Fukuoka lights up for the holidays with its annual Christmas Advent celebration, running through Dec 25.
Now in its 13th year, the city-wide event embraces the theme “Five Senses Christmas,” offering immersive experiences in light, music, and art across 12 venues.
Christmas markets pop up in Tenjin and Hakata, where visitors can sip hot wine or chocolate, shop for ornaments, and share winter plans under the glow of festive lights.
Christmas Advent
Experience the magic at all 12 venues through Dec. 25 (Thu). (Details of venue)
Official website: Christmas Advent
Official Instagram: @fukuoka.christmasadvent
Highlight of 2025
Classical concerts take place throughout the city during the Advent season, bringing refined sounds to both indoor halls and open-air markets.
Classic Music Festival
• Date: 11/20 (Thu,) ~ 12/21 (Sun.)
• Venues: Varies by concert (Fureai Hiroba, JR Hakata Station Square, FFG Hall, Hotel Nikko Fukuoka Chapel Priere, Kyushu Christian Center etc.)
• Admission: Varies by venue (free ~ ¥6,000)
• Official Website
• Concert Schedule
An open-air spectacle blending dreamlike visuals with world-class acrobatics. Highlights include aerial silks, trapeze, contortion, and illuminated juggling—all set against a backdrop of light and sound.
Circus Show “REVERIE”
• Date: 11/21 (Fri.) ~ 12/18 (Thu.)
• Time: 18:15 & 20:25 *closed Mon/Tue except holidays
• Venue: Tenjin Central Park (Hikari no Forest)
• Admission: Free
• More Info
A signature feature of the Christmas market is the hot wine poured into original mugs, whose design changes each year at every venue. At each site, lined with wooden huts, visitors can enjoy foods like twirled sausages and paella, or shop for European-made goods such as snowballs and spice wreaths.
Original Market Mugs & Limited Editions
A signature of Fukuoka’s Christmas markets, collectible mugs return in 11 venue-specific designs—perfect for mulled wine or hot chocolate. This year introduces the new “Snow Day Mug,” joining the popular “Rainy Day Mug.”
• Design: Chisato Tanaka (Fukuoka-based artist)
• Price: ¥1,500 (mug only)
• Available only on rainy or snowy weekdays at Hakata, Tenjin, Tenjin Central Park, and Kihinkan-mae venues.
Details of venue
Christmas Market in Hikari no Machi Hakata
• 11/1 (Sat) ~ 12/25 (Thu.)
• 16:45~23:00 (Sat., Sun, hol., 12:00~23:00) *from 12/1, all days from 12:00~23:00
• 1-1 Hakataeki-Chuogai, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka JR Hakata Station Plaza
• https://www.fukuoka-now.com/en/event/christmas-market-in-hikari-no-machi-hakata-2025/
Tenjin Christmas Market
• 11/15 (Sat.) ~ 12/25 (Thu.) *Not open on 11/29 and 11/30 due to another event.
• 17:00~23:00 (Sat., Sun. and hol., 12:00~23:00)
• 1-8-1 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka Fukuoka City Hall Fureai Plaza
• https://www.fukuoka-now.com/en/event/tenjin-christmas-market-2025/
Christmas Market in Passage
• 11/14 (Fri.) ~ 12/25 (Thu.)
• 16:00~21:00 (Sat., Sun. and hol., 12:00~21:00)
• 1-4-1 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka Passage Plaza, Fukuoka Daimaru Elgala
• https://www.fukuoka-now.com/en/event/christmas-market-in-passage-2025/
Christmas Gate Park in Fukuoka Daimyo Garden City
• 11/14 (Fri.) ~ 12/25 (Thu.)
• 17:00~22:00 (Sat., Sun. and hol., 12:00~22:00)
• 2-6-50 Daimyo, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka Fukuoka Daimyo Garden City Plaza
• https://www.fukuoka-now.com/en/event/christmas-gate-park-in-daimyo-garden-city-2025/
Hikari no Forest
• 11/13 (Thu.) ~ 12/25 (Thu.)
• 17:00~22:00 (Sat., Sun. and hol., 12:00~22:00) *Illumination will be on until 1/6 (Tue.)
• 1-1 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka Tenjin Central Park
• https://www.fukuoka-now.com/en/event/forest-of-light-2025/
Festa de Santa
• 11/12 (Wed.) ~ 12/25 (Thu.)
