FREE Japanese festival in Decatur Friday, May 1 + how to go

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Two women clap for Pichon Kun, the mascot for the company Daikin, at the Daikin Festival in Decatur, Alabama — Daikin mascot Pinchonkun takes the stage with the Taiko Force drummers. (Daikin America, Inc.)

While the lovely weather calls us to get outside and do all the things of spring, most folks are keeping an eye on fuel prices before hitting the road, at least to go very far from home.

How about one of the coolest community festivals in Alabama, a Japanese festival in Decatur, where everything is free—only 1.5 hours from Birmingham?

You read it correctly: At the annual Daikin Festival, admission, food, drinks and parking are all free to guests, compliments of Daikin America, Inc., which has operated a plant in the River City since 1994.

Read on to learn more about the festival, its purpose + why you should plan now to make some new core memories in Decatur on Friday, May 1.

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