59th Moon Viewing Concert
Sat, Oct 04
|Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden
Saturday, October 4, Tea Ceremony Demonstration, 6pm Frank Kara talk, 7pm Outdoor Concert at 8pm, Garden open at 5:30pm $25 per person/$12.50 for children 12 and under
Time & Location
Oct 04, 2025, 5:30 PM EDT
Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden, 28 Deveau Rd, North Salem, NY 10560, USA
About the Event
Join us for this special tradition celebrating the East Asian Autumn Moon Festival, begun by Natalie Hays Hammond in 1966. Enjoy a Japanese Tea Ceremony demonstration, the special installation of Frank Kara's 100+One Teapots, and a concert of traditional Japanese music, as well as our garden in the soft twilight.
5:30pm – Museum and garden open to the public
6pm – Japanese Tea Ceremony demonstration, led by Omotesenke Tea Professor Yasuko Hara and the tea friends of Shoin-Kai Tea Group, honoring the beauty of the autumn sunset over the Japanese Stroll Garden.
7pm – Ceramic artist Frank Kara talks about his current project 100 + 1 Teapots
8pm - Masayo Ishigure and Miyabe Koto Shamisen Ensemble perform traditional koto and shamisen music in our Japanese Stroll Garden (weather permitting)
Cultural displays and Asian refreshments available.