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Osaka 3-Day Weekend Events 11/21(Sat) – 11/23(Mon)

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73 events happening in Osaka Prefecture during 3-Day Weekend, 11/21(Sat) – 11/23(Mon). Festivals, markets, experiences and more.

PICK Art Night in the Sky at Expo '70 Park 2026 (5th Edition) Expo '70 Commemorative Park — East Plaza (Suita, Osaka) · Gates open 12:00; show starts 19:00 (tentative)

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SAT 11/21 CULTURE 11/21

Onikuru EXPO

Onikuru Culture & Childcare Complex (Ibaraki)

10:00〜20:30（企画により異なる）

SUN 11/22 MARCHE 11/22

Kyuhoji Park Marche

Kaze no Hiroba (Wind Plaza), North Area, Kyuhoji Ryokuchi Park

10:00–16:00

MON 11/23 MARCHE Ends on the last holiday 11/23

Swap Meet in Hanahaku Park Special

Hanamizuki Hall and annex exhibition area, Tsurumi Ryokuchi Park (Expo '90 Commemorative Park)

10:00〜15:00 · 〜11/23

Animal Baton Festa 2026 11/21–11/22

Animal Baton Festa 2026

Circular Flower Garden, Hattori Ryokuchi Park, Toyonaka, Osaka

・Sat 11/21 10:00–18:00 ・Sun 11/22 10:00–17:00 · 〜11/22

COMFES Vol.10 11/21–11/22

COMFES Vol.10

Minatomachi River Place, Naniwa-ku, Osaka

11:00–18:00 · 〜11/22

GAO Fes 2026 11/21–11/22

GAO Fes 2026

Big Bang Exchange Plaza (Sakai City) and other sites south of Izumigaoka Station

10:00–16:20 each day (planned) · 〜11/22

FROM 11/22 CULTURE Ends on the last holiday 11/22–11/23

Kuginashi-do 1300th Anniversary Festival

Koon-ji Temple (Kuginashi-do) and six venues around it

・Sun 22 Nov 13:00–19:00 ・Mon 23 Nov (holiday) 10:00–16:00 *Statue viewing: 22 Nov 12:00–16:00, 23 Nov 10:00–15:00 · 〜11/23

UMEKITA SOUND BAZAAR Ends on the last holiday All days

UMEKITA SOUND BAZAAR

VS., Umekita Park North Park, Grand Green Osaka

12:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30) / LIVE area doors 18:30, show 19:00 (DAY & LIVE ticket only) · 〜11/23

FROM 11/21 ENTERTAINMENT Ends on the last holiday All days

WAN-TO 2nd Anniversary Fes.

Dog Run & Cafe WAN-TO, Large Lawn, Tonboike Park

10:00〜16:00 · 〜11/23

Umekita Forest Opening & Drone Show Ends on the last holiday All days

Umekita Forest Opening & Drone Show

Umekita Park North Park (Umekita Forest), Grand Green Osaka

Opens 12:00 on Nov 20 (drone shows at 18:00 and 20:00 that evening) · 〜11/23

12th Osaka Korean Film Festival All days

12th Osaka Korean Film Festival

Nuri Hall (7F), Korean Cultural Center in Osaka

Separate admission per screening. One screening at 18:20 on 20 Nov; from around 10:00 on 21–23 Nov; from 14:00 on 24 Nov · 〜11/24

FROM 11/13 GOURMET 11/21–11/22

Ibaraki Bar 2026

Participating shops between JR Ibaraki and Hankyu Ibarakishi Stations (office: Motomachi 2-9 3F, Ibaraki)

Bar hours differ by shop (listed in the official guidebook and on the shop pages) · 〜11/22

SAT 11/14 EXHIBITION All days

Thikity friends: NICE TO MEET YOU OSAKA

JITSUZAISEI (gallery & bar)

From 14:00 (bar opens at 19:00) * Contact the gallery in advance if arriving after 21:00 * Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays · 〜11/29

FROM 11/11 EXHIBITION Ends on the last holiday All days

Lito Leaf Cutting Art Exhibition

Hankyu Umeda Main Store 9F, Hankyu Umeda Gallery and adjoining event space

Until 20:00 (closes at 17:00 on the final day, 23 Nov, a public holiday) * Last entry 30 minutes before closing · 〜11/23

Tom and Jerry Waku Waku Street Ends on the last holiday All days

Tom and Jerry Waku Waku Street

Special event space, 7F, Daimaru Umeda

10:00–20:00 ・Final day, Mon 23 Nov (public holiday): closes at 18:00 · 〜11/23

SAT 11/21 GOURMET All days

Ramen EXPO (12th Edition)

Omatsuri Hiroba, Expo '70 Commemorative Park (Suita, Osaka)

11:00–21:00 ・Sat Nov 21 only: closes at 16:00 for the Expo Park fireworks event, reopens 20:00–22:00 (last order 21:30) [Dates] ・Part 1: Sat Nov 21 – Mon Nov 23 (holiday) ・Part 2: Fri Nov 27 – Sun Nov 29 ・Part 3: Fri Dec 4 – Sun Dec 6 ・Part 4: Fri Dec 11 – Sun Dec 13 ・Part 5: Fri Dec 18 – Sun Dec 20 ・Part 6: Sat Dec 26 – Wed Dec 30 · 〜12/30

