World Wood Day 2025

Updates

KIDI BAND (UNITED STATES) II

05 Sep, 2018
They performed with ordinary modern instruments and beautiful voices at the WWD 2017.

Music Festival - DUCHICELA

05 Jun, 2018
DUCHICELA ECUADOR played a beautiful recognizable tune gracefully at the WWD 2017.

Music Festival (ETHNO FOLK ENSEMBLE - TURAN)

01 Jun, 2018
Another powerful memorizing performance from ETHNO FOLK ENSEMBLE TURAN at the wwd2015.

Music Festival (ETHNO FOLK ENSEMBLE - TURAN) II

01 Jun, 2018
Another powerful memorizing performance from ETHNO FOLK ENSEMBLE TURAN at the WWD 2017.

Music Festival (PRIMERO SUEÑO) II

01 Jun, 2018
PRIMERO SUEÑO played songs with joy and love at the WWD 2017.

Music Festival (SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EARLY MUSIC CONSORT II)

30 Apr, 2018
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EARLY MUSIC CONSORT was playing a crumhorn trio at the wwd2015 to the world.

Symposium - Andrew Wong

11 Apr, 2018
Dr. Andrew Wong from the University Malaysia Sarawak gave the speech “Humanity is Obliged to Safeguard Natural Forests”...

Symposium - Monlin Kuo

11 Apr, 2018
Dr. Monlin Kuo from Iowa State University, Ames gave the speech “Forests and Climates” at the 2017 World Wood Day Symposium program.

Symposium - Mark Sfirri

11 Apr, 2018
Mark Sfirri from Bucks County Community College gave the speech “Wharton Esherick: Founder of the American Studio Furniture Movement ...

Symposium - Eric Adjetey Anang

11 Apr, 2018
Mr. Eric Adjetey Anang from Ghana gave the speech “The Culture of Ghanaian Coffin Building” at the 2017 World Wood Day Symposium program.

Symposium - Chung-Yun Hse

11 Apr, 2018
Dr. Chung-Yun Hse from the Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service in the US gave the speech ...

Symposium - Chung-Yun Hse II

11 Apr, 2018
Dr. Chung-Yun Hse from the Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service in the US gave the speech “Thermo-Chemical Fractionation of Biomass”...

Music Festival - WWD 2017 ROOTS UNITED

02 Apr, 2018
This is what Roots United was all about during the 2017 World Wood Day at the Long Beach, California.

We Are Still Here

14 Mar, 2018
The making of the traditional plank canoes, ti’at and tomol not only recovered the histories of Maritime cultures...

Collaborative Project

27 Feb, 2018
The collaborative project designed the graceful and refined wooden sculptural installation to celebrate the theme Roots at the 2017 World Wood Day.

Woodcarving Show - Flying and Listening

23 Feb, 2018
"Listening" means that we would like to remind our audience to notice the voice of the world. ..

Woodcarving Show - SATORI - Perception

22 Feb, 2018
This work expresses the spirit of "Bodhidharma in deep meditation" from Chinese Buddhism...

Woodcarving Show - Albanian-Cypriot Tradition, History, and Roots

06 Feb, 2018
The work completed by Maksim Paparizo from Albania, Antri Pafiti from Cyprus and Eduart Gjopalaj from Albania.

Woodcarving Show - Road to the Sun

05 Feb, 2018
Manuel Cruz Prudencio (Mexico), Leonel Gonzalez Sanchez (Puerto Rico) and Jorge Luis Villalba Teran(Ecuador) ...

Regional Event in Kaihua, China

31 Jan, 2018
Following the World Wood Day 2017’s theme, “Roots”, this event aims to showcase the contemporary carving ...

Regional Event in Wenzhou, China

31 Jan, 2018
Following the World Wood Day 2017’s theme, “Roots”, 17 wood artists from both China and overseas were invited ...

Woodcarving Show - Origins

25 Jan, 2018
This video is about the work created by Iwi Le Comte (New Zealand), Rune Hjelen (Norway), William Robert Prickett (United Kingdom).

Woodcarving Show - Daily Life in the Village

19 Jan, 2018
It is a work made by Elhadji Dioum (Senegal), Nolengar Tandodjim (Chad), Oumar Dioum (Senegal) & Yacouba Bonde (Burkina Faso).

