Austin Taiko

Come celebrate the sister city relationship between Oita and Austin with the roaring beats of Austin Taiko!

Come celebrate the beautiful bond between Austin & Oita, Japan at the 2026 Festival! 🎊 Amazing performances, incredible vendors, and a whole lot of culture awaits!

The Long Center, August 30th.
Doors open 11am, Performances 12-5 pm.

Buy your tickets here: https://my.thelongcenter.org/4325

Having fun with Rosedale students and staff. Rosedale has been our favorite place to perform in that there’re always many dancers in the audience shaking to the rhythm.

Thank you, Rosedale! Have a great summer!

PC: Tina Schumacher

Austin to Lubbock, in the rain.

The trip was off to a rocky start. Seats of the 15-person passenger van don’t fold down so we had to somehow manage to shuffle the drums in without getting wet. Lubbock was surprisingly dry and cool.

Lubbock’s First Friday Art Trail is such a cool event. This is the 2nd time Austin Taiko came to perform and we just LOVE coming here. It’s definitely worth the 6-hour boring drive.

It’s been a very busy couple of months for Austin Taiko. We had performed at Highland Park Elementary, Hill Country Middle School, ACE Tournament and Belmont Village Senior Living. Very different groups of audience but with same enthusiasm for taiko beat.

We’re grateful for all that invite us and we love to share this beautiful art form with y’all.