Middle East Arabian Festival 2026

Dates & time: October 23, 2026 (Fri) - October 25, 2026 (Sun) 10:00–19:00 (free zone). Ticketed zones (Zone B and C) run in two slots: 10:00–14:00 and 15:00–19:00
Price & booking: Free zone: no charge / Ticketed zone: paid (see the ticket site for prices). Some experiences such as Dead Sea spa, Turkish coffee fortune-telling and make-up workshops cost extra and need booking. Tickets for the paid zone go on sale Sep 17, 2026 at 10:00 via Rakuten Travel Experiences. A limited VIP ticket includes a reserved Arabian tent seat, a meal, welcome drink, a workshop and a dinner with Ese. No booking is needed for the free zone. A crowdfunding campaign also runs on CAMPFIRE from Sep 17.
Venue & access: Sakishima Morena, Osaka Nanko About 5 min on foot from Cosmosquare Station (New Tram). By car, just off the Nanko-kita exit of the Hanshin Expressway Bay Route; use paid parking nearby.

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Why You Should Visit

A three-day festival carrying the Middle East buzz of Expo 2025 into music, dance, food, beauty, scent and fashion. The free zone recreates Jordan's Wadi Rum desert, hosts embassy booths from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and more, and lines up food and market stalls. The ticketed zone adds frankincense workshops, photo sessions in traditional dress, shisha and a stage of belly dance, tanoura and Jordanian dance, plus a live show by Saleh Abdullah Al Duailej, the Saudi entertainer who became a favorite at the Expo's Saudi pavilion.

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Free zone

Wadi Rum desert experience (themed on the World Heritage site in southern Jordan)
Embassy booths|Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Tunisia, Jordan, Yemen, Egypt, Bahrain, Oman, Morocco and more (planned)
Tab, a traditional Omani board game
Dead Sea spa (booking required, paid)
Shisha (paid)
Turkish coffee fortune-telling (booking required, paid)
Arabian make-up workshop (booking required, paid)
Food and market stalls

Ticketed zone

Frankincense experience
Traditional dress try-on and photos
Shisha (free for ticket holders)
Stage|Middle Eastern DJ, Bar'a dance (Yemen), tanoura, Jordanian dance, belly dance, special guest live

Performers

Saleh Abdullah Al Duailej|Saudi entertainer popular at the Expo's Saudi pavilion — live show
Ese|another Saudi-pavilion favorite — talk show and photo session; dinner with VIP ticket holders

*Staged as part of cultural exchange leading up to Expo 2030 Riyadh.

*Performers, program and food line-ups are announced on the official Instagram. Details are subject to change.

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FAQ

Can I enjoy it without a ticket?

Yes. The free zone has the desert experience, embassy booths, food and market stalls. The stage shows, frankincense and dress experiences are in the ticketed zone, so you need a ticket for those.

What are the daily hours?

On all three days the free zone is open 10:00–19:00. The ticketed zones (Zone B and C) are split into two slots, 10:00–14:00 and 15:00–19:00.

Is it OK to bring children?

The free zone — desert experience, embassy booths, the Omani board game — works well for families. Shisha counts as smoking, so you may want to steer clear of that corner with kids.