Regional Event in PAMPANGA, PHILIPPINES

17 Jan, 2018
The 3rd National On-the-spot Dukit Competition was held in the province of Pampanga, Central Luzon, Philippines, as part of 2017 WWD regional event.

Symposium - Harvey Green

16 Jan, 2018
Professor Harvey Green from Northeastern University gave the speech “Culture, Comfort and Commerce” ...

Symposium - Laxmi D. Bhatta

16 Jan, 2018
Laxmi D. Bhatta from the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development Kathmandu (ICIMOD)...

Symposium - Visa Immonen

16 Jan, 2018
Assistant Professor Visa Immonen from the University of Helsinki in Finland gave the presentation ...

Symposium - Amit Poudyal

12 Jan, 2018
Amit Poudyal represented International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Nepal to deliver the presentation...

Symposium - Shengji Pei

12 Jan, 2018
Professor Shengji Pei from Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences delivered the presentation...

Symposium - Consuelo De Luna Habito

12 Jan, 2018
Dr. Consuelo De Luna Habito from University of the Philippines Open University gave the presentation...

Woodcarving Show - The Story of Arab

12 Jan, 2018
The video introduced the work completed by carvers from Egypt, Lebanon and Palestine. In this work, the Arabian horse...

Symposium - Takao Itoh

11 Jan, 2018
Takao Itoh gave the presentation “Cherry Tree and Kanji Culture” at the 2017 World Wood Day Symposium program.

Symposium - Tyler Yamin

11 Jan, 2018
Tyler Yamin gave the presentation “Wooden Agengy in Balinese Music and Dance”at the 2017 World Wood Day.

Symposium - Guangjie Zhao

11 Jan, 2018
Professor Guangjie Zhao gave the presentation “Evolution of the Shape and Raw Materials of Canoe and ...

Music Festival - Drum Circle

10 Jan, 2018
A drum circle is spiritual and healing. It connects people, and gives a sense of wholeness when harmonic sounds...

Symposium - Krishna K. Shrestha

09 Jan, 2018
Krishna K. Shrestha gave the presentation “Woody Plant Diversity and Traditional Practices in Nepal...

Symposium - Pieter Baas

09 Jan, 2018
Pieter Baas gave the presentation “Roots of Wood Culture and Wood Science” in 2017 World Wood Day Symposium.

Woodcarving Show - Roots

09 Jan, 2018
The video introduced the work completed by three different carvers from Denmark, Russia, and Ukraine...

Symposium - Kathy Foley

08 Jan, 2018
Kathy Foley gave the presentation “Dancing Dolls and Wooden Heroes” in 2017 WWD Symposium.

Woodturning Demostration - Highlight Video

04 Jan, 2018
A summary of the spectacular program in 2017 World Wood Day.

Woodcarving Show - Three Roots

04 Jan, 2018
This video is about the collaborative work created by Shanta Tuladhar from Nepal, Martin Bill ...

Music Festival - RHEINLANDERS ALPHORN ENSEMBLE

03 Jan, 2018
A lively informative alphorn accordion performance.

Music Festival (JUSTIN VALI & TAO RAVAO DUET)

29 Dec, 2017
A positive upbeat tune with Madagascar's string instruments.

Music Festival (LES AS DU BÉNIN)

27 Dec, 2017
Powerful Benin styled dance with powerful Benin beats.

Music Festival (NASSER MAKHOUL & ANTOINE DAWLATLI)

26 Dec, 2017
A perfect Lebanese duet.

Music Festival - NASSER MAKHOUL & ANTOINE DAWLATLI (LEBANON) feat. AZIZ DAOUNI (CANADA)

26 Dec, 2017
NASSER MAKHOUL & ANTOINE DAWLATLI and AZIZ DAOUNI showing their shared love for traditional Arabic music.

Regional event in Amman, Jordan

22 Dec, 2017
The video summarized the regional event in Amman, Jodan.

Music Festival (LOS ANGELES RECORDER ORCHESTRA - Performance II)

21 Dec, 2017
LOS ANGELES RECORDER ORCHESTRA performed with many different kinds of recorders from sopranino...

Closing Ceremony - Video

24 Nov, 2017
The 2017 World Wood Day event has successfully come to an end, all the participants including musicians, artists...

