Save the Date!
Saturday, July 27 2024

Welcome to the Year of the Dragon!

39th Annual Oregon Asian Celebration

Saturday, July 27, 2024

10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m

Alton Baker Park

Free admission

This year’s festival celebrates the Year of the Dragon – a time for visionary leadership, innovation, and opportunity.

Bring your family and friends to enjoy a variety of cultural performances on two stages (dance, music, and martial arts), a vibrant marketplace featuring products and services, youth activities, a heritage exhibit, hands-on crafts, delicious and popular Asian street foods, and so much more!

It all takes place on the expansive lawn area along the riverfront of Alton Baker Park. Bring a sun hat, lawn chair, blanket, and beach umbrella, and enjoy a day of celebrating the Year of the Dragon with us!

READ MORE about the Year of the Dragon

See our wonderful gallery of posters from years past!

Check back soon for 2024 event updates!

Event Highlights & Photos

Performances

Enjoy Asian cultural dances, music that touches your heart and soul such as Japanese Taiko, Koto, and Indonesian Gamelan; native songs representing a diversity of Asian cultural heritages and more.

Performance Photos

Asian Foods

Try tempting culinary treats from across Asian cultures at the popular Asian Food Court! Favorites such as Pad Thai, Yakisoba noodles, chara masala, bubble tea, and delicious fare such as bulgogi, kimbap, Korean corn dog, & toppoki are are available from a variety of vendors.

Asian Food Photos

Marketplace

Peruse the marketplace for a wide range of imported goods as well as local handicrafts.Numerous vendors sell their wares and handmade items. The festival welcomes community, nonprofit, civic and arts organizations to share information and resources for our community.

Marketplace Photos

Youth Activities

Our mission includes educating young people about the richness and contributions of Asian cultures and learning to respect all people regardless of differences. Activities for young people include crafts such as Gyotaku fish print making, manga, Tibetan woodblock printing, origami, and taiko drumming.

Youth Activities Photos

Martial Arts

See a diversity of martial arts practiced in one location! More than a dozen martial art schools perform at the festival to showcase the beauty and strength of their specific martial art form. Instructors and students demonstrate Taekwondo, Tai Chi, Karate, Aikido, Kung Fu and more.

Martial Arts Photos

Fine Arts & Crafts

Beautiful works of art - paintings, sculptures, and multi-media artwork by local artists are showcased. You will find Chinese brush painting, Indonesian batik, Japanese fiber art, painted gourds, Chinese paper cuts, multi-media art, contemporary art and more.

Fine Arts And Crafts Photos

Heritage Exhibit

Past exhibits include photos of WWII assembly centers and concentration camps whose inmates harvested beets for the war effort; an Asian Heritage Justice exhibit by Eugene photographer Melissa Nolledo, titled Our Stories: Immigrants of America, featuring photos and stories of what it’s like to be an immigrant in Oregon.

Heritage Exhibit Photos

ART EXHIBIT at JSMA

JSMA Festival Art Exhibit in June

Local artists are showcased at the festival’s art exhibition at the Jordon Schnitzer Museum of Art. Enjoy beautiful works of art covering a variety of mediums. Admission is free during the exhibit’s June dates.

JSMA ART EXHIBIT PHOTOS

What's Happening

Celebration News & Events

Join us for a celebration of Asian cultural heritage!

This year we are excited to partner again with the Obon and Taiko festival to create an exciting atmosphere celebrating Asian cultural heritage in the arts, music, dance, folk art, and more.

39th Annual Oregon Asian Celebration

Save the date! Saturday, July 27, 2024 Alton Baker Park, Eugene OR Bring your family and friends to enjoy a day of cultural heritage at the 39th annual Oregon Asian Celebration. This Asian cultural festival features an array of music, dance,