Bampaku Summer Festival 2026 at Expo '70 Commemorative Park

Essentials

location

Expo '70 Commemorative Park — around the Tower of the Sun, Omatsuri Hiroba and Yume-no-Ike

period

July 24, 2026 (Fri) - September 23, 2026 (Wed)

Time

17:00–22:00 (last entry 21:30). Held on 27 days, mainly Fridays to Sundays and holidays — see the notes for exact dates.

cost

Park admission is required (¥450 for high-school age and up; free for junior-high and younger; high-school students ¥250 from Jul 19 to Aug 31). Illuminight Bampaku and the fireworks area are free to view. The Bampaku Night Market with Beer Garden costs an extra ¥450 in advance or ¥500 on the day (free for elementary schoolers and younger). Reserved seats from ¥1,000.

Links

• Official Website

access

About a 5-min walk from Banpaku-kinen-koen Station on the Osaka Monorail. By car, the Central and Japanese Garden car parks are open (last entry 21:30, closing 22:30).

TAGS

Family Parks Gourmet Night View Date

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REGISTRATION

No reservation is needed to enter the park or watch. Night-market tickets are cheaper in advance, and the popular reserved seats must be booked ahead — many dates sold out last year, so book early via the official site if you want a seat.

NOTE

[Dates (27 days in total)]
・Jul 24 (Fri) – 26 (Sun)
・Jul 31 (Fri) – Aug 2 (Sun)
・Aug 7 (Fri) – 10 (Mon)
・Aug 21 (Fri) – 23 (Sun)
・Aug 28 (Fri) – 30 (Sun)
・Sep 4 (Fri) – 6 (Sun)
・Sep 11 (Fri) – 13 (Sun)
・Sep 19 (Sat) – 23 (Wed, holiday)
*It is not held on any other dates — the run is not continuous.

[Illuminight Bampaku]
・Tower of the Sun light-up
・A 50-metre "wind path" of chimes, pinwheels and streamers
・Yume-no-Ike pond illumination

[Bampaku Night Market with Beer Garden]
・Beer garden, food stalls (karaage, Asian food, takoyaki and more), izakaya dishes, desserts
・Bon-odori dancing
・BAMPAKU DJ Night, with DJs from the Minami scene in Osaka
・Festival games (giant Taiwanese ring toss, superball scooping, shooting gallery)

[Fireworks area]
・An area for hand-held fireworks; you may bring your own fireworks and bucket
・Bucket rental ¥500 (¥300 refunded on return)
・17:00–22:00 (last entry 21:30)

[Special day]
・Sep 13 (Sun): Mangeki Summer Festival 2026 — comedy live, stalls and games

*Held rain or shine; cancelled in severe weather.
*Details are subject to change.

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