This weekend’s picks

Picked from 104 events in Kansai

Daijingu Shrine Autumn Festival

Oct 17 · Kyoto

Itakiso Shrine Shinko Festival

Oct 18 · Wakayama

Kainan Sweets Festival

Oct 18 · Kainan

Higashi-Omi Joint Marché

Oct 17 · Omihachiman

Kobe Brick Warehouse: Greenery & Living Marché

Oct 17 · Kobe

Fossil Excavation Experience

Oct 17 · Aridagawa

Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks Festival: Special Hours

Oct 17 · Osaka

NatureEnds today

Another Experience of Beauty: Satoyama and Old Folk House Mini Tour

Oct 15 – Oct 17 · Koka

Day by day

Saturday, Oct 17

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Daijingu Shrine Autumn Festival

Yasaka Shrine · Kyoto

Gotochi Character Expo 2026

Himeji Castle · Himeji

FestivalOct 17 – Oct 18Starts today

Higashi-Omi Joint Marché

Omi Hachiman · Omihachiman

Kanname & Tea Jar Offering Festival

Heian Shrine · Kyoto

Expo Bharat Fest 2nd 2026 Autumn / Biryani Festival

Expo 70 Commemorative Park · Suita

FestivalOct 17 – Oct 18Starts today

Kanna-sai Harukahai ceremony and Kanna-ho festival

Yasaka Shrine · Kyoto

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Kobe Brick Warehouse: Greenery & Living Marché

Kobe Harborland · Kobe

Fossil Excavation Experience

Aridagawa

Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks Festival: Special Hours

Umeda Sky Building · Osaka

FireworksOct 17

Kangou Shrine Grand Festival & Procession

Nara Park · Nara

Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks Festival Special Event

Abeno Harukas · Osaka

FireworksOct 17

Another Experience of Beauty: Satoyama and Old Folk House Mini Tour

MIHO MUSEUM · Koka

NatureOct 15 – Oct 17Ends today

Kinomoto Lion Dance

木本八幡宮 · Wakayama

PerformanceOct 17

Novelbright Concert

Osaka-Jo Hall · Osaka

MusicOct 16 – Oct 17Ends today

ZIP-FM Public Radio Recording Event (Oct 17)

Nagashima Spa Land · Kuwana

ZIP-FM Public Recording Event on Oct 17 (Sat): Girls² / WOLF HOWL HARMONY / CIRRA

Nagashima Spa Land · Kuwana

LOHAS FESTA Banpaku 2026 Autumn

Expo 70 Commemorative Park · Suita

FoodOct 9 – Oct 18Ending soon

Another Experience of Beauty: Satoyama and Old Folk House Mini Tour

MIHO MUSEUM · Koka

Tempozan World Performance Festival 2026

Mount Tenpo · Osaka

PerformanceOct 16 – Oct 18

Shigaraki Pottery Festival

信楽町内の協力店舗およびサテライト会場（甲賀市信楽町） · Koka

FestivalOct 10 – Oct 18Ending soon

Kids Workshop: Make a Halloween Magnet with Oji Zoo Koala Photos (Oct 17)

Oji Zoo · Kobe

Castle EXPO in Shiga & Lake Biwa 2026

Omi Hachiman · Omihachiman

ExhibitionOct 17

Maruyama Okyo and Ito Jakuchu Exhibition

Arashiyama · Kyoto

ExhibitionOct 17

October Dance Performance: East-West Dance Masters Appreciation

Bunraku Theater · Osaka

PerformanceOct 17

Peco Expo 2026

Kobe Harborland · Kobe

Founder's Memorial (Kaisan-ki)

Tofukuji Temple · Kyoto

Forest Craft Workshop: Kochia Broom Making (Advance Registration Required)

Expo 70 Commemorative Park · Suita

CultureOct 12 – Oct 18

Suimei-kai Maiko & Geiko Dance Performance

Pontocho · Kyoto

PerformanceOct 15 – Oct 20

Nanendo Great Prajnaparamita Sutra Reading / Kofuku-ji Temple

Nara Park · Nara

Sunday, Oct 18

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Itakiso Shrine Shinko Festival

Itakiso Shrine · Wakayama

Kainan Sweets Festival

JR海南駅西広場 · Kainan

Flower Offering Festival

Heian Shrine · Kyoto

Yoshinoyama Autumn Festival

吉野山一帯（奈良県吉野町） · Yoshino

T-Rex Race at Tanabe Ogigahama

Tokei Shrine · Tanabe

Grand Sumo Himeji Tournament and a Stay at Kinosaki Onsen

大和工業アリーナ姫路・城崎温泉あさぎり荘・出石 · Himeji

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Mizuki Fukumura 2nd Single Release Mini-Live & Greeting Event

Kobe Harborland · Kobe

FM AICHI Public Radio Recording Event (Oct 18)

Nagashima Spa Land · Kuwana

Ms.OOJA Concert

Osaka-Jo Hall · Osaka

Expo Festival Plaza Garage Sale

Expo 70 Commemorative Park · Suita

Autumn Wildflower Exhibition

Expo 70 Commemorative Park · Suita

ExhibitionOct 18 – Oct 25

Let's Start Now: Nordic Walking (Advance Registration Required)

Expo 70 Commemorative Park · Suita

Kasagake Jinji Archery Ritual

Arashiyama · Kyoto

PerformanceOct 18

Location Dining in the Olive Grove

南深清水オリーブ園 · Takashima

Autumn Flower Arrangement Class with Yamaguchi-sensei

Hyogo Prefectural Flower Center · Kasai

Running all period

60 exhibitions, illuminations and more

Cosmos & Kochia Festa 2026

Expo 70 Commemorative Park · Suita

Festivaluntil Oct 30

Osaka Castle Projection Mapping "SINFONIA" - Japan-Italy 160th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations

Osaka Castle · Osaka

Illuminationuntil Oct 25

Kyoto YOKAI Festival 2026

Arashiyama · Kyoto

Festivaluntil Nov 29

Osaka Castle Forest BBQ 2026 Autumn

Osaka Castle · Osaka

Fooduntil Nov 8

Halloween Fiesta

Shima Spain Village · Shima

Festivaluntil Nov 2

Japanese Garden Volunteer Guide Tours (October 2026)

Expo 70 Commemorative Park · Suita

Natureuntil Oct 25

Dahlia Exhibition

Hyogo Prefectural Flower Center · Kasai

Natureuntil Nov 8

Expo Forest Acorn Festival

Expo 70 Commemorative Park · Suita

Natureuntil Dec 6

30th Anniversary Exhibition: ALL OF EVANGELION

Hirakata Park · Hirakata

Exhibitionuntil Jan 11

October Morning & Midday Dharma Talks

Chionin Temple · Kyoto

Cultureuntil Oct 31

IMAGINE NOH – Legends and Laughter on Stage

Arashiyama · Kyoto

Performanceuntil Nov 5

Astronomy Club Close to the Sky

Umeda Sky Building · Osaka

Cultureuntil Oct 24

Azuchi Castle 450th Anniversary "Nobunaga & Sengoku Tour Passport"

Omi Hachiman · Omihachiman

Cultureuntil Nov 15

Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art Special Exhibition: Kojiro Matsukata x Tokutaro Yamamura

Hyogo Museum of Art · Kobe

Exhibitionuntil Dec 27

HIKARIUM 2026: Winter Fantasy Garden Illumination

Rosenberry Tawada · Maibara

Illuminationuntil Feb 14

Rooftop BBQ at Abeno Harukas

Abeno Harukas · Osaka

Food1 days left

2026 Galaxy Pool Resort HALLOWEEN

銀河プールリゾート · Takashima

Festivaluntil Nov 16

Soni Kogen Yamaakari Lantern Nights

Soni Kogen Highland · Soni

Illuminationuntil Nov 23

2026 GLAMP DOME HALLOWEEN

グランドーム滋賀高島 · Takashima

Festivaluntil Nov 16

2026 GALAXY STARDUST HALLOWEEN

ギャラクシースターダスト · Takashima

Festivaluntil Nov 16