Festivals, exhibitions, pop-ups, and seasonal happenings across all nine regions.
Video game music from the Monster Hunter series receives live orchestral treatment by the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra in this touring concert event.
31 Oct 2026FukuokaThe 10th sand sculpture exhibition displays 28 works with a prehistoric theme, including pieces reaching six meters in height.
23 Oct – 8 Nov 2026Ashiya · FukuokaA night-time art exhibition by teamLab among the stone walls of Fukuoka Castle Ruins, where the works change with wind, rain and the people walking through.
30 Oct 2026 – 11 Jan 2027FukuokaJapan's largest festival, dating back 840 years, celebrates with parades of the Three Lucky Gods, children's processions, and modern Flower Cars.
2–4 May 2027 · Dates not yet confirmedFukuokaAn exhibition at the Kyushu National Museum on Kukai, who brought esoteric Buddhism from Tang China, with treasures of Koyasan and of western Japan.
24 Apr – 20 Jun 2027Dazaifu · FukuokaTeams parade towering floats through Fukuoka in this seven-century-old festival, competing to navigate the course fastest while traditional music and crowds fill the streets.
1–15 Jul 2027FukuokaA festival featuring massive serpent-shaped wooden floats that spew fire and smoke as they parade through Ōmuta City streets in July.
25–26 Jul 2027 · Dates not yet confirmedOmuta · FukuokaThe Chikugo River Fireworks Festival in Kurume, Fukuoka, launches around 18,000 fireworks over Kyushu's longest river, with roots tracing back over 350 years.
5 Aug 2027 · Dates not yet confirmedKurume · Fukuoka
