Little Tokyo Festa 2022
ARMY!!!! Little Tokyo Festa is baaaaack! 💜💜💜
Join us for the 2nd Annual BTS Festa event in Little Tokyo on Saturday, July 9, 2022 from 2pm-5pm! We'll have photo ops, games, an opportunity drawing, album giveaways, photocard trading, and deco kits for sale. Plus, we’ll get to celebrate ARMY Anniversary together! LT Festa locations (and recommended parking) can be found on this map 💜.
Little Tokyo Festa Activities
ARMY Goodie Bags - pre-sale has closed, but there will be limited supplies of goodie bags available day-of!
ARMY birthday cake - pre-sale has closed, but there will be limited supplies of cake available day-of!
Our team is super excited to share that we are partnering up with Cafe Dulce, a local Asian American small business here in Little Tokyo, to make ARMYs a special cake and a BTS drink just for this day! You won’t want to miss this! There will be cake available in limited supplies for day-of walk-ups! 🎂🍰
YBSY festa celebratory drink - pre-sale has closed, but there will be limited supplies of YBSY’s festa drink will be available day-of!
Festa Photobooth - located a few seconds away from Festa Headquarters, outside the former Ebisu restaurant.
Opportunity drawing! (see below for prizes & how to enter)
Score Extra Opportunity Drawing Tickets: Come and grab lunch in Little Tokyo before our event on July 9th! Every $7 you spend gets you 5 opportunity drawing tickets. Keep your receipts and bring them to our opportunity drawing table.
Little Tokyo Scavenger Hunt - a fun way to explore the neighborhood, ARMY-style, and earn more opportunity drawing tickets! Pick up your Scavenger Hunt card at Festa Headquarters
ARMY Lounge - located inside Festa Headquarters (YBSY), hangout with fellow ARMY, play some games, enjoy music videos, make memories in the selfie booth, and more!
Deco kits & bracelet making - available for purchase day-of, located at ARMY Lounge inside Festa Headquarters (YBSY)
Photocard trading - Sign-up at the deco kit table for photocard trading at 3pm
BTS Dance Party (21+!!) - ARMY ages 21 and up are invited to join us at Wolf & Crane from 5-8 for a BTS dance party. Entry is free, special BTS cocktail available for purchase.
Wolf & Crane is located at 366 E. 2nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
This event is FREE but we will have limited goodie bags for all tiers available for walk-ups. However, all other Festa activities are open to all!
Ordered a goodie bag? Check out the FAQ for any questions, and refer back to the evenbrite for details. All goodie bags can only be picked up on July 9th. Unfortunately, no shipping will be provided.
Festa Headquarters
Check-in (for pre-orders and day-of) + hangout at our ARMY Lounge located in Yoboseyo Superette (YBSY) - thank you YBSY for being our LT Festa 2022 Headquarters!
Doors open at 1:30pm
Yoboseyo Superette
358 E. 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
For More Info:
Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @LittleTokyoFesta. If you have any questions, feel free to DM us or email us at littletokyofesta@gmail.com.
ABOUT LT FESTA
Little Tokyo Festa (LT Festa) is an event organized by ARMY for ARMY, 100% volunteer-led, to celebrate the debut anniversary of BTS and support local Asian American and other small businesses in the 138-year-old historic Little Tokyo neighborhood.
Cafe Dulce will be offering limited supply of their famous Sausage Donut - and making them purple just for Little Tokyo Festa! Pre-order your limited edition Borahae Sausage Donut here (pay & pick up in store - pre-ordering guarantees you your order).
We’re having a 🎉 BTS Dance Party 🎉 tomorrow, on Saturday, July 9th from 5pm-8pm. It will be right after our Festa event and next door at Wolf & Crane. More info below.
🌟 Wolf & Crane, 366 E. 2nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
🌟 Spinning BTS songs from 5pm-8pm
🌟 Free entry, must be 21+ to enter
🌟 Special cocktail for purchase
Where should I eat and shop? What stores sell BTS stuff 👀?
LTCC’s Go Little Tokyo directory have the full list of restaurants and shops in Little Tokyo, and check out the GLT instagram for daily updates and recommendations.
We encourage you to support our small businesses! And if you bring your receipts to our Festa Headquarters, you can earn more opportunity drawing tickets 👀🥰💜.
Want to find all the BTS items in Little Tokyo? Here’s a quick list!
Maneki Neko in Japanese Village Plaza for BT21 products
PLAY KPOP CAFE in Little Tokyo Galleria for BTS albums
K-Pop Music Town in Weller Court for BTS albums, BTS / BT21 merch, and more!
Find the BTS coffees in grocery stores: Nijiya or the Little Tokyo Galleria
Looking to eat some of the boys’ favorite foods? Try checking out:
Korea BBQ House in Weller Court
Jin China Bistro in Weller Court
BBQ Chicken in Honda Plaza
Smile Hotdog in Little Tokyo Galleria
Hibachi Korean Barbeque in Japanese Village Plaza
Somi somi for taiyaki/bungeoppang on 2nd St.
Manna Korean BBQ in Little Tokyo Galleria
Fugetsu-do (for mochi because … we all know why) on 1st St.
opportunity drawing
Opportunity Drawing Prizes Include:
💜 BTS Dicon Photocard 101: Custom Book
💜 BE Deluxe Album (with photobook, photocards, and more)
💜 PTD Merch, Official and Fanmade + PTD Vegas Confetti
💜 BT21 Beauty Bundle
💜 Nordstrom BTS Merch Haul
💜 BTS Fan Pack
💜 BTS Butter Giftbox
How to Enter:
✅ Check-in at Festa Headquarters
✅ Score extra tickets by participating in the Little Tokyo Scavenger Hunt at Festa
✅ Shop, Eat, or Drink in Little Tokyo & bring your receipt from a Little Tokyo business dated July 9, 2022 to our opportunity drawing table. Every $7 = 5 tickets.
✅ Purchase tickets on site.
Multiple Entries Allowed.
DRAWING WILL BE @ 4:30 PM on July 9th, 2022 at the LT Festa opportunity drawing table. MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN. Prizes must be claimed by 5:00 PM.
Student Giveaway!
💜Album giveaway for students!💜
We will be giving away three copies of the Compact Proof Album and three copies of the Yet to Come Single Disc.
To enter:
🌟 Pick up a form at our opportunity drawing table.
🌟 Students will be asked to fill out the form to let us know their BTS story.
🌟 Be sure to enter by 4pm.
🌟 Winners will be announced during the opportunity drawing at 4:30pm.
🌟 There will be a winner in the following three categories: College, High School, and K-8. Total of 6 winners.
🌟 Winners must be able to show a student ID.*
*ID is required ONLY for college and high school student winners.
LT Festa Team thanks Seki, Nishimura, & Watase LLP for their generous support of Little Tokyo Festa! We also are grateful to Yoboseyo Superette for being our LT Festa Headquarters, and their sibling store Cafe Dulce for being a part of LT Festa with the special cake and purple sausage donuts created for us! We also want to thank Wolf & Crane for hosting our BTS Dance Party!
LT Festa Team also thanks the Little Tokyo Community Council, Sustainable Little Tokyo, and Go Little Tokyo for their support and partnership 💜