FROM HIROSHIMA TO HOPE — 81st Anniversary of Atomic Bombings
Annual Remembrance and Candle-lit Lanterns Spark Hope on Green Lake
THURSDAY EVENING – AUGUST 6, 2026
From Hiroshima to Hope, Seattle’s annual community peace event honoring the victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and all victims of war and violence, takes place from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 6 at Green Lake. It will be held just south of the Bathhouse on Green Lake’s northwest shore.
Pre-program activities begin at 6:00 p.m. and include lantern calligraphy, paper crane folding, and traditional Japanese music by Koto no WA. The family program gets underway at 7:00 PM and features keynote speaker Christina Shimizu, Executive Director, Wing Luke Museum; Dr. Shampa Biswas, Professor of Politics as emcee; the popular Japanese American drumming group, Seattle Kokon Taiko, along with music by performance youth group Totem Star, and poetry. From Hiroshima to Hope concludes with a candle-lit lantern ceremony, featuring 1,000 lanterns floating on the lake at dusk.
This year marks the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6 and Nagasaki on August 9, and also marks the 84th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which led to the incarceration of Japanese Americans on the U.S. West Coast.
The event is created annually by the non-profit organization, From Hiroshima to Hope, and is sponsored by local community organizations, with grant support from the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, Seattle Parks and Recreation, and the Abe Keller Peace Education Fund. It is held just south of the Bathhouse, on Green Lake’s northwest shore near West Green Lake Drive North and Stone Ave North. The eventis free and open to the public.
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2026 Sponsors, Supporters and In-Kind Donors
Special thanks for grant support from Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, Seattle Parks & Recreation, and the Abe Keller Peace Education Fund
Sponsors Include: Abe Keller Peace Education Fund, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, Earthcare Not Warfare, Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action, Hanford Challenge, Japanese American Citizens League – Seattle Chapter, Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington, No More Bombs, Northwest Against Nuclear Weapons Coalition, Pax Christi Northwest, Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple, Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Women’s Association, Seattle Hiroshima Club, Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, Seattle Parks and Recreation, 350 Seattle, Veterans for Peace Daniel Ellsberg – Chapter 92, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, Western Washington Fellowship of Reconciliation, Wing Luke Museum
Supporters: Buddhist Peace Fellowship, El Centro de la Raza, Ethnic Heritage Council, Nipponzan Myohoji Temple
In-Kind Donors: Greenlake Boathouse, Lauren Nishizaki
Community support is crucial! Donations make this free, public event possible! Please consider making a contribution today. We are a (501)c3 non-profit organization.
The public event is free. Donations are welcome, on-site, or in advance here.
