There is so much going on at the Oregon Asian Celebration! We are constantly updating our schedule of activities, so be sure to check back regularly.
For the enjoyment of the festival by everyone, we would prefer that you leave your pets at home. If you absolutely must bring your dog, please review our DOG POLICY HERE
Main Stage
Martial Arts Stage
Marketplace List
Asian Food
Heritage Exhibit
Youth Activities
Special Activities
Time
Performer
Descriptions
11:00 AM
Opening Short Remarks – David Tam
11:05 AM – 11:45 AM
Gamelan Sari Pandhawa
Traditional gamelan (percussion orchestra) of Java, Indonesia
12:00-12:15
Celá
Modern Fusion Bellydance
12:30 PM-1:00 PM
Waka Daiko Eugene Youth Taiko
Japanese (Taiko) drumming
1:15-1:35 PM
Dances of the Middle East, Turkey, Iran, and North Africa
1:40-1:45
Speaker: Representative Nancy Nathanson
1:45-2:15
Balinese Dance – Legong Keraton Pelayon
Balinese traditional dance
2:20-3:05
Japanese Koto featuring Masumi Timson
Japanese Koto Percussion
3:10-3:40
Oregon Korean Performing Arts
Nanta, a Korean traditional drum performance
3:50-4:20
Ahiru Daiko
Taiko Drumming
4:30-5:00
Zepher
Indonesian Youth DJ
5:00-5:20
Remarks- Bring Committee & Council On Stage / Speaker: Mayor-Elect Kaarin Knudson, City of Eugene
5:25-5:55 PM
Philippine Cebuano & Friends Cultural Dance Troupe
Traditional indigenous tribal dances
6:00-6:30 PM
Eugene Bhangra
Traditional folk dance of Punjab area
6:45-7:00 PM
Eugene Taiko/Waka Daiko Mash-Up
Taiko drumming
7:15 PM-7:45 PM
Eugene Taiko
Taiko drumming
7:50-8:03 pm
Kumiho Dance Krew
K-Pop Dance
8:00-8:20 pm
Tari Dadas Dance by Angie Natalia
Dance of the Dayak Ngaju people
8:30-9:00 PM
Raygun and the Wildfire
Closing fire dance performance
Time
Group
11:00 – 11:25
East West Kung Fu
11:30 – 11:55
Best Martial Arts
12:00 – 12:25
Aikido of Eugene
12:30 – 12:55
Eastgate Kenpo Karate
1:00 – 1:25
MooDo Taekwondo
1:30 – 1:55
Leung Martial Arts
2:00 – 2:25
Best Martial Arts – Karate Kids
2024 Asian Celebration – Marketplace Vendors
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Booth
Business Name
1A
The Heritage Exhibit
1B
Leung Martial Arts
1C
Taiwanese Association of Eugene, Oregon
1D
Museum of Natural and Cultural History
2A
Feathers & Arrows
2B
University of Oregon
2C
Juliari Design
2D
Mud Sisters Pottery
3A
Pennello Art
3B
City of Eugene-Cultural Services, Library, Recreation
3C
City of Eugene-Equity/Community Engagement, Police Auditor’s, City Planning
3D
Trillium Community Health Plan
4A
The Haiku Exhibit
4B
Plastic-to-Fuel
4C
DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon
4D
City of Eugene-EPD Community Engagement
5A-D
Eugene Bonsai Society
6A
Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace
6B
KLCC
6C
Gypsy J’s Boutique
6D
Springfield Utility Board
7A
Eugene Asian Market
7B
Yuko K Designs
7C
Castile Kitchen & Bath
7D
Two Faces: The Book
8A&D
Bujo Nepal
8B
Fluid Art Designs
8C
T.D. Pilkington
9A
Eastgate Kenpo Karate
9B
Farmer’s Insurance – Tony Core
9C
Lulu’s Lair
9D
Spectrum International
10A
English Corner
10B
Sweet Heart Scraps
10C
East-West kung Fu
10D
Foxglove Tie-dye
11A
Bun Bun Shop
11B
Simon Twins Tie Dye
11C
Eugene Spotlights
11D
Chili Royale LLC
12A
Bags Bling Quilt Things
12B
South Eugene Robotics Team
12C
CASA of Lane County
12D
Davocreates
13A&D
Pamela Gibson Designs/Boho Bedazzled
13B
Music Education Collective
13C
The Henna Design Studio
14A
Phoenix Jewelry (丹凤珠宝）
14B&C
Colors and Origins
14D
Altonimbus Entertainment / Kumoricon
15A
League of Women Voters of Lane County
15B
Eugene Kakegawa Sister Cities Committee
15C
Eugene-Jinju Sister City Committee
15D
Democratic Party of Lane County
16A
Granny Smith Skin Care Products
16B
Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center
16C&D
Best Martial Arts Institute
17A
The Noble Choices
17B
Oregon Falun Dafa Association
17C
Mathnasium of Eugene
17D
Community Center for the Performing Arts | WOW Hall
18A
Noche Cultural Festival
18B
Oregon Employment Department
18C
American Red Cross
18D
World Financial Group
19A
Sunny Waldorf Art
19B-C
Asian American Foundation of Oregon
19D
Oregon Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Unit
20B
NAACP Eugene/Springfield
20A
HIV Alliance
Food Trucks/Vendors (in alphabetical order)
Bing King Chaiyo Thai Food Truck Oriental Village King Whippy Kona Ice Manti Food Truck Oriental Village Philippine American Association Rice Plate Spice N Steam Squacho’s Gourmet Chili and Tacos Subo Sweet Bay Shave Ice Taste of India
Fort Umpqua
Heritage Exhibit at the Oregon Asian Celebration, 2024
This year’s Heritage Exhibit showcases photographs and narratives about Hawaiians and Tahitians employed by the Hudson’s Bay Company at Fort Umpqua in 1832. They were tasked with establishing relations with the local Native tribes. Discover what happened!
