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Kobe Motomachi Music Week (27th)
Kobe Motomachi Shopping Street (1-bangai to 6-chome) and nearby halls
Street concerts Oct 3 (Sat) & Oct 11 (Sun), approx. 12:45–17:20 (varies by stage). Hall concerts at each venue's times · 〜10/11
Kobe Events on October 9 (Fri) 10/9
27 events happening in Kobe on October 9, 2026 (Fri): festivals, markets, exhibitions and more.
PICK Meriken Music Nights! Meriken Park · 18:00〜20:00（12月6日の冬の拡大版は11:00〜16:00） Popular Events
Most wanted to goSpecial Exhibition at Taiko no Yudonokan, Arima Onsen
Taiko no Yudonokan (Arima Onsen)
9:00–17:00 (last admission 16:30) · 〜11/10
Kobe Airport Mystery Game: The Left-Behind Suitcase
Kobe Airport Terminal 1 & Terminal 2
〜10/31
Nami Sano Exhibition: Fin.
Kobe Kitano Museum
9:30–17:30 (last admission 17:00) · 〜10/11
Kobe Rokko Meets Art 2026 beyond
Various locations on Mount Rokko
10:00–17:00 *Hours vary by venue · 〜11/29
Setsuko Migishi: 120th Anniversary Exhibition
Kobe City Koiso Memorial Museum of Art, Galleries 1 & 2
10:00–17:00 (last admission 16:30) · 〜11/8
Kobe Harborland Puzzle Walking Rally
Kobe Harborland, Meriken Park and New Seaport (12 rally points)
On the final day, Fri Nov 6, the rally ends at 12:00 · 〜11/6
Kitano Mystery Walk: A Letter from Holmes
Starts at Ichinomiya Shrine; Yamamoto-dori to Kitano area, Chuo-ku, Kobe
Play any time during the period; buy the kit during each sales point's opening hours · 〜11/30
Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens GARDEN FEST 2026 -Autumn-
Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens & Ropeway
Gardens 10:00–17:00 (Sat, Sun and holidays until 20:30 with garden areas closing at 17:00) / Ropeway up 9:30–16:45 (20:15 on Sat, Sun, holidays). Autumn timetable Sep 4–Nov 6; Christmas-season hours apply from Nov 7 · 〜12/6
Special Exhibition: Shigeru Mizuki, Soul of Manga
Kobe Fashion Museum
10:00–18:00 (last admission 17:30). Open until 19:30 on Fridays and Saturdays and on Sep 20–22, Oct 11 and Nov 22 (last admission 19:00) · 〜11/29
Halloween at Kobe Anpanman Museum
Kobe Anpanman Children's Museum & Mall
10:00〜18:00（ミュージアム最終入館17:00） · 〜10/31
Nada Sake Brewery Mystery Walk 2026
14 sake breweries and shops across Nada Gogo (Nada-ku & Higashinada-ku, Kobe; Nishinomiya)
During each spot's opening hours (varies by facility) · 〜2/28
Last day BMSG OPEN THE SHUTTER Shin-Nagata
Honmachisuji & Rokkenmichi shopping streets (Shin-Nagata)
Shutter art on view all day (Sep 18–Oct 9). AR video experience Sep 18–27, 11:00–19:00 daily · 〜10/9
By the Moon
Kobe-Sanda Premium Outlets, in front of the Food Gallery
10:00–20:00 (outlet hours). The moon is lit up after sunset · 〜11/1
Kamen Rider × The Power of Nature
Kobe Maritime Museum, 2F Special Exhibition Room
10:00–18:00 (last admission 17:30). Open until 20:00 on Oct 20–23 · 〜11/23
Depicting Daily Life: All Small Things Are Beautiful
Kobe Yukari no Bijutsukan (Higashinada, Kobe)
10:00–17:00 (last admission 16:30) · 〜11/23
SCENES @ KOBE SUBWAY MUSEUM
All 10 stations on the Kobe Municipal Subway Kaigan Line (incl. Sannomiya-Hanadokeimae)
During station operating hours (first to last train) · 〜11/15
Tabekko Doubutsu × átoa World Animal Day
3F GALLERY / FOYER, AQUARIUM×ART átoa
During opening hours (talk show: Oct 4 from 14:20) · 〜10/18
KOBE OCTOBER FESTIVAL 2026
TOOTH TOOTH MART Food Hall & Night Fes, 1F Kobe Port Museum
11:00–22:00 (last food order 21:00, last drink order 21:30) · 〜10/31
Wild Cyclamen Exhibition
Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden
10:00–17:00 (reception 10:00–16:30) · 〜11/29
Sakanaction "Goodnight Planetarium" Special Screening
Bando Kobe Science Museum planetarium
16:00–16:40 (one screening a day, mainly Fri, Sat, Sun and holidays) · 〜12/28
B-Side Kobe: Backstreets of Shinkaichi
Shinkaichi, Minatogawa, Hirano area (Hyogo-ku, Kobe)
各店の営業時間内（詳細はマップ参照） · 〜10/20
Kobe Higashinada Sweets Tour 2026
61 participating shops across Higashinada-ku
〜11/8
Italy Fair at Daimaru Kobe
Daimaru Kobe, 9F Event Hall & escalator-side special venue
10:00–19:00 (closes 18:00 on the final day, Oct 12) · 〜10/12
Kobe Kotori Week 2026
Kobe Hankyu, Main Building 9F Event Hall
10:00–20:00（最終日は17:00まで） · 〜10/12
Kobe Penguin Bazaar
Event Hall, 9F Main Building, Kobe Hankyu (Chuo-ku, Kobe)
10:00–20:00（最終日は17:00まで） · 〜10/12