MOCHITSUKI

New Year’s Rice Cake Pounding Festival

Sunday, January 5, 2025 | 12pm – 2pm

Free Admission

We are pleased to host our annual Mochitsuki, New Year’s Rice Cake Pounding Festival! Come join us to celebrate New Year in a Japanese traditional rice cake pounding event, Mochitsuki on Sunday, January 5, 2024 at 12pm – 2pm!

Bring your friends and family, and enjoy complimentary mochi (rice cakes), ozoni (Japanese New Year’s soup), demonstrations and hands-on activities for all ages.

Mochitsuki is an important part of the New Year celebration in Japan, which is thought to bring good health for the coming year. During mochitsuki, rice is pounded with a huge, wooden hammer called a Kine in a traditional mortar called an Usu. It takes brawn, stamina and a sense of cultural adventure.

Seating at the patio is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.