Manzanar Committee’s website.

The 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, 2025, at the Manzanar National Historic Site (see map below). The 2024 Manzanar At Dusk program will also be held following the 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage.

Manzanar was the first of the ten American concentration camps in which more than 125,000 Japanese Americans and their immigrant parents were unjustly incarcerated during World War II.

People from all walks of life attend the Manzanar Pilgrimage each year, including students, teachers, community members, clergy, and former incarcerees. Planning is underway for this year’s program.

For the daytime Pilgrimage program, cultural performances will begin at 11:30 AM, while the main portion of the program begins at 12:00 PM.