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Celebrate Canada's 156th birthday at Nikka Yuko! Throughout the day we have special activities and performances in the garden. Then at 11pm watch the fireworks from the best spot in Lethbridge, our garden overlooking Henderson Park! Last entry for the night is 11pm. Schedule: Lethbridge Community Taiko Performance: 1:30pm Tad & Tomo Storytime: 2:00pm - […]

Shakespeare in the Garden is an outdoor experience of Shakespeare's classics, performed in our Prairie Garden space. Watch this year's performance by the Lethbridge Shakespeare Performance Society with their version of The Taming of the Shrew. View this incredible play with our beautiful garden as the background! Three dates available, July 21, August 4 & […]

Join The Japanese Canadian Legacies Society on July 23 from 1-4pm inside the Bunka Centre for a series of information sessions.   The JC Society will offer an overview of the JC Legacies programs including the Community Fund, the Monument Database, and the Japanese Canadian Survivors Health & Wellness Fund.   We invite community members […]

Shakespeare in the Garden is an outdoor experience of Shakespeare's classics, performed in our Prairie Garden space. Watch this year's performance by the Lethbridge Shakespeare Performance Society with their version of The Taming of the Shrew. View this incredible play with our beautiful garden as the background! Three dates available, July 21, August 4 & […]

Join us on Heritage Day (August 7) at 10:00AM for our first Origami Workshop! Participants will be guided through the art of origami and learn to fold their own pieces of Japanese culture! The lesson is approximately 1.5 hours long and is recommended for ages 10+. The class will be held in the Bunka Centre […]

Shakespeare in the Garden is an outdoor experience of Shakespeare's classics, performed in our Prairie Garden space. Watch this year's performance by the Lethbridge Shakespeare Performance Society with their version of The Taming of the Shrew. View this incredible play with our beautiful garden as the background! Three dates available, July 21, August 4 & […]

Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden will be celebrating Toro Nagashi this year on August 13th between 6 pm - 9:30 pm. Last entry is at 9 pm. Guests can float a water lantern to help guide the souls of deceased friends and family to the spirit world. Toro Nagashi, meaning "flowing lanterns", also typically marks the […]

Experience a taste of the garden with our Gin and Junipers! Each ticket includes three unique gin cocktails and access to the Garden. Get a Deluxe Ticket and it includes a Charcuterie (Provided by Wild Bros Meat and Cheese). This event falls on August 25, and will have two presentations at 6PM and 8PM. If […]

Join us on Labour Day (September 4) at 10:00 AM for our second Origami Workshop! Instructors Laurie and Lev Zienchuk will show how to fold paper cranes and discover the beautiful story of Sadako, the girl who inspired the Thousand Paper Cranes movement. Participants will be guided through the art of origami and learn to […]

Join us on Labour Day (September 4) at 1:30pm for a special HIBIKIYA performance! The performance is included in your Garden admission!  

Nikka Yuko is the place to be on the first Thursday of every month to enjoy your favourite anime movies! Doors open at 6:00 pm, movie starts at 6:30 pm. Tickets include admission to the movie inside the Bunka Centre, a small bag of popcorn from the Movie Mill, and a Ramune (Japanese Soda). You […]

Join us on September 17 at 10:00 AM for our third Origami Workshop! Instructors Laurie and Lev Zienchuk will show how to fold paper cranes and discover the beautiful story of Sadako, the girl who inspired the Thousand Paper Cranes movement. Participants will be guided through the art of origami and learn to fold their […]