Annual Activities
| February | Day of Remembrance Bingo Night |
| March | Girls' Festival Nikkei Appreciation Luncheon |
| April | Japan Week |
| July | Undokai Picnic and Scholarship Awards |
| November | Turkey Bingo |
| December | Santa Breakfast |
Day of Remembrance - February 19th
Day of Remembrance is an annual observance that takes place in many communities throughout the United States to commemorate the signing of Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942 by President Franklin Roosevelt – ultimately leading to the incarceration of 110,000 - 150,000 Japanese Americans during World War II.
Girls' Festival - March 3 - Celebrated on a Saturday around this date
This is a family friendly event. Girl's Day is called Hina Matsuri or momo no sekku, peach flower festival, where a set of hina dolls wearing kimonos are displayed to bring girls' happiness and good health. A traditional Japanese doll display is set up and craft activities and light finger food are provided.
Nikkei Appreciation Luncheon - Event held in mid-March each year
This is an event to honor the Issei and Nisei, first and second generations, of our community who paved the way for future generations of Sansei and Yonsei, third and fourth generations. We have the quality of life today and the opportunities to pursue career choices and post-secondary education that were not options for many family members during the first 50 years of the 20th century. We usually have a guest speaker, some Japanese themed entertainment and the buffet is mostly Japanese cusine and is free to any Japanese person age 70-1/2 or older whether they are a JACL member or not.
Bingo Night - Event is held in February
This event is for adults only to play bingo for small cash prizes with light freshments served and cards are $2 each for the whole evening.
Japan Week - starts in April each year
This is a family friendly event that the JACL co-sponsors an event with WSU. Every Spring since 1992, Spokane residents of Japanese heritage and people interested in things Japanese have come together to celebrate Japanese traditions. Japan Week is a time to raise awareness of the rich variety of Japanese cultural treasures available to be experienced throughout the year in the Spokane community.
Undokai Picnic and Scholarship Awards - held in July at Mirabeau Point Park
This is a family friendly event for JACL members and non-members where you bring your own food to eat, but we provide free watermelon, snow cones, volleyball nets and balls, children and adult races for small prizes, a raffle with prizes donated from local businesses and members, a bean count game and bingo for adults only for small monetary prizes. The 2010 event will be the first time we award scholarships to graduating high school seniors or college students at the picnic rather than having a separate night for it.
Turkey Bingo - held before Thanksgiving
This is a family friendly event where children and adults are welcome to come and play bingo for a gift card where they may purchase a turkey for Thanksgiving. Cards are $2 each for the whole night.
Santa Breakfast - held in early December
This is a family friendly event for JACL members and non-members to come and have a breakfast buffet of eggs, ham, hashbrowns, pancakes and sweets, enjoy making some holiday themed crafts, hear a Japanese holiday story and, of course, visit with Santa.
