In St. Louis Missouri the Botanical Garden has hosted a Bon festival over Labor Day weekend every year since 1977. Known as the Japanese festival it is a collaboration with several Japanese-American organizations. Hosting thousands of people over 3 days it provides authentic Japanese music, art, dance, food, and entertainment including dancing around a yagura, sumo wrestling, Taiko drums, Bonsai demonstrations, music played on traditional instruments, several bazaars, food courts with authentic Japanese foods, tea ceremonies, candlelit lanterns released on the lake in the gardens Japanese garden and much more.