Nara City Education Center Winter Festival 2026

Dates & time: December 19, 2026 (Sat) - December 20, 2026 (Sun) 9:30–15:00 (reception opens at 9:30)
Price & booking: No fee is listed (film, paper craft and science experiments need no booking) Only the programming workshop requires advance application (age 5+, 6 per session); apply via the form for each session on the city's page by 17:00 on 10 December. Numbered tickets for the stage show are handed out from 9:30 on the day. The film, planetarium, paper craft and science experiments need no booking.
location: Hagukumi Center 9F, Kids Manabi Floor (Nara City)

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Why You Should Visit

A winter event held by Nara City's Education Center on the Kids Manabi Floor, 9th floor of the Hagukumi Center. On Saturday the 19th the film "Moomins and the Winter Wonderland" is screened twice; on Sunday the 20th there is a kendama and paper-plane stage show, a planetarium programme, a Christmas paper craft, science experiments with microscopes and a children's programming workshop. Most activities need no booking—only the programming workshop takes advance applications.

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NOTE

Weather warnings

Cancelled if a weather warning is in effect for western Nara City at 8:00
If it is lifted by noon, only the afternoon film screening and planetarium shows go ahead

*Enquiries: Nara City Board of Education, Education Support Division (Education Center, Hagukumi Center) 0742-36-0401

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FAQ

Do I need to book?

Only the programming workshop (age 5+, deadline 17:00 on 10 December) needs advance application. The stage show uses numbered tickets handed out from 9:30 on the day; everything else needs no booking.

Can I see the film and the planetarium on the same day?

The film is on Saturday the 19th and the planetarium on Sunday the 20th, so you would need to come on both days to see both.

What happens in bad weather?

It is cancelled if a weather warning is in effect for western Nara City at 8:00. If the warning is lifted by noon, the afternoon film and planetarium shows still go ahead.