{"id":179765,"date":"2026-09-10T14:42:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T05:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=179765&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-09-10T14:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T05:44:19","slug":"kyushu-rainbow-pride-2026","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/kyushu-rainbow-pride-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyushu Rainbow Pride 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kyushu Rainbow Pride 2026 offers two days to meet, learn and take part in activities celebrating diverse identities and ways of living. LGBTQ+ people, families, children, companies, public institutions and educators all come together for a program designed to encourage understanding, connection and participation. This year\u2019s theme is \u201cThat One Step Gives You Strength to Live \u2014 You May Just Learn to Like Who You Are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2026, the event moves to the Kihinkan area of Tenjin Central Park. Planned activities include a kids\u2019 area where children can encounter ideas about diversity through play, a \u201cHuman Library\u201d featuring first-hand stories and experiences from LGBTQ+ participants, programs introducing Aro\/Ace and nonbinary identities, and a photo booth.<\/p>\n<p>Accessibility is also a key part of the event, with sign-language interpretation, written communication support, multilingual assistance and livestreaming planned for those attending in person as well as people who may find it difficult to visit the venue.<\/p>\n<p>The Pride Parade takes place from 14:00 on Oct 18, 2026. Under the banner \u201cHappy Pride,\u201d participants will walk through the city in their own way, sharing a message of greater acceptance and a society where everyone can live more openly and comfortably.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fn_kyushu-rainbow-pride_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kyushu Rainbow Pride 2026, \u4e5d\u5dde\u30ec\u30a4\u30f3\u30dc\u30fc\u30d7\u30e9\u30a4\u30c92026 \" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-179730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fn_kyushu-rainbow-pride_2026_cl-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fn_kyushu-rainbow-pride_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fn_kyushu-rainbow-pride_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fn_kyushu-rainbow-pride_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oct. 17, 2026 (Sat), Oct. 18, 2026 (Sun)<\/li>\n<li>10:00~17:00<\/li>\n<li>Free entry<\/li>\n<li>Kihinkan Area, Tenjin Central Park (Nishi-Nakasu side)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/zBV9hf9Qr9ZEqASz7\" target=\"_blank\">6-29 Nishinakasu, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/9rp.biz\/\" target=\"_blank\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyushu Rainbow Pride 2026 offers two days to meet, learn and take part in activities celebrating diverse identities and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30291,"featured_media":179730,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-179765","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-tenjin","event-type-festival","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/179765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30291"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}