Everybody’s workin’ for the weekend… which we’ve blessedly arrived at once more. Carpe that diem at events from the Body Positive Block Party to the Femme Fatale Festival and from the Obon Festival to the Fremont Fest Marketplace. For more suggestions, check out our top picks of the week.
SATURDAY
FESTIVALS
Obon Festival
Obon is a summertime Japanese festival that pays tribute to one’s ancestors. The Oregon Buddhist Temple celebrates Obon annually on the first Saturday of August with street food, dance, memorial visits, lantern hanging, and other joyous festivities. The highlight of the fest is the bon-odori dance—and while it will be led by Japanese dance groups, all are invited to join and celebrate ancestors and family members who have recently passed. SHANNON LUBETICH
(Oregon Buddhist Temple, Creston-Kenilworth, free)