• 17:00~22:00 (Sat., Sun. and hol., 12:00~22:00)
• 6-29 Nishinakasu, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka Kihinkan Hall
• https://www.fukuoka-now.com/en/event/festa-de-santa-2025/
Christmas Market Ice World in Momochihama
• 11/21 (Fri.) ~ 12/28 (Sun.)
• 11:00~21:30
• 2-3 Momochihama, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka Plaza in front of Fukuoka Tower
Kokura Christmas Market & Castle
• 11/21 (Fri.) ~ 12/25 (Thu.)
• 17:00~22:00 (Sat., Sun. and hol., 12:00~22:00)
• 1-1 Muromachi, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Murasaki River Shinsui Square, Senba Square
• https://www.fukuoka-now.com/en/event/kokura-christmas-market-castle-2025/
Aeon Mall Kashiihama
• 11/21 (Fri.) ~ 12/25 (Thu.)
• Illumination: 17:00~22:00 (Sat., Sun. and hol., 12:00~22:00)
• Open wooden huts & events: Sat., Sun. and hol., 12:00~22:00 (held daily from 12/20~25)
• 3-12-1 Kashiihama, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka Aeon Mall Kashiihama Kakehashi Plaza
Nakasu Hikari no Advent (Illumination)
• 11/4 (Tue.) ~ 1/6 (Tue.) 2026
• Lighting time: 17:00~25:00
• Nakasu Chuo-dori, Meiji-dori, Fukuhaku Deai Bridge
• https://www.fukuoka-now.com/en/event/nakasu-hikari-no-advent-2025/
Watanabe-dori (Illumination)
11/15 (Sat.) ~ 1/6 (Tue.) 2026
• Lighting time: 17:00~24:00
• Between Watanabe-dori 1-chome Intersection and Tenjin Intersection
Fukuoka Airport (photo spot)
• Fukuoka Airport Domestic Terminal 1F Arrivals / North Exit
Classic Music Festival Concert Schedule
Opening Fanfare by Orchestra
The festival opens with a special orchestra formed to celebrate the Fukuoka Classic Music Festival, featuring guest tenor Masafumi Akikawa.
• Date: 11/20 (Thu.) 18:50~19:10, 20:00~20:30
• Venue: Tenjin Christmas Market (Fureai Hiroba, beside Fukuoka City Hall)
• Admission: Free
Ryoma Takagi Piano Recital – “Beautiful World”
• Date: 11/23 (Sun.) Doors open 13:00 / Starts 13:30
• Venue: FFG Hall (B1, Fukuoka Bank Head Office, 2-13-1 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka)
• Tickets: Advance only ¥3,000 / Students ¥2,000
Kyushu Symphony Orchestra String Quartet
Yoshino Takeshita (Violin), Nami Inoko (Violin), Chiai Yajima (Viola), Momoe Mori (Cello)
• Date: 11/25 (Tue.) 18:00~ / 20:00~
• Venue: Christmas Market in Hikari no Machi Hakata (JR Hakata Station Square)
• Admission: Free
Fumiaki Miura × Kazune Shimizu Duo Recital Vol.2 “Master Virtuoso”
• Date: 11/29 (Sat.) Doors open 14:00 / Starts 14:30
• Venue: FFG Hall (B1, Fukuoka Bank Head Office, 2-13-1 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka)
• Tickets: Advance only ¥4,000 / Students ¥3,000
Passionate “Red Night” Concert
Nobara Nishikawa (Violin) / Yukie Kawanami (Bandoneon)
• Date: 12/4 (Thu.) Doors open 18:30 / Starts 19:00
• Venue: Chapel Priere, Hotel Nikko Fukuoka (2-19-3 Hakataekimae, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka)
• Tickets: Advance only ¥4,000 / Students ¥2,500
Special Concert
Sungsik Yang (Violin) / Nobara Nishikawa (Violin) / Yudai Yano (Piano)
• Date: 12/16 (Tue.) Doors open 19:00 / Starts 19:30
• Venue: Kyushu Christian Center (2-7-7 Maizuru, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka)
• Tickets: Advance & Door ¥3,000 / Students ¥2,000 / Pair ¥5,000
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Kyushu Live
Christmas Advent 2023 (Nov. 24, 2023)
https://www.youtube.com/live/pPHq8zD022I?si=HMzDtU396K0Ua9o7