831) 724-7860
www.wbtemple.org
Practice: Mondays and Wednesdays from June 18 to July 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Bon Odori: Sunday, July 22 from 6:30 p.m.
Bazaar: Sunday, July 22 from 2:30 p.m.

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