Tower of the Sun Projection Mapping at Expo '70 Park 11/22–11/23

Tower of the Sun Projection Mapping at Expo '70 Park

Expo '70 Commemorative Park — Taiyo no Hiroba (Natural Cultural Garden) and EXPO'70 Pavilion (Suita, Osaka)

Tower of the Sun: 17:00–21:00 (5-minute shows starting at :05, :15, :30 and :45 past each hour; last park entry 20:30) EXPO'70 Pavilion: 10:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30) · 〜12/30

UNTIL 11/29 SEASONAL All days

Autumn Leaves Festival at Expo '70 Park

Japanese Garden and Natural Cultural Gardens, Expo '70 Commemorative Park (Suita, Osaka)

9:30–17:00 (last entry 16:30), open daily during the festival · 〜11/29

FROM 11/14 SEASONAL All days

Minoh Park Momiji (Autumn Leaves) Festival

Meiji-no-Mori Minoh Quasi-National Park, along the Takimichi trail (Hankyu Minoh Station to Minoh Falls)

"Night Walk of Sound and Light": daily from sunset to 21:30 · 〜12/6

Christmas Market in Osaka at Tenshiba All days

Christmas Market in Osaka at Tenshiba

Tenshiba & Tenshiba i:na, Tennoji Park, Tennoji-ku, Osaka

11:00–21:00 (last order 20:30); opening day Nov 20 from 16:00, and until 21:30 Dec 19–25 (last order 21:00) · 〜12/25

Bayside Shakedown THE MUSEUM (Osaka) Ends on the last holiday All days

Bayside Shakedown THE MUSEUM (Osaka)

ATC Special Venue (ITM Building 4F)

Weekdays 13:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30) Weekends & holidays 10:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30) · 〜11/23

Hankyu Umeda Christmas Market 2026 All days

Hankyu Umeda Christmas Market 2026

Hankyu Umeda Main Store 9F, Festival Square

11:00–19:00 * The mirror ball tree light show runs on the hour (11:00–19:00) from 19 Nov to 25 Dec. On 25 Dec the last show is at 16:00. · 〜12/25

KITTE Osaka Christmas 2026 All days

KITTE Osaka Christmas 2026

Around KITTE Osaka (1F Atrium, B1 Sunken Garden and more)

Varies by programme (projection mapping planned every 30 minutes from 17:10) · 〜12/25

UMEDA SKY BUILDING Christmas 2026 All days

UMEDA SKY BUILDING Christmas 2026

Umeda Sky Building (1F Wonder Square / 40F Kuchu Teien Floating Garden Observatory / B1F Takimi Koji)

Tree lit 12:00–23:00 / Christmas market 12:00–22:00 (last order 21:30) · 〜12/25

ENLIGHTENMENT JAPAN All days

ENLIGHTENMENT JAPAN

Central Hall, 1F, Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts (in Tennoji Park)

Five 30-minute shows a night: 17:45, 18:30, 19:15, 20:00 and 20:45 (doors open 15 min before each). No shows on Oct 13, 19, 26 and Nov 2, 9, 16, 24 · 〜11/29

UNTIL 11/23 CULTURE Ends on the last holiday All days

Special Exhibition: Sengoku Siblings

Osaka Castle Main Tower, 3F–4F Exhibition Rooms

9:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30). Open every day during the run. Partial rotation of exhibits: first half Oct 10–Nov 2, second half Nov 3–23 · 〜11/23

Osaka Street Piano Festival 2026 All days

Osaka Street Piano Festival 2026

16 venues across Osaka Prefecture plus one satellite (Grand Front Osaka, Keihan Mall, Yomiuri TV HQ, Sakai City Hall and more)

Dates and hours vary by venue · 〜12/27

UNTIL 12/31 ILLUMINATION All days

Midosuji Illumination 2026

Midosuji Avenue (Hanshin-mae to Namba-Nishiguchi intersections), Kita-ku / Chuo-ku, Osaka

Approx. 17:00–25:00 (1:00 a.m.) · 〜12/31

UNTIL 12/6 EXHIBITION All days

Andrew Wyeth Exhibition

Abeno Harukas Art Museum (Abeno Harukas 16F)

Tue–Fri 10:00–20:00; Mon, Sat, Sun and holidays 10:00–18:00 (last entry 30 min before closing). Closed Oct 5 (Mon). Some works change between the first half (Oct 3–Nov 3) and second half (Nov 4–Dec 6) · 〜12/6

UNTIL 12/20 EXHIBITION All days

NHK Sunday Museum 50th Anniversary Exhibition

Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka — 5F Gallery

10:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30). Closed Mondays, Oct 13 (Tue) and Nov 24 (Tue); open on the Mon holidays Oct 12 and Nov 23 · 〜12/20

UNTIL 12/20 EXHIBITION All days

Vibrant Ming Dynasty Calligraphy

Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts