Seattle Japanese Garden Calendar
Seasonal changes are constant and every visit refreshingly unique.
Seattle japanese garden calendar. Please explore our virtual offerings below and on social media as we work to keep our guests volunteers and staff safe through social distancing. Virtual exhibition of the works of michelle kumata features the highlights from her northwest nikkei collection which celebrates the seattle japanese garden and our local nikkei community of 1960 the year the garden officially opened to the public. Seattle japanese garden now open. Join us for the annual japanese star festival normally tanabata 七夕 at the garden is a family friendly event full of magnificent colors fun craft making and tanzaku wishing station.
This year the event is going to be all virtual and still lots of fun. The garden has reopened. In garden exhibit is scheduled for fall of 2020 where the entire. On both nights the garden is magically lit up with lanterns and luminaries welcoming the arrival of the full moon in japanese tradition.
Winding paths and benches invite you to view the garden slowly and mindfully in all of its detail stones water lanterns bridges buildings plants and animals. In this webinar our senior gardener pete putnicki will demonstrate how pruning is done on the signature weeping maple near the garden entrance. To purchase your ticket and plan your visit to the garden please check out our reservations and safety page. Plan your visit location hours garden tours reservations and safety events tea ceremony about us blog reservations and safety 60th anniversary celebration membership donate get involved subscribe calendar.
The seattle japanese garden is hosting two nights of moon viewing this year. Information and events for seattle japanese garden in seattle wa. Featured events thank you for your interest in garden events. In order to prepare the garden for our visitors our gardeners are busy paying attention to every corner of the garden especially the maple collection we treasure.
In order to ensure the safety of all visitors we have temporarily implemented a timed ticketing system. This exhibit will be virtually displayed for the months of may june 2020. Fall is one of the most popular times to visit the seattle japanese garden.
