Kansai Culture Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
Here’s an introduction to the cultural festivals and school festivals held by universities and junior colleges in the Kansai region (Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, and Wakayama).
Enjoy the once-a-year festivities to the fullest with flea markets, food stalls, creative and entertaining programs, live events, and more!
- Osaka Culture Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- Kyoto Cultural Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- Hyogo Cultural Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- November cultural festival calendar. University and junior college festival schedule summary [2026]
- Nara Cultural Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- Shiga Cultural Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Festival Schedule [2026]
- Wakayama Cultural Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- October Cultural Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- May cultural festival calendar. University and junior college campus festival schedule summary [2026]
- September culture festival calendar. University and junior college festival schedule summary [2026]
- December Cultural Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- July Cultural Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- Kansai University Unified School Festival | Kansai University | Culture Festival / School Festival
Past events
Gaida Festival | Kyoto Junior College of Foreign StudiesNov 2 (Sun) – 3 (Mon), Kyoto Prefecture
| Schedule | Nov 2 (Sun)–3 (Mon), 2025 |
| place | 6, Kasame-cho, Saiin, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture |
| Website | https://www.kufs.ac.jp/kjcl/ |
Otemae Festival | Otemae Junior CollegeNov 2 (Sun) – 3 (Mon), Hyogo Prefecture
| Schedule | Nov 2 (Sun)–3 (Mon), 2025 |
| place | 2-2, Inanocho 2-chome, Itami City, Hyogo Prefecture |
| Website | http://college.otemae.ac.jp/ |
Kaede Festival | Osaka Shin-Ai Women's UniversitySun, Nov 2 — Osaka Prefecture
| Schedule | Sunday, November 2, 2025 |
| place | 2-7-30 Furuichi, Joto Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture |
| Website | https://www.osgu.ac.jp/ |
School Festival | Osaka University of ArtsSun 11/2 – Mon 11/3, Osaka Prefecture
Every year, numerous live performance booths are set up, and music can be heard from all around at the school festival. There are also many food stalls, and attractions like the haunted house are so popular that tickets sell out quickly. As you’d expect from an art university, the layout of the latter is unique and makes it fun to explore.
| Schedule | Nov 2 (Sun)–3 (Mon), 2025 |
| place | 469, Higashiyama, Kanan Town, Minamikawachi District, Osaka Prefecture |
| Website | http://www.osaka-geidai.ac.jp/geidai/ |
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Oto Festival | Osaka College of MusicSun, Nov 2 — Osaka Prefecture
The Osaka College of Music’s school festival is a very historic event that marked its 100th edition in 2015. As you’d expect from a music university, various stages feature band performances, wind instruments, piano recitals, and dance. With many highly polished performances to enjoy, it’s a school festival I highly recommend to music lovers.
| Schedule | Sunday, November 2, 2025 |
| place | 1-8, Shonai Saiwai-cho 1-chome, Toyonaka-shi, Osaka-fu |
| Website | https://www.daion.ac.jp/ |
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Daion Festival | Osaka College of Music Junior College DivisionSun, Nov 2 — Osaka Prefecture
| Schedule | Sunday, November 2, 2025 |
| place | 1-8, Shonai Saiwai-cho 1-chome, Toyonaka-shi, Osaka-fu |
| Website | https://www.daion.ac.jp/course/junior-college/ |
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Takaroryo Festival | Takarazuka University of Medical and Health CareSun, Nov 2 – Hyogo Prefecture
Takarazuka University of Medical and Health Care is a private university headquartered in Midorigaoka, Hanayashiki, Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture, established in 2010. It opened as a newly founded university in 2011. It is a university designed for careers in healthcare and sports, offering pathways to national healthcare licenses such as physical therapist, judo therapist, and acupuncturist/moxibustion therapist, as well as a physical education teaching license. The university consists solely of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, which includes three departments: Physical Therapy, Judo Therapy, and Acupuncture and Moxibustion. The school festival is called the Horyo Festival.
| Schedule | Sunday, November 2, 2025 |
| place | Hanayashiki Midori-ga-oka 1, Takarazuka-shi, Hyogo Prefecture |
| Website | http://www.tumh.ac.jp/ |