The VHBT Obon Festival will take place over the weekend of July 27-28. Odori practice at the temple will be held on Mondays & Wednesdays from 7:00-8:30PM, beginning Monday, June 24 and running until Monday, July 22 (nine practices).
Following is the 2013 Obon schedule for the Southern District temples. Note that this year there are some changes from the traditional dates for some of the temples.
All times PM except for the start of the Las Vegas obon, which is 11:00 AM.
Saturday | Open | Odori | Sunday | Open | Odori | |
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June | ||||||
8 | Arizona | 5:00 | 6:45 | — | — | — |
22 | Sun Valley | 5:00 | 6:30 | 23 | 5:00 | 6:30 |
29 | OCBC | 2:00 | 7:00 | 30 | 2:00 | 7:00 |
San Fernando | 4:30 | 6:30 | 4:30 | 6:30 | ||
West Covina | 2:00 | 7:00 | — | — | ||
July | ||||||
6 | Senshin | 7:00 – 9:00 | — | — | — | |
13 | Oxnard | 1:00 | 6:00 | — | — | — |
Pasadena | 4:00 | 6:30 | 14 | 4:00 | 6:30 | |
West LA | 5:00 | 6:30 | 3:00 | 6:30 | ||
20 | LA Betsuin | 3:00 | 7:00 | 21 | 3:00 | 6:30 |
Santa Barbara | 1:00 | 4:00 & 6:00 | — | — | — | |
27 | Higashi | 12:00 | 6:30 | 28 | 12:00 | 6:30 |
Venice | 3:00 | 6:30 | 1:00 | 6:30 | ||
Vista | 12:00 | 6:30 | 12:00 | 6:30 | ||
Guadalupe | — | — | 12:00 | 3:00 | ||
August | ||||||
3 | Gardena | 3:00 | 6:00 | 4 | 2:00 | 6:00 |
San Diego | 5:00 | 6:30 | — | — | ||
San Luis Obispo | 12:00 | 6:30 | — | — | ||
10 | Las Vegas | 11:00 | 12:45 | — | — | — |