The Buddhist Study Center is hosting a Spring Festival on
Saturday, April 18, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The theme is “Appreciating Our Ohana,” with intergenerational workshops, local favorite snacks, appreciation activities, “old school” games, and much more.
Bring your whole family!
Click the flyer image for a full-size PDF.
BSC Spring Festival
Location: Buddhist Study Center, 1436 University Ave.
Admission: Free and open to the public
Family-Focused Event
- A day of workshops, activities, and entertainment
- Focus on family connection and parent-child engagement
- Interactive learning, performances, and community resources
- Detailed schedule as a Google Doc
Workshops & Entertainment
- 9:30 a.m. – Taiko with Hyaku Sen Ki Kai (Pacific Buddhist Academy) (parking lot)
- 10:10 a.m. – Gratitude Chain
Interactive activity on recognizing connection in our lives with Marcie Moribe (lecture hall) - 10:50 a.m. – “Body and Brain Yoga”
Gentle fitness session with Roy Arakaki, Body & Brain Fitness Center (lecture hall) - 11:30 a.m. – Shakuhachi musicians (lecture hall)
- 12:10 p.m. – Read Together
Reading aloud techniques to share joy and connect with reading across all ages with Read to Me International (lecture hall) - 12:50 p.m. – Intergenerational Conversations
“Speed friending” activity (lecture hall) - 1:30 p.m. – Oubaitori (Japanese and Okinawan folksongs) connected to students from Pacific Buddhist Academy
- Plus: Dancing Through the Ages — “viral” dances from across the eras (parking lot)
Food Booths
- YESS Camp Jamba Juice / Noms fundraiser
- Jikoen Hongwanji andagi
- Honpa Hongwanji Hawai‘i Betsuin baked goods
- Oahu District Buddhist Women’s Association $5 chili & rice
- Mo‘ili‘ili Hongwanji spam musubi
Activity Booths/Tables
Representatives will be available from organizations including:
- Ryukoku University
- Read to Me International
- Project Dana
- Pacific Buddhist Academy
- BSC Shakuhachi Group
- Matcha with a Minister
- #bscspringfest Photo Booth
- BSC Fellowship Club
- Jr. Young Buddhist Association
- Hongwanji Hawaii Mobile Bookstore
- “Old Time” Games
- Samaritan Counseling Center
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Hawai‘i
- Gratitude Tree
Parking
Free parking available at the Music Building across University Ave and at the UH Mānoa Lower Campus parking structure