Sadly, I’m travelling all weekend and so won’t have the opportunity to attend the festivals down here in Orange County and Venice. There are still plenty of Obon festivals left to attend this summer. It’s never to late to break out your kachi kachi!

Southern California and Nevada

• Orange County Buddhist Church (July 16–17)
• Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple (July 16–17)
• Pasadena Buddhist Temple (July 23–24)
• Vista Buddhist Temple (July 23–24)
• West Los Angeles Buddhist Temple (July 23–24)
• Guadalupe Buddhist Church (July 24)
• Buddhist Temple of San Diego (July 30)
• Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple (July 30–31)
• San Luis Obispo Buddhist Temple (August 6)
• Gardena Buddhist Church (August 6–7)
• Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha (August 13)

Northern California (Bay, Northern and Coast Districts)

• Enmanji Buddhist Temple (July 16)
• Mountain View Buddhist Temple (July 16–17)
• Buddhist Church of Florin (July 16)
• Marysville Buddhist Church (July 16)
• Walnut Grove Buddhist Church (July 16)
• Buddhist Temple of Marin (July 17)
• Watsonville Buddhist Temple (July 17)
• Stockton Buddhist Temple (July 23)
• Buddhist Church of San Francisco (July 23–24)
• Buddhist Temple of Alameda (July 30)
• Salinas Buddhist Temple (July 31)
• Buddhist Church of Oakland (August 6)
• Palo Alto Buddhist Temple (August 6)
• Placer Buddhist Church (August 6)
• San Mateo Buddhist Temple (August 13)
• Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church (August 13)

Northwest (Washington and Oregon)

• Seattle Buddhist Church (July 16–17)
• White River Buddhist Temple (July 23)
• Tacoma Buddhist Temple (July 30)
• Oregon Buddhist Temple (August 6)

Eastern and Mountain States

• Ogden Buddhist Church, Utah (July 16)
• Cleveland Buddhist Temple, Ohio (July 30)
• Seabrook Buddhist Temple, New Jersey (July 16)

Canada

• Buddhist Temple of Southern Alberta (July 16)
• Steveston Buddhist Temple (July 16)
• Montréal Buddhist Church (July 31)

More details about Obon dates and locations can be found at the Japanese City Obon Festival and Bon Odori Schedule! (I wish I’d known about this before I typed up this list.) If you have photos, I’d be most delighted to link to them! Corrections are much welcome too. Many thanks to Rev. Bridgeand Rev. Usuki for their help in putting this list together.