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Event name

Aki Matsuri - Fall Festival

When

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Sat 09 / 13 / 2025
2:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Where

Amtrak Station - Lancaster
53 E. McGovern
Lancaster PA 17603

Who can attend

Members only (login required)

Price

FREE

Organizer

Ruth Kanagy
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Join Ruth Kanagy for this mid-afternoon train ride to Ardmore for an evening of fun at a Japanese festival: Activities for all ages:

   -Taiko drumming
   -Traditional music
   -Origami, mini Chochin lantern and Uchiwa Fan “Make and Take”
   -Japanese games
   -Cosplay Fashion Show
   -Karaoke
   -Japanese food

Here are the logistics:

   -Meet at Lancaster Amtrak station Lancaster no later than 2 pm.
   -Purchase round-trip senior discount ticket to Ardmore at the window (about $20).
   -Take the 2:40 pm Keystone 670 to Ardmore, arrive 3:40 pm.
   -Walk 3 minutes to Shauffele Plaza for the Japanese festival: taiko drumming, food, games, dancing. 
   -Optional shop for Japanese food and knickknacks at Maido! grocery store.  
   -Take the 7:08 pm Keystone 669 back to Lancaster, arrive 8:07 pm.