

2025 North American Taiko Conference Phoenix
LABOR DAY WEEKEND: AUGUST 29-SEPTEMBER 1
PHOENIX CONVENTION CENTER
Registration open through May 31st or until capacity
Workshop selection in order of registration

Two Ways to Register
PARTICIPANT Registration Includes:
24 hours of live-instrument workshops over 4-days of conference
Discussions, presentations, and activities throughout the conference
Tickets to Taiko Ten (Saturday Night) and Taiko Jam (Sunday Night)
Full site access, including the marketplace
Exclusive Fat Rabbit Farms t-shirt
COMMUNITY Registration Includes:
Discussions, presentations, and activities throughout the conference
Tickets to Taiko Ten (Saturday Night) and Taiko Jam (Sunday Night)
Full site access, including the marketplace

Choose your own schedule!
After registering, you will be added to a queue in the order of registration and be able to select your own classes. Here’s how it works:
Step 1: Fill out the Registration Form
Step 2: Within a week of registering, you will receive your “selection time” by email
Step 3: When you selection time comes, look for an email from “Sched”
Step 4: Create a profile in Sched and select your classes
Step 5: You can update or change your schedule through May 31st
Time between registration and workshop selection estimated to be up to 7 days, based on volume of registrations. Participants will be added to Sched in the order of registration, so sign up early to make sure to get your favorite classes. Sched can be accessed by web browser or as a phone application.

Taiko in the Desert
The theme of ‘taiko in the desert’ is intended to reflect both the literal and the metaphorical. Our aim is to not only highlight the unique taiko ecosystem of the desert southwest, but also to consider deserts more broadly. Although often places of limited resources and difficult conditions, deserts are rich with their own kind of beauty. The goal of the conference is thus to showcase taiko that has arisen from these distinct factors - taiko that not only exists but thrives in the face of uncommon challenge, whether that is posed by historical and cultural context, geographic isolation, or the limitations of the human body. We strive to honor the ingenuity and resilience demonstrated under these circumstances, and to acknowledge the ways in which communities have been built and sustained in resource-poor environments around a connection to and love for our shared art form.
Theme Written by Ishani Deo

Volunteer Time and Talent!
Looking to volunteer at the conference? We’d love to have you! We rely on volunteer like you to have a fun and successful conference. Thank you!
Buy an Ad in the Program
You can help support our conference and spread the word about your group or organization through the purchase of an advertisement in the program.
Sponsor or Vend at NATC
You can help us support the conference and reach a large audience by vending, exhibiting, or advertising at our conference. Please see the above portal.
Calling all Taiko!
If you are a nearby group or driving to the conference, please consider loaning some equipment. We have discounts on registration for groups loaning drums.