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

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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).

There are 1 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Expo '70 Commemorative Park — around the Tower of the Sun, Omatsuri Hiroba and Yume-no-Ike, and 8 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.

Facility data comes from OpenStreetMap. It does not include opening hours, fees or availability.

TICKETS / 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.

TAGS

Family Parks Gourmet Night View Date

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