Kids of all ages are invited to pick up a Year of the Dragon passport at the Northwest Community Credit Union booth in the Youth Area and learn about this year’s festival.
With a passport in hand, travel throughout the festival site looking for one of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals posted at a booth.
Ask to have your passport stamped and enjoy the booth while there.
See if you can find all 12 zodiac animals for your passport.
Once your passport is stamped with all 12 zodiac animals, go back to the NWCU booth for a special prize!
Look for any of these Chinese Zodiak animals at a festival booth:
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon by making a self-propelled Dragon Boat. Then race it with other homemade boats to win a prize. See Special Activities tab for details.
ORIGAMI WITH TOMO
Enjoy making origami, the art of Japanese paper folding with Tomo Tsurumi. Tomo has delighted children for years with his traditional and creative origami creatures. Anyone can learn to fold paper into beautiful cranes, butterflies, boats, and maybe a dragon!
Japanese Carnival Games:
Badminton, Plinko, Spin to Win, Skeeball, Chopstick Race, Daruma, Paper Sumo, Ring toss.
(presented by Yujin Gakuen School)
Youth Haiku and Tanka Exhibit
Skipping Stones Magazine and the 2024 Asian Celebration are excited to showcase many of this year’s youth entries to a Haiku and Tanka contest. Haiku and Tanka is a Japanese form of poetry and songs. Students of all ages are invited to submit their best “nature” haiku or tanka each spring to Skipping Stones Magazine.
Students are instructed to display their work on either 8/5″ x 11″ or 11″ x 17″ paper. Selected entries are considered for publication in the autumn issue of Skipping Stones Magazine and will appear on the Skipping Stones website.
How to write haiku and tanka • Haiku consists of three lines. The first line and third line both have five syllables and the middle line has seven (But we are not very strict)
• Haiku appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) and it touches the heart.
• Tanka is a 31-syllable poem and has 5 lines with 5/7/5/7/7 syllable count, respectively.
• Nature art can accompany your haiku or Tanka, and it is encouraged.
The Adventure Children’s Museum
Eugene Public Library
University of Oregon Team Duckling
Chinese Immersion School
DRAGON BOAT RACES
12pm-5pm. Every hour on the hour.
Youth and families are invited to participate in constructing a wind-up self-propelled or wind-aided mini dragon boat to race at this year’s Asian Celebration. Race for prizes and exhibit your dragon boat at the festival.
Guidelines for constructing and decorating your dragon boat:
Boat material – must be floatable and designed to be either a wind-up self-propelled or wind-aided boat (you must provide your own wind-aided device). Examples of boat building materials: Sturdy water or juice bottles, Gatorade bottles, milk cartons, wax coated beverage containers.
Length and Width – Excluding your attached dragon design and your propeller, the body of your boat’s length and width can be no larger than 12” by 12”. (Longer or wider boats cannot compete, but can be a part of the Dragon Boat Exhibit that we hope all competitors will participate in).
Visit these links for creative ideas and materials used for building mini dragon boats:
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION MINI SESSIONS
(15-20 min each) MARTIAL ARTS STAGE
Located near the pond at the north end of the festival site. Check back for specific times:
2:40-3:00pm Pound it out with TAIKO – Drummers of Waka Daiko willl invite audience members of all ages to feel the power of taiko drumming by using special bachi drumsticks to play a simple rhythmic tune in a drum line.
3:00-3:30pm Get up and TAI CHI with Master David Leung.Learn basic tai chi moves that are beneficial to your physical and emotional well-being. This tai chi session that will leave you feeling centered and invigorated!
3:30-4:00pm Learn the CHINESE LION DANCE – Members of the Phi Long Chinese Lion Dance Troupe invite you to try out Chinese Lion Dancing. It’s a great workout and lots of fun!
Fort Umpqua
