Middle East Arabian Festival 2026

Essentials

location

Sakishima Morena, Osaka Nanko

period

October 23, 2026 (Fri) - October 25, 2026 (Sun)

cost

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.

Links

• Official Website

Tickets for the paid zone go on sale Sep 17 at 10:00. No ticket is needed for the free zone.

TICKET

Book online tickets for smooth entry on the day.

Tickets on Rakuten Travel Experiences

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access

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.

There are 1 public restrooms within a 8-minute walk of Sakishima Morena, Osaka Nanko. The map shows each with its walking time.

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

TICKETS / REGISTRATION

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.

NOTE

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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