Save the date for Sakura Taiko Fest 2024!
The Sakura Taiko Fest has grown from a small concert first held in a dance studio to a full day of free, family-friendly taiko performances among DC’s famous cherry blossoms. Each year, we welcome a number of North American taiko groups and feature a variety of different taiko styles as a celebration of Japanese-American cultural and artistic traditions.
Join us on Saturday, March 30, 2024!
Our 10th Sakura Taiko Fest will be back at the Sylvan Theater as part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival! We’re lining up a great slate of performing groups and we hope you can join us!
Part of the
Prior events
March 26, 2023 @ The Sylvan Theater
(rescheduled from March 25 due to rain)
Thanks to all of our 2023 performers:
Oto-Wa Taiko (from Ottawa, Canada); Casual Fifth (from Philadelphia, PA); Swarthmore Taiko Ensemble (from Swarthmore College, PA); Pittsburgh Taiko (from Pittsburgh, PA); Nen Daiko and Dounen Daiko (from Fairfax Station, VA) … and of course MHTX, Miyako Taiko, and all the students in the Mark H Rooney Taiko School!
Sponsored by Chase and TaikoVentures.
March 26, 2022 @ The Sylvan Theater
After a two-year COVID hiatus, STF was back in 2022 for our 8th annual event!
Thanks to all of our 2022 performers:
Kyo Daiko (Philadelphia, PA); River City Taiko (Richmond, VA); Nen Daiko and Dounen Daiko (Fairfax Station, VA); plus Miyako Taiko, the Mark H Taiko Connection, and all of our students in the Mark H Taiko School!
March 31, 2019 @ The Tidal Basin
Kyo Daiko (Philadelphia, PA); GoDaiko Drummers (Novi, MI); Pittsburgh Taiko (Pittsburgh, PA); Yamatai (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY); Triangle Taiko with Special Taiko (Raleigh, NC); ShinDaiko (Boston, MA); Nen Daiko (Fairfax Station, VA) … and of course all the members of the Mark H Taiko Rec Class, Miyako Taiko, and the Mark H Taiko Connection!
March 25, 2018 @ The Tidal Basin
The Genki Spark (Boston, MA); Triangle Taiko (Raleigh, NC); Odaiko New England (Boston, MA); Kyo Daiko (Philadelphia, PA); Pittsburgh Taiko (Pittsburgh, PA); Nen Daiko (Fairfax Station, VA) … and of course all the members of the Mark H Taiko Rec Class, Miyako Taiko, and Kizuna!
April 9, 2017 @ University of Maryland
Kyo Daiko (Philadelphia, PA); ShinDaiko (Boston, MA); Nen Daiko (Fairfax Station, VA) … and of course all the members of the Mark H Taiko School, Miyako Taiko, and Kizuna!
April 3, 2016 @ University of Maryland
Kyo Daiko (Philadelphia, PA); ShinDaiko (Boston, MA); Nen Daiko (Fairfax Station, VA) … and of course all the members of the Mark H Taiko School, Miyako Taiko, and Kizuna!
April 18, 2015 @ University of Maryland
Kyo Daiko (Philadelphia, PA); Nen Daiko (Fairfax Station, VA) … and of course all the members of Miyako Taiko and Kizuna!
April 13, 2014 @ Dance Exchange, Takoma Park, MD
Thanks to our 2014 performers:
Nen Daiko (Fairfax Station, VA) PLUS the members of Kizuna and students from the Mark H Taiko School!
April 14, 2013 @ Dance Exchange, Takoma Park, MD
Thanks to our 2013 performers from the inaugural STF:
Nen Daiko (Fairfax Station, VA) PLUS the members of Kizuna and students from the Mark H Taiko School!