YUJIN GAKUENPTO

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Plan Oshogatsu with us!

The committee figures out what the festival will actually look like: which activities return, what new ideas we should try, food, decorations, cultural traditions, room layouts, volunteer jobs, signs, supplies, and all the decisions between ‘we’re having Oshogatsu’ and several hundred people walking through the doors.

Raise your hand now. We’re putting the committee together in September. The full committee will be in place in October, then we’ll plan through festival night on January 22.

Bring the part you want to help shape—activities, food, traditions, signs, logistics, or a new idea we haven’t tried yet.

How a festival gets made

Start with the part of the festival you want to shape, then build it with the rest of the committee.

  1. September

    Raise your hand

    Join the planning list and bring the ideas you want on the table.

  2. October

    Pull up a chair

    Meet the team, trade ideas, and find a piece that fits.

  3. Fall–January

    Make it real

    Work through activities, food, signs, supplies, volunteers, and schedules.

  4. January 22

    Open the doors

    Bring everything together for festival night.

What sounds fun to you?

There are places for big-picture thinkers, detail people, friendly wranglers, food lovers, and the person who always remembers the tape.

Keep everyone moving together

  • Committee Chair
  • Volunteer Coordinator
  • Staff Liaison

Shape what families see and do

  • Activities & Game Scheduling
  • Marketing & Communications (Comms)
  • Culture & Traditions Coordinator

Make festival night work

  • Set Up & Operations Lead (Gopher)
  • Site & Logistics Lead
  • Food & Drink

Planning is only the beginning.

Closer to January, we’ll also share shorter festival-day opportunities for setup, activities, food, and all the hands that turn plans into a celebration.

Tell us what you want to help make.

I’d Like to Help Plan Oshogatsu