Events

Dates, times and details can change, for example because of the weather. Please check the official information before you go.

Numbers show how many events are held that day (long-running ones such as illuminations are shown as a dot). Tap a day to see its events.

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  Festivals

  Sat, Jan 9 – Mon, Jan 11

  Toka Ebisu Festival at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine

  Imamiya Ebisu Shrine, Osaka · Kansai

  Free

  Osaka's festival for business prosperity, where shrine maidens hand out lucky bamboo branches.

  Extremely crowded.

  Go thereOfficial site

• Sports & sumo

  Sun, Feb 28

  Osaka Marathon 2027

  Central Osaka (around Osaka Castle Park) · Kansai

  Free

  A mass-participation marathon through central Osaka, free to watch from the roadside.

  Traffic restrictions apply on the day.

  Go thereOfficial site
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  Illuminations

  Fri, Dec 11 – Fri, Dec 2517:30–21:30 (projection mapping)

  Osaka Hikari Renaissance 2026

  Osaka City Hall to Nakanoshima Park · Kansai

  FreeAfter dark

  Projection mapping on the historic Central Public Hall and light displays across Nakanoshima.

  Go thereOfficial site

• IlluminationsOn now

  Until Thu, Dec 31From around 17:00

  Midosuji Illumination 2026

  Midosuji Boulevard, Osaka (Umeda to Namba) · Kansai

  FreeAfter dark

  About 4 km of Osaka's main boulevard is lit up from Umeda to Namba.

  Go thereOfficial site
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  Festivals

  Mon, Mar 1 – Sun, Mar 14

  Shuni-e (Omizutori) at Todai-ji Nigatsu-do

  Nigatsu-do Hall, Todai-ji, Nara · Kansai

  FreeAfter dark

  A rite held without a break for over 1,270 years; huge torches are carried along the balcony each night.

  12 March is especially crowded and entry is restricted.

  Go thereOfficial site