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Event Calendar: Other Areas
Find festivals, markets and illuminations in other areas by date.
Events that run for more than two weeks (illuminations, etc.) appear on the calendar only on their first and last days.
Events: October 2026
11 eventsEvents we have covered, mainly in Tokyo and the Kanto region (not a complete list of everything on). Listings updated: 2026-10-24
Starting Oct 1–102 events
Oct 3
Sake Marche in Kanazawa
Shiinoki Geihinkan, Kanazawa, Ishikawa
25 Ishikawa Sake Breweries and 31 Food Stalls, Free Entry
Oct 9–Oct 12
Takarazuka-kita SA Gyoza Festival
Takarazuka-kita Service Area Patio Plaza, Takarazuka, Hyogo
7 Shops, Oct 9–12
Starting Oct 11–202 events
Oct 14–Oct 26
Great Hokkaido Fair at Kyoto Takashimaya (Oct 14–26)
Kyoto Takashimaya S.C., Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto
Raw Scallops, Biei Corn, Ramen and Sushi
Oct 18
Free Awa Odori & Kobe Food Festival at Shin-Kobe
Kotonohako Kobe, first-floor plaza, Kobe, Hyogo
Starting Oct 21–316 events
Oct 21–Oct 25
12STARS☆ Fair at Takarazuka Hankyu
Takarazuka Hankyu, special venue in fron, Takarazuka, Hyogo
Food from 12 Hyogo Towns, Oct 21–25
Oct 24
Free Brown Swiss Beef at Osasa Ranch, Nikko
Nikko Kirifuri Kogen Osasa Ranch, Nikko, Tochigi
Autumn Harvest Festival on Oct 24
Oct 24–Oct 25
Habikino Meat Festival Oct 24–25
Ishikawa Riverside Park, Habikino, Osaka
Wagyu Tasting and Free Entry in Osaka
Oct 25
Senshu Onpa Sai 2026
WHATAWON, Kishiwada, Osaka
Free Surf, Music and Food Fest at WHATAWON, Kishiwada (Oct 25)
Oct 28–Nov 10
Hokkaido Food Fair at Kintetsu Wakayama
Kintetsu Department Store Wakayama, 5F e, Wakayama, Wakayama
Dates, Must-Buys and Tips
Oct 31
Tonsuibashi Fireworks Festival Oct 31
Tone River Riverside Tone Undojo, Oizumi-machi, Ora-gun, Gunma
5,500 Shells, Seats and Where to Watch
Long-running events1 events
These run for more than two weeks and may not be held every day.
Oct 23–Feb 14
Kobe Illuminage
道の駅 神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク大沢, 神戸市, 兵庫県
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