Diaspora & Heritage
Community events that connect Asian and North American cities.
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Diaspora & Heritage
San Francisco · Sep 19–20, 2026SF Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival 2026
A free two-day Mid-Autumn celebration on Grant Avenue with lion dance, stages, mooncakes, food vendors, and Chinatown street energy in North America’s oldest Chinatown.
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Tokyo · Sep 26–27, 2026Namaste India Tokyo 2026
Japan’s largest India cultural festival returns to Yoyogi Park for a free weekend of stages, food stalls, dance, and Indo–Japan community programming.
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Los Angeles · Oct 1–4, 202653rd Annual Los Angeles Korean Festival
Los Angeles’s large free Korean cultural festival returns to Seoul International Park for four days of food, performances, vendors, and community programming in Koreatown.
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Taipei · Oct 31, 2026Taiwan LGBT+ Pride 2026
The 24th Taiwan LGBT+ Pride brings a free public march and advocacy gathering to Taipei on the last Saturday of October.
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Tokyo · Nov 28–29, 2026Philippine Festival Tokyo 2026
The Filipino community’s major annual public festival in Japan, returning to Yoyogi Park for a late-November weekend during the 70th anniversary year of Philippines–Japan diplomatic ties.
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Kuala Lumpur · Jan 22, 2027Thaipusam at Batu Caves 2027
Malaysia’s largest Hindu festival draws well over a million people to the limestone shrine north of Kuala Lumpur, with an overnight chariot procession from the city the day before.
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San Francisco · Feb 20, 2027San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade 2027
San Francisco’s illuminated Chinese New Year parade celebrates the Year of the Ram; route viewing is free, while bleacher sales are scheduled to open October 1, 2026.
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