EVENTS

2025

sat, Jan 11, 2pm RHYTHMS OF RENEWAL: taiko collaboration with Dancers: Yuki Tokuda, Darrius Strong and Center Stage Dance Studio @Sundin music hall, Hamline university

SAT JAN 25th 1PM: taiko on ICE at the art SHANTY Project FESTIVAL

sat jan 25th at 5:30: taiko party, rsvp here

PAST EVENT SUMMARY:

fri, Nov 15 & Sat 16 NYC Art bath @8pm EST

sat, october 19 first taiko party! at TAM’s studio

Sat, october 5 young dance fall fling 3-6pm! in the TAM studio parking lot @4:30pm

Sat, September 28 marydale festival @Noon -12:45pm St. paul, mn

Sun, august 18 obon festival Como Park Zoo & conservatory, st paul, MN (3 -9pm) @6pm: edo bayashi @7pm: enso daiko

Tues, August 6 @6 -7pm Be that neighbor for national night out in gold medal park, mpls, MN

sun, july 28 @ 4-5pm Irvine Park: An Evening of Taiko drums music st paul (free parking by alexander ramsey carriage house)

saturday, july 20 @5:20pm burnsville international festival

saturday, July 20 @4pm urban growler 20th anniversary party

saturday, july 13 @10:30am Levitt at the falls in sioux falls, SD

Thurs, JULY 4th EDINA PARADE 10am parade start

Wed, June 26 @6:30 Maplewood library

TaikoArts Midwest presents: TaikoTHRIVE

Sunday May 12th 7PM
Featuring: Enso Daiko, Yuichi Kimura & Daichi no Kai, and tenten
Ordway Concert Hall, 325 Washington St, St. Paul, MN 55102

cheer on the debut performance of our youth performing group: MIGHTY DRUMMING CLUB

IN honor OF MOTHER’S DAY: Students/children 15 and under are FREE
(with adult tix purchase) !!!

This activity is made possible in part by the Japan Foundation, City of St. Paul Cultural Star Program, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. This engagement is also supported by the Arts Midwest GIG Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the Minnesota State Arts Board.

Saturday, may 18, 2024 @3:35-4pm: EAAA’s 2nd annual aapi month festival @noon - 4pm in rosland park edina, mn

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 @7:30 Issho 4 @Lake Harriet Bandshell Mpls, mn

Art Shanty Projects 2024: Taiko on Ice Saturday, Jan 27 @3pm

on frozen Bdé Umáŋ / Lake Harriet

10-10-20 Project Vocal & Shamisen aki takahashi Concert with Special Guests Enso Taiko Sun Nov 26 @7pm at Hook & ladder theater. $20-25 get tix here

Washington County Library Wed, November 22 @4-5pm

Wed, Oct 18 Finding her beat @the main runs through Nov 2nd. Click heRE showtimes & tix.

Landmark Center Sun, October 15, 2023 @1pm

Young Dance Fall Fling Sat, Oct 14 @4:30pm in Fairview business center parking lot

Dawson, MN Thurs, Oct 12 @7pm dawson-boyd arts association for tickets

Cempasuchil - Caring for community - West Side block party

in honor of Gabriel "Dino" Mendoza Sun, October 8 @4:30pm

UW-Superior Tues, Oct 3 Thorpe langley auditorium @4pm workshop, @6pm performance

The Liquor Exchange, Eat Street Crossing for National sake day

Sat, October 30 @2:15pm

Marydale Festival Sat, sept 23 @11:45am

Northrop Amplifying Solidarity outdoor plaza series Wed, Sept 13, 2023 @Noon

Obon Festival @Como Park Sunday, August 20 @7pm (advanced admission ticket required)

FORREST LAKE HARDWOOD CREEK LIBRARY SAT, AUGUST 19, 2023 @3PM

ROCHESTER MED CITY ART FESTIVAL @PEACE PLAZA FRI, AUGUST 18,2023 @3PM

Music in the park @Lake Harriet bandshell sun, august 6, 2023 @5:30pm

Southdale Library Wed, august 2, 2023 @2pm

Be That Neighbor @Gold Medal park Tues, August 1, 2023 @5pm

St Charles Library Tues, August 1, 2023 @6pm

LeRoy Library Tues, August 1, 2023 @1pm

Washburn library sat, July 29, 2023 @10am

Student recital: Friday July 28th 7:30PM EM PEARSON THEATER, CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY

Walker Library Fri, July 28, 2023 @10am

Plymouth Library Wed, July 26, 2023 @6:30pm

St Louis park library Sat, July 22, 2023 @11am

MIYAKE PERFORMANCE AND LECTURE - Tsumura brothers from Japan - July 21, 2023 @ 7:00-8:00 pm. $20 @ TAM studio

NOKOMIS LIBRARY THURS, JULY 20, 2023 @6:30PM

Ordway performance and finding her beat screening @rice park

sat, july 15, 2023 @7:30pm

WORTHINGTON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FRI, JULY 14, 2023 @ 5:45PM

FRANKLIN LIBRARY SUN, JULY 9, 2023 @2PM

Taste of Minnesota Sun, July 2, 2023 @4pm

WABASHA LIBRARY MON, JUNE 27, 2023 @10AM

Henderson library sauerkraut days @bender park Sat, june 24, 2023 @11:30am

maple grove library Sat, june 24, 2023 @11am

winona library @winona county historical society fri, june 23, 2023 @2pm

Chatfield library fri, june 23, 2023 @10:30am

blooming prairie library thurs, june 22, 2023 @1pm

OWATONNA LIBRARY THURS, JUNE 22, 2023 @10AM

WISDOMWAYS SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION, St. Paul FRI, JUNE 16, 2023 @5:00PM

OAKDALE LIBRARY THURS, JUNE 15, 2023 @6:00PM

Rochester Library@ Chateau Theater Sat, June 10 @10:30am

PARK GROVE LIBRARY TUE, JUNE 6, 2023 @6:30

Ordway flint hills family festival sat, june 3, 2023 @1:15PM

Edina Asian American Alliance Festival, Free to public- register HERE.

