Upcoming Activities
Yume Japanese Garden’s Fall Ikebana Festival will take place November 28-December 5, 2025. Everyone is invited to make an arrangement, and Yume will provide the flowers, vases, and kenzan. Set-up is November 25-26 and our teachers are available to help students. https://tucsonbotanical.org/event/fall-ikebana-festival/
We are pleased to bring back Satsuki Palter, a Sub-Grandmaster of the Ohara School of Ikebana, for a two-day workshop Thursday and Friday February 12 and 13, 2026. Satsuki has been practicing ikebana for more than 40 years. She is the current President of the Ohara Los Angeles Ikebana Society as well as past and present officer in multiple national and local Ikebana Associations. Satsuki participates in many demonstrations, exhibitions and workshops. She will teach a morning and afternoon session both days.
Our chapter will host an Introduction to Ikebana class at Tucson Botanical Gardens on Thursday, February 26, 2026 from 1-3 pm. https://tucsonbotanical.org/events/category/classes/
Yume Japanese Garden’s Spring Ikebana Festival will take place March 7-14, 2026. Everyone is invited to make an arrangement, and Yume will provide the flowers, vases, and kenzan. Set us is March 5 and 6 and our teachers will be available to help students.
The Southern Arizona Japanese Cultural Coalition will host its Japanese Spring Festival on Saturday, March 21, 2026 from 10 am to 4 pm. Our chapter will have arrangements on display, and we encourage our members to participate. If you are interested, please see one of our instructors. For information about the festival, visit: http://www.southernazjapan.org/upcoming-events/
The Tucson Rose Society and the Tucson Area Iris Society will hold its joint floral show on in April, 2026. Our chapter will have arrangements on display, and we encourage our members to participation. If you are interested, please see one of our instructors. For information about the festival, visit: https://www.tucsoniris.org/events/ or https://tucsonrosesociety.com