Event · Community

Oshogatsu: A New Year's Celebration — Morikami

When

Sat, Jan 9 · 10:00 AM–5:00 PMSaturday Jan 9, 2027, 10 am–5 pm; mochi pounding 11:00 & 1:30; kite fly 10–4:30; hagoita craft 11–4; koto & archery 12:00 & 2:30

Where

Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, Florida 33446Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

Families; hagoita craft for kids of all ages

Cost

Museum admission; hagoita craft and archery free with admission; koto concert $5 with admission

Organizer

Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens

Morikami welcomes the Japanese New Year, and the start of its 50th-anniversary year, with a day of traditional activities. Children can watch mochitsuki, the pounding of steamed rice into mochi with a wooden mallet (11 am and 1:30 pm), fly kites in the garden from 10 am to 4:30 pm, and make a hagoita paddle to play hanetsuki at a Family Fun Day station in the Sakai Room (11 am–4 pm). There are also koto concerts by Morikami students (12 and 2:30 pm, $5 extra) and a ceremonial Omato-shiki archery demonstration (12 and 2:30 pm). Most activities are included with museum admission.