Sat, May 27, 2023 @2-5pm

cannon falls library fri, may 26, 2023 @6:30

ThEATER MU AAPI GENERATIONS CONFERENCE Sat, MAY 20, 2023 @11:45AM

STILLWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY THURS, MAY 18, 2023 @6PM

CONCERT @ SHELDON THEATER, RED WING, mN, sat, MAY 13 @7:30PM

West concord library @historical society sat, April 22 @10am

ROseville library sat, mar 18, 2023 @10:30Am

ROCK THE CRADLE SUN, MAR 12, 2023 @ 3:30PM, MIA

Stillwater library. thur feb 23, 2023 @ 6pm

Northfield public library, thur feb 16, 2023 @ 6pm

2022:

Art shanty project; lake harriet bandshell park saturday, jan 28, 2023

@ 2pm 2022

Night market, rochester sat sept 10, 2022 @ 6:00pm

Marydale festival St paul, sat sept 24 @ 12:00pm

Park grove library maple grove, thur oct 20 @ 1:00pm

Obon festival como conservatory, Sun August 21 @ 7:00pm

Central park faribault, fri july 29th @ 10:00am

Houston library, sat july 30th @ 10:00am

fort snelling, fri july 8th @ 7:00pm

American legion park le sueur, mon july 11th @ 10:00am

Lake francis city park elysian, mon july 11th @ 1:00pm

Trowbridge park waseca, mon july 11th @ 4:00pm

Farmington library, tues july 12th @ 10:00am

burnsville festival, sat july 16th @ 4:00pm

R.h.stafford library woodbury, sat july 23rd @ 11:00am

Edina parade, monday july 4 @ 10:00am

Issho 2 with taikollaborative & harisen daiko, lake harriet bandshell, sunday july 3 @ 2:00pm

ARROWHEAD LIBRARY TOUR

Fertile public library thur June 9 @ 9:00am

Hawley public library Thur june 9 @ 3:00pm

Moorhead public library thur june 9 @ 7:00pm

Mcintosh public library fri june 10 @ 10:00am

Ada public library fri june 10 @ 2:00pm

Cormorant community center fri june 10 @ 6:30pm

Detroit lakes public library sat june 11 @ 10:30am

brooklyn CENTER concert series, tues june 14th @ 7:00pm

Ordway flint hills family festival saturday June 4th

MON APR 25, 7:30PM KENNY ENDO 45th ANNIV TOUR, ORDWAY CONCERT HALL

sat sept 11th, 11AM live at lyndale gardens, 6400 lyndale ave s

THUR AUG 26TH, NOON ST. PAUL SUMMER SUNLIGHT, PARK SQUARE THEATRE

SUN AUG 15th, 6-8PM LIVE @ THE ROG! roseville amphitheater

black and yellow: asian solidarity rally, april 18, 2021

EDO BAYASHI ONLINE GATHERING, FEb 2021

HERbeat at the ordway, FEb 29, 2020

Enso daiko at the southern theater, nov 21-24, 2019

friday august 23rd 6pm, onionfest, wykoff dreamery

SUNDAY AUGUST 18th, COMO JAPANESE OBON FESTIVAL

TUESDAY july 24th, 2:00PM, nokomis library

pASSING THE BEAT 2019,SATURDAY JULY 13th 7PM
Annual STUDENT RECITAL

The Day of the Arts: Music Making 
Westonka Performing Arts Center, SATURDAY JULY 13th 2PM

Thursday July 11th at noon - FREE
Beyond the Box - MN Fringe Performance

All performances take place at Noon in the Theater in the Round Amphitheater on Nicollet Mall in front of the Minneapolis Central Library. Enso Daiko collaborates with local Chinese brush painter (and designer of our logo), Bob Schmitt, of Laughing Waters Studios, and share the program with Micah Chermak, local choreographer and dancer with Twin Cities ballet. For more info click here.

sun july 7th, FUKU BUKURO IN JULY, RIDGEDALE CENTER, 11:00AM-1:00PM

sun july 7th, little MEKONG NIGHT MARKET AT 3:20PM

EDINA 4th of july parade

SATURDAY JUNE 1st 1:30PM FREE,
flint hills family festival at the ordway

BEYOND THE BOX, Thursday May 2nd 12PM - FREE

DAICHI NO KAI TOUR 2019
MABEL TAINTER, MENOMONIE
REIF CENTER, GRAND RAPIDS
BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY, BEMIDJI
ST OLAF COLLEGE, NORTHFIELD
ORDWAY, ST PAUL

This presentation is supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Crane Group.

EDO-bayashi open house, tam studio
March 2nd, 2019

ENSO DAIKO AT THE SOUTHERN THEATER
NOV 15-18, 2018

ENSO DAIKO AT THE PARKWAY
SATURDAY SEPT 22, 2018

TAIKO TUESDAY CONCERT SERIES 2017-2018

PASSING THE BEAT 2018
Saturday July 14th 7PM

BOOK LAUNCH EVENT
DRUMMING ASIAN AMERICA BY ANGELA K AHLGREN
Thursday July 12th 7:00PM

Birthday Open House 
Hachi Hachi
Launch