Events

Oct. 31
12th Sharing Market : Give, Take, and Share at Maizuru Park

Clothes that no longer fit, books already read and toys ready for a new home can all find another life at The Sharing Market #12. Returning to...
- #Community
- #Flea Market
- #Sports
- #Chuo-ku
Oct. 30 ~

Oct. 31
Nakasu Festival

Hakata Okunchi is Kushida Shrine’s autumn festival of thanksgiving, with a history said to stretch back around...
- #Festival
- #Nakasu
Oct. 31 ~

Nov. 3
Hakata Old Town Light-up Walk 2026

One of Hakata’s most atmospheric autumn events, the Hakata Old Town Light-up Walk opens historic temples, shrines, and gardens after dark for...
- #Others
- #Hakata-ku
Nov. 13 ~

Nov. 15
Hakataori Juried Exhibition

This annual juried exhibition brings together new works of Hakataori, one of Hakata’s best-known traditional crafts. Held at Jotenji Temple, regarded...
- #Culture
- #Hakata-ku
Nov. 8 ~

Nov. 22
Fukuoka Grand Sumo Tournament

The Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, the final tournament of the professional sumo calendar, returns to...
- #Sports
- #Hakata-ku
Sep. 29 ~

Nov. 23
Hakata Machiya Furusatokan Autumn Collection

This autumn exhibition presents tools of the trade and everyday household items donated by old Hakata merchant families. The collection traces...
- #Exhibition
- #Hakata-ku
Aug. 7 ~

Dec. 13
Bird-and-Flower Paintings, A Symphony of Beauty

Dazaifu Tenmangu, dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, long revered as a patron of culture and the arts...
- #Art
- #Exhibition
- #Dazaifu
Oct. 23 ~

Dec. 20
Eric Carle: Art, Books, and the Caterpillar

Marking the 50th anniversary of the Japanese publication of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, this exhibition looks back...
- #Art
- #Exhibition
- #Chuo-ku