8th Annual Asian American Neighborhood Festival will take place October 8th

(Santa Barbara, CA) – The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation (SBTHP) presents the eighth annual Asian American Neighborhood Festival, an outdoor event celebrating Asian American heritage, at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park on Sunday, October 8, 2017 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This free, family-friendly event celebrates the history and cultures of the Asian communities that once thrived in and around the Santa Barbara Presidio Neighborhood. Learn about a number of Asian cultures through live performances, local artists, food trucks, and hands-on activities.

Performances range from traditional Indonesian Gamelon music and Chinese martial arts to K-pop dance routines and breakdancing. Returning performers include the Camarillo Lion Dance Troupe, Roberta Cook leading Japanese folk dance, Hulaanyone?, Santa Barbara Wu-Hao Tai Ji Association, Bob Sedivy, SS805, Togen Daiko of Oxnard Buddhist Temple, and UCSBreakin’. New to the stage this year are Gamelan Sinar Surya and Master Yun Chao Zhang.

In addition to live performances, the festival also features vendors highlighting Asian art, jewelry, culture, and food. SBTHP is excited to welcome the critically acclaimed Okamoto Kitchen food truck up from Sherman Oaks for their Santa Barbara premiere.

Free parking is available in the lot at the corner of Santa Barbara and Canon Perdido Streets behind Panino at 834 Santa Barbara Street. This event is sponsored by the George H. Griffiths and Olive J. Griffiths Charitable Foundation.

Performance Schedule

11:00 AM         Gamelan Sinar Surya

11:30 PM         Camarillo Lion Dance Troupe (continued on next page)

12:00 PM         Bob Sedivy

12:20 PM         Santa Barbara Wu-Hao Tai Ji Association led by Chao Pang

12:40 PM         Traditional Chinese Martial Arts by Master Yun Chao Zhang

1:00 PM           Hulaanyone?

1:30 PM           Taiko Drumming performance by Togen Daiko of Oxnard Buddhist Temple

1:50 PM           Japanese Folk Dance directed by Roberta Cook

2:10 PM           K-Pop Dance Performance by SS805

2:30 PM           UCSBreakin’

Asian American Neighborhood Festival

Sunday, October 8, 2017

11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park

123 East Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara, CA

FREE Admission and Parking

For more information: (805) 965-0093 or www.sbthp.org/aanf

This free, family-friendly event celebrates the history and cultures of the Asian communities that once thrived in and around the Santa Barbara Presidio Neighborhood. Learn about a number of Asian cultures through live performances, local artists, food trucks, and hands-on activities. (Photo by Paul Mori)