Festivals, exhibitions, pop-ups, and seasonal happenings across all nine regions.
One of Japan's most dynamic float festivals with a 300-year history, known for its signature yarimawashi maneuver where massive floats are swung around corners.
18–20 Sep 2026Osaka · KansaiA comprehensive retrospective of the 50-year Super Sentai franchise displays 500 items from all 50 teams, representing approximately 300 characters with meet-and-greet events.
18 Jul – 27 Sep 2026Osaka · KansaiThe Osaka leg of the Spice and Wolf 20th anniversary show, with newly drawn autumn and winter artwork and the series' largest illustration display.
26 Sep – 4 Oct 2026Osaka · KansaiEach autumn, breweries from across Kansai gather in central Osaka for two days of tasting, with more than seventy sake between twenty-five makers.
17–18 Oct 2026Osaka · KansaiA yearly kimono fair at Shinsaibashi in Osaka, where weavers and dyers from across Japan show their work and short workshops teach the crafts behind it.
14–18 Oct 2026Osaka · KansaiThirty-one breweries pour more than 160 sake, shochu, umeshu and other drinks at a tasting festival by Bentencho station in Osaka, held over two days.
24–25 Oct 2026Osaka · KansaiOsaka Art Fireworks presents a 50-minute display synchronizing fireworks with music from Marble Beach, offering views of Osaka Bay and one of Japan's Top 100 Sunsets.
31 Oct 2026Osaka · KansaiAn autumn horror experience at Universal Studios celebrates its 15th anniversary with park-wide street zombies, new attractions, and collaborations.
9 Oct – 8 Nov 2026Osaka · KansaiAn autumn event synchronizes fireworks and drone choreography with music across an open plaza, creating a panoramic display of light and color.
21 Nov 2026Osaka · KansaiAn exceptional festival allows visitors to sleep inside historic folk houses at an open-air museum and experience traditional Edo-period village life.
22–23 Nov 2026Osaka · KansaiAn exhibition in Osaka on the Japanese hell, following the path of the dead through full-size reproductions of painted scrolls and moving projections.
28 Nov – 27 Dec 2026Osaka · KansaiThe Evangelion 30th anniversary exhibition comes to Hirakata Park in Osaka, with about 270 hand-painted cels, design material and film artwork.
18 Oct 2026 – 11 Jan 2027Osaka · KansaiAn exhibition celebrates the absurdist manga Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo through interactive displays showcasing its protagonist's surreal martial arts techniques.
8–24 Jan 2027Osaka · KansaiJapan's largest stationery fair showcasing pens, notebooks, planners, and creative stationery from established brands and innovative makers.
5–8 Mar 2027Osaka · KansaiA cherry blossom festival in Osaka features night illuminations and LED lantern releases alongside traditional Japanese instrument performances.
3–5 Apr 2027Osaka · KansaiThe Osaka run of the first exhibition devoted to UNDERTALE, held at the ATC Gallery in Nanko after the Tokyo showing closes.
22 Apr – 9 May 2027Osaka · KansaiHirakata Park's month-long spring celebration invites visitors to experience roses through sight, scent, taste, and sound within an English-style garden.
25 Apr – 24 May 2027Osaka · KansaiA 1,400-year-old temple festival honors a Buddhist deity associated with love and good fortune through public celebrations and sacred displays.
30 Jun – 2 Jul 2027Osaka · Kansai
