SF’s 2025 “Origami Palooza” Festival + Paper Airplane Challenge (Japantown)

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Origami Palooza 2025 is San Francisco Japantown’s annual celebration of origami, featuring free activities, folding tutorials for all ages, lectures, and master classes with origami legends Robert J. Lang and John Collins. Enjoy paper folding competitions, hands-on sessions with local teachers, and unique opportunities to learn from world-renowned experts. The general event is free; master classes require pre-registration and a fee.

Origami-Palooza
Sunday, August 24th, 2025 – 11am to 4pm
Japan Center East Mall and Hotel Kabuki Sakura Room, San Francisco

Sakura Ballroom in the Hotel Kabuki

11:00 – 12:00
Class 1 with Robert J. Lang
$10 Pre-registration required
PERCHING PARROT LOWER INTERMEDIATE

11:00 – 12:30
Class 1 with John Collins basics, folding and target practice

12:30 – 1:30
Class 2 with Robert
$10 Pre-registration required
SOARING PEREGRINE HIGH INTERMEDIATE

1:00 – 2:30
Class 2 with John: World Record plane

2:00 – 3:00
Origami Lecture with Robert J. Lang

2:30 – 4:00
Paper airplane basics, folding and target practice with John Collins

3:00 – 4:00
Q&A session

4:00
Announce contest winners

East Mall corridor outside Genryu Arts

11:00 – 4:00
Learn to Fold from any of our team of local origami teachers! Each teacher will be teaching a different fun model!

Genryu Arts in the East Mall

11:00 – 4:00
Miniatures Challenge

Free-folding tables to just sit and fold

Original Event Description:
_ORIGAMI PALOOZA 2025
Sunday, August 24th, 2025 – 11am to 4pm
Japan Center East Mall and Hotel Kabuki Sakura Room, San Francisco

Join us for the biggest Origami event in San Francisco’s Japantown – Origami Palooza! This FREE event celebrates Origami – the Art of Paper Folding.

Folders of all ages and skill levels welcome.

Highlights include:

Fold With A Master – Join this year’s Masters for classes and lectures.

Robert J. Lang is an American physicist who is one of the foremost origami artists and theorists in the world. Register for a rare opportunity to ‘Fold with a Master’ at one of his 2 classes (pre-registration required, $10 per class entry fee). He will also do a lecture on Origami, Science, and Math.

John Collins, better known worldwide as “The Paper Airplane Guy” held the world record for Paper Aircraft Distance for 10 years. Don’t miss this opportunity to ‘Fold with a Master’ and participate in fun challenges to test your aircraft folding skills!

Fold Your Own – Learn a really cool model or two from our team of local Origami teachers

Compete – Submit your best work to compete for prizes (advanced registration required)

Open to all ages. Paper provided. More details to come.

Sponsored by: Japan Center Malls, Paper Tree, AITOH, Tuttle, Hotel Kabuki

Fold with Robert Lang: [Register Here]

Join a folding session with renowned origami artist Robert J. Lang. Advanced registration required. $10 per class.

These are NOT BEGINNER LEVEL models.

11:00am – Perching Parrot: Lower Intermediate
12:30pm – Soaring Peregrine: High Intermediate_

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.