October 3 & 4, 2026, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Stop by the Linda Stephen Origami Art table at the Japanese Ambience Festival at Lauritzen Gardens in Omaha see award-winning origami landscapes, buy origami earrings, books and gifts, and touch a variety of Japanese washi papers.
Origami Class: During the festival, take a 50-minute easy-origami class with Linda to try your hand at folding origami. Linda will also share about Japanese paper arts. Free with garden admission.
The Japanese Ambience Festival is hosted by the Omaha Sister Cities Association and Lauritzen Gardens. For an entire weekend, the garden grounds are alive with merriment as guests celebrate the joys of autumn and experience the Japanese culture first-hand.
Enjoy activities like Japanese calligraphy, koinobori, origami, chop sticks, traditional Japanese games, food tastings and more. Performances will include martial arts demonstrations, taiko drumming and traditional Japanese music and dance. Japanese Ambience also celebrates the anniversary of the gift of the Japanese Sunpu Castle Gate at Lauritzen Gardens by Shizuoka, Japan, Omaha’s first Sister City.
Most activities are free with garden admission or Lauritzen Gardens membership.