BunkaHashi Festival

BunkaHashi Festival A Lethbridge based Fan Festival! Here to share the love of asian arts through anime, art, and more!

Save the date! Bunka Hashi will be returning for 2026. More information will be coming soon.For information please conta...
11/18/2025

Save the date! Bunka Hashi will be returning for 2026.

More information will be coming soon.

For information please contact [email protected]

LOST AND FOUND.There were a few items left at the venue after Bunka Hashi yesterday. In particular a black purse was han...
09/29/2025

LOST AND FOUND.

There were a few items left at the venue after Bunka Hashi yesterday. In particular a black purse was handed in. To claim lost items please contact the venue: Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre.

A big thank you to everyone who came out today. All of the vendors, artists, exhibitors, our community partners. Our cos...
09/28/2025

A big thank you to everyone who came out today. All of the vendors, artists, exhibitors, our community partners. Our cosplay contestants, the judges, all of our performers.

Also a big thank you to all of the volunteers who helped out this year. Just so many people to thank and we are so grateful.

We'll be announcing our plans for next year soon. So stay tuned!

Bunka Hashi Festival is this Saturday September 27, 10:00am to 6pm!Our schedule of events is up on our website bunkahash...
09/24/2025

Bunka Hashi Festival is this Saturday September 27, 10:00am to 6pm!

Our schedule of events is up on our website bunkahashi.com along with our floorplan, list of exhibitors, artists and community group partners.

It is going to be our largest event ever!

Join us at the Agri-Food Hub, September 27, 2025 for the Bunka Hashi Festival!We are pleased to have the Nikkei Cultural...
09/19/2025

Join us at the Agri-Food Hub, September 27, 2025 for the Bunka Hashi Festival!

We are pleased to have the Nikkei Cultural Society of Lethbridge and Area Minyo Dancers performing at Bunka Hashi 2022. Minyo dancing is folk dancing, which is a casual, fun dance for folks of all ages and genders. Started in 2011, the Nikkei Cultural Society of Lethbridge and Area Minyo Dancers began learning and practicing Minyo odori together in 2011 for the pure enjoyment, exercise and comradery as retired seniors. The Nikkei Cultural Society of Lethbridge and Area Minyo Dancers have been invited by various organizations to share what we practice and in the past 3 years have become regulars at the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden.

The Nikkei Cultural Society of Lethbridge and Area Minyo Dancers will demonstrate a few of their dances. Audience participation is strongly encouraged so be sure to bring some dancing shoes.

Workshop announcement:Create your own Mini-doujinshi!Join us for a workshop where you create a mini-doujinshi from one s...
09/18/2025

Workshop announcement:

Create your own Mini-doujinshi!

Join us for a workshop where you create a mini-doujinshi from one sheet of paper in less than an hour! No art experience required, and materials are provided.

Presented by Congenial Anomaly.

Performance announcement:NCS Taiko DrummingTaiko are a broad range of Japanese percussion instruments. The NCS Taiko Dru...
09/16/2025

Performance announcement:

NCS Taiko Drumming

Taiko are a broad range of Japanese percussion instruments. The NCS Taiko Drummers have been drumming for more than 10 years. Most of the songs they perform are based on traditional pieces from various regions in Japan.

Demonstration announcement:Lethbridge Shotokan KarateShotokan is a dynamic, anaerobic style of karate featuring long, de...
09/15/2025

Demonstration announcement:

Lethbridge Shotokan Karate

Shotokan is a dynamic, anaerobic style of karate featuring long, deep stances and movements in full extension. The style was named after the first official dojo built in Okinawa by its founder, Gichin Funakoshi and his son Gigo in 1936. Our dojo's presentation will feature both kids and adults demonstrating karate fundamentals (kihon), forms (kata), and basic sparring interactions (kumite). We will illustrate how Shotokan practitioners at all levels and ages exercise focus and discipline while learning body awareness, efficient movement through biomechanics, and management of timing and distance.

Panel announcement.Chichi KimonoJoin us at the Agri-Food Hub, September 27, 2025 for the Bunka Hashi Festival!Chichi Kim...
09/15/2025

Panel announcement.

Chichi Kimono

Join us at the Agri-Food Hub, September 27, 2025 for the Bunka Hashi Festival!

Chichi Kimono, based in Calgary, offers kimono classes, dressing services, and professional photo sessions. We also sell vintage kimonos, new yukata, and kimono accessories, with sizes available for everyone from babies to adults. We love sharing the beauty of traditional Japanese clothing and making every experience fun and memorable.

Chichi will be holding a kimono dressing demonstration for us and will have a booth.

Thanks for joining us! See you there!

Bunka Hashi is just two weeks away!Our schedule for our event is now posted on our website bunkahashi.com
09/14/2025

Bunka Hashi is just two weeks away!

Our schedule for our event is now posted on our website

bunkahashi.com

Join us at the Agri-Food Hub, September 27, 2025 for the Bunka Hashi Festival!Cosplay panel announcement:Panel Title: Ha...
09/12/2025

Join us at the Agri-Food Hub, September 27, 2025 for the Bunka Hashi Festival!

Cosplay panel announcement:

Panel Title: Handmade Cosplays for Beginners

Ria, also known by her online handle kitchenlich, is an award-winning southern Alberta cosplayer who has been handmaking cosplays for over ten years. She is passionate about the art of cosplay as both a tool of self-expression and a medium for self-improvement. She also enjoys TTRPGs, video games, and cross-stitching.

Ready to start making your own cosplays from scratch? Learning to make handmade cosplays can be intimidating, as many costumes require several different skillsets, such as sewing, painting, and EVA foamsmithing. This panel will walk you through the step by step process of planning and creating your first handmade cosplay, from gathering references to applying the finishing touches. In a world where cosplayers face increasing pressure to center content creation over hobbyism, this panel seeks to emphasize the joy of the journey and slow creative process.

Cosplay ContestBunka Hashi is back for 2025 and we will be holding our annual cosplay contest.To register visit the cosp...
09/11/2025

Cosplay Contest

Bunka Hashi is back for 2025 and we will be holding our annual cosplay contest.

To register visit the cosplay corner in Salon C at the Agri-Food hub.

We will also be adding a new category this year: cosplay skit. If you or your team wish to perform a dance or cosplay skit use the form below to register. Deadline to enter cosplay skit will be September 23, 2025.

https://forms.gle/W7rZo9tfg8MoqAm89

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