Regional Event in Amman, Jordan

24 Nov, 2017
Check out the regional event held on campus of the University of Jordan.

Music Festival (LES AS DU BÉNIN - Performance II)

08 Nov, 2017
Powerful Benin music and dance with two tall gigantic wooden drums on the stage.

Woodcarving Show - Video of California Carvers Guild (CCG)

31 Oct, 2017
The California Carvers Guild (CCG) is a non profit statewide organization of woodcarvers...

Music Festival (Concert - LES AS DU BÉNIN)

30 Oct, 2017
LES AS DU BÉNIN with unique vibrant costumes and a dance style that you might not have seen before.

Music Festival (VOLTA DRUM DANCE)

30 Oct, 2017
It is very rare to artists from different backgrounds to come together to perform Ghanaian traditional music and dance.

Summary of 2017 WWD in USA

16 Oct, 2017
This video will give you a full picture of 2017 World Wood Day in Long Beach, California.

Music Festival (DHARA)

06 Oct, 2017
Dhara seamlessly fuses Indian music, West African rhythms, Latin percussion, rock, and jazz together at WWD 2017.

Music Festival (BRANDON SEABROOK)

25 Sep, 2017
A unique experimental psychedelic performance from BRANDON SEABROOK with his wooden electric guitar.

Video of International Young Adult Furniture Making Invitational

22 Sep, 2017
Invitees represented 13 different countries/regions came together to design and build 20 practical pieces...

Music Festival (TALES FROM THE SILK ROAD)

21 Sep, 2017
A mesmerizing east meets west percussive musical performance.

Regional Event in Philippines

14 Sep, 2017
Following the World Wood Day 2017’s theme, “Roots (Ugat),” the regional celebration was held in three parts...

Music Festival (PASHAN)

11 Sep, 2017
They created an experimental soundscape with Japanese koto, western violin, and viola.

Music Festival (House of Many Windows)

08 Sep, 2017
The lively and elegant melodies from a lovely violin guitar duo.

Video of Temple Bus

08 Sep, 2017
Artist David Best and volunteers created the Temple Bus for 2017 WWD.

Music Festival (ALEX WAND)

05 Sep, 2017
A melancholy song performed by ALEX WAND with his shinny acoustic guitar.

Music Festival (ADINKRA)

01 Sep, 2017
Western African music mixed with Western music!

Music Festival (AZIZ DAOUNI)

31 Aug, 2017
The soothing sounds from AZIZ DAOUNI's performance resonated throughout the hall of the WWD 2017.

Music Festival (Hands On'Semble)

29 Aug, 2017
They brought a large number of percussion instruments to the wwd2015, and there is a high possibility that ...

Music Festival (MARTIN ESPINO)

28 Aug, 2017
Martin Espino created nature soundscape with traditional Mexican musical instruments.

Music Festival (SANGGAR TUJUNGA)

25 Aug, 2017
A gamelan ensemble performing at the WWD 2017 with traditional Balinese instruments.

Music Festival (LIAN ENSEMBLE)

24 Aug, 2017
Persian music performed with authentic Persian musical instruments.

Folk Art Workshop - Video

18 Aug, 2017
The video summarized the Folk Art Workshop in 2017 World Wood Day.

Music Festival (Neelamjit Dhillon & Rajib Karmakar)

04 Aug, 2017
Two talented local Los Angeles Indian musicians met up at the World Wood Day 2017.

Regional event in Poland

02 Aug, 2017
A regional event was held from March 17th to 24th at The East European State University in Przemyśl (PWSW), Poland.

Woodcarving Show - Video of Native American Woodcarving

27 Jul, 2017
The Native American artists showed their roots are connected with water in the video.

Music Festival (Lāčkāja)

24 Jul, 2017
Performances of traditional Latvian songs by Lāčkāja.

Music Festival (Logan Hone and Boxy Music)

20 Jul, 2017
Logan Hone and Boxy Music teamed up with Brandon Seabrook at the WWD 2017.

Regional event in Yunnan, China

19 Jul, 2017
A regional event, named “Woodworking Workshop”, was held in Kunming City, Yunnan, southwest of China ...

SUMMARY OF CHILDREN'S EVENT FROM 2013 - 2017 WWD

19 Jul, 2017
Project Director, Dr. Yang Ping summarizes children's event from 2013 to 2017 WWD...

Music Festival (ANADIS MUSIC)

17 Jul, 2017
A rare combination of Chinese and Indian instruments making harmonies together at the WWD 2017.

Music Festival (PRIMERO SUEÑO)

13 Jul, 2017
PRIMERO SUEÑO played lighthearted music at 2017 World Wood Day with Latin American flavor.

Music Festival (DUCHICELA)

13 Jul, 2017
DUCHICELA played some nostalgic tunes with pan flutes and guitars and drums at 2017 World Wood Day.

Music Festival(FUNCOFFIN)

13 Jul, 2017
An avant-chamber-funk outdoor performance at 2017 World Wood Day.

Music Festival (KIDI BAND)

13 Jul, 2017
KIDI BAND performed with ordinary modern instruments and beautiful voices at 2017 World Wood Day.

Music Festival (Concert - Entho Folk Ensemble - Turan)

11 Jul, 2017
Entho Folk Ensemble - Turan playing various traditional Kazakh Musical Instruments at the WWD 2017 concert.

Traveling Tree by Hiba Chaari

04 Jul, 2017
A short movie about a 16 year-old girl who reiscovers her passion and learns that everything can be revived ...

Music Festival (CONCERT - DEVAN DRONE feat. Chris Garcia)

03 Jul, 2017
An interesting collaborative performance with DRONE and Chris Garcia.

Music Festival (Tamir Hargana, Delehei, and Justin Yasgoor)

30 Jun, 2017
Modern Mongolian musician and instruments versus didgeridoo!

Music Festival (David Hudson and Jojo “War Drummer” Mares)

29 Jun, 2017
David Hudson played didgeridoo and Jojo “War Drummer” Mares on a drum at WWD 2017 Concert.

Music Festival (Justin Vali, Tao Ravao, and Kerri Shak)

26 Jun, 2017
Marovany player Justin Vali, Guitarist Tao Ravao, and Guzheng player Kerri Shak performed at the WWD 2017 concert.

Music Festival (Masanga Marimba)

23 Jun, 2017
Masanga Marimba’s performance at WWD 2017 concert was very upbeat and full of positive energy.

Music Festival (RAFFI JOE WARTANIAN)

22 Jun, 2017
RAFFI JOE WARTANIAN performed at the WWD 2017 concert with his 11 string oud guitar.

Music Festival (Heather Lockie & Laura Steenberge)

21 Jun, 2017
Cellist Laura Steenberge & viola player Heather Lockie played a melancholy piece of music at the WWD 2017 concert.

Music Festival (The banjo player Jerron Blind Boy Paxton)

20 Jun, 2017
The banjo player Jerron Blind Boy Paxton performed a light-hearted piece of music at the WWD 2017 concert.

Regional Event in Jordan

19 Jun, 2017
A WWD regional event was organized at Syrian refugee school in Mafraq, Jordan.

Music Festival (Houman Pourmehdi)

14 Jun, 2017
A Persian music performance with a beautiful Daf Drum and a great voice at the wwd2015 Concert.

Opening Ceremony - Highlight Video

12 Jun, 2017
A recap of 2017 WWD Opening Ceremony on March 21st.

Music Festival (MEXIKA, Music and Dance of Ancient Mexico)

12 Jun, 2017
Mexika, a group of brilliant dancers and musicians performed at the wwd2015 concert with...

Music Festival (MEXCLA MUSIC feat. fire dancer Rachel Rajchenberg)

09 Jun, 2017
Chris Garcia on drums, Jxel Rajchenberg with a guitar, and fire dancer Rachel Rajchenberg playing ...

Children's event

08 Jun, 2017
Photos of Children's Event are updated.

Music Festival - Daily Performance

31 May, 2017
More photos of daily musical performance are avaliable on the page.

Woodturning Demonstration

26 May, 2017
More photos are updated. Check out now!

Folk Art Workshop

24 May, 2017
Go check out the updated photos of Folk Art Workshop!

Regional Event in China

22 May, 2017
Event details are now avaliable on the page.

Music Festival (Eyvind Kang & Jessika Kenney)

19 May, 2017
Eyvind Kang & Jessika Kenney combined the organic voice with the sound of the viola with electronic and ...

Special Movie Project

19 May, 2017
A new movie called Sevan's bed is now released on the page.

Tree Planting - Highlight

19 May, 2017
The Tree Planting Ceremony includes planting a Palo Verde tree, prayers given by the Tongva educator, Cindi Alvitre...

Music Festival (Southern California Early Music Consort)

18 May, 2017
This Southern California Early Music Consort was performed by Dulcian and Shawm, playing...

Music Festival (Los Angeles Recorder Orchestra)

18 May, 2017
LOS ANGELES RECORDER ORCHESTRA performed with many different kinds of recorders from...

Woodcarving Show

16 May, 2017
California Carvers Guild (CCG), partner of the WWD Woodcarving Show, had a strong presence with carvers demonstrating...

Music Festival (Masanga Marimba)

16 May, 2017
MASANGA MARIMBA’s passionate performance brought joyful energy to the hall with...

Collaborative Project - Highlight Video

12 May, 2017
See the recap of the process and evolution from the very beginning to the final wooden sculptural ...

Woodcarving Show

12 May, 2017
More photos captured the processes of Woodcarving Show are updated.

Closing Ceremony

11 May, 2017
Closing Ceremony on March 26th served as a great conclusion to the week-long WWD celebration...

Music Festival - Daily Performances

10 May, 2017
Photos of Stage performances, Roaming performances, Drum Circle for All can all be found on the page now.

Opening Ceremony

10 May, 2017
Throwback to Opening Ceremony on March 21st.

Folk Art Workshop - Highlight Video

09 May, 2017
This highlight video only showed part of the amazing content of the Folk Art Workshop...

Woodturning Demonstration

08 May, 2017
Group photos and some more photos are uploaded on the page.

Music Festival - highlight video

05 May, 2017
Music Festival brought musicians from many different cultures together to celebrate and exchange cultural ideas...

Woodcarving Show - highlight video

05 May, 2017
This video is a recap for 2017 World Wood Day wood carving program. Stay tuned for more...

Wood Carving Show

04 May, 2017
Photos of carved wood slabs, along with woodcarver's name and country, are all updated.

Music Festival - Instrument display

04 May, 2017
Check out photos of instrument display during 2017 WWD.

Symposium

03 May, 2017
Photos of symposium are now available on the page.

Regional event in Latvia

02 May, 2017
Details and photos of the 3- day regional activity is now updated.

Tree Planting

02 May, 2017
Photos including the Tree Planting Ceremony and lacross game are both updated on the page.

Temple Bus

02 May, 2017
Photos are now released on the page.

2017 WWD Summarized Report

28 Apr, 2017
A full report covering the 2017 WWD main event in Long Beach, CA, USA can now be found on this page.

Collaborative Project

27 Apr, 2017
Photos about the team working at Cerritos College are released...

Music Festival - Concert

25 Apr, 2017
Check out photos of 2017 WWD Concert on March 25th.

Wood Design

23 Apr, 2017
Photos are updated. We will continue to update the page very soon.

Special Movie Project

20 Apr, 2017
4 videos specifically made for this project are now avaliable online. The rest is coming soon...

Woodturning Demonstration

19 Apr, 2017
Photos are updated. We will continue to update the page very soon.

Woodcarving Show

18 Apr, 2017
Some of the photos of the working processes are updated. More will follow.

Folk Art Workshop

17 Apr, 2017
Part of the photos are released on the page....

International Young Adult Furniture Making Invitational

13 Apr, 2017
Photos of the working processes and the finished pieces are updated....

Media Coverage

10 Apr, 2017
News reports on 2017 WWD and Vietnamese Water Puppetry were aired on Vietnam Television (VTV) on April 3rd...

Wood Design

13 Mar, 2017
Two upcoming Wood Design activities will be held on California State University at Long Beach (CSULB) campus on March 18th...

2017 WWD Tickets

12 Mar, 2017
1- Day Passes and concert tickets are avaliable for sale at Main Box Office of Long Beach Convention ...

Symposium

01 Feb, 2017
Second Call for papers and posters for 2017 World Wood Day Symposium..

Group visit to 2017 WWD

25 Jan, 2017
Schools and organizations in the United States who are interested in organizing a short trip to 2017 World Wood Day...

Media Coverage

16 Jan, 2017
2017 WWD is on the January issue of Woodworker West magazine, a bi-monthly publication which covers ....

WWDF Sponsorship

24 Nov, 2016
A financial sponsorship is open for applications to participate in Woodcarving Show program. Kindly return the application form to ....

Research Grant 2017-2018

07 Nov, 2016
Research Grant 2017-2018 is now open for online application. Applications must be submitted by the deadline....

Symposium

20 Oct, 2016
First Call for papers and posters for 2017 World Wood Day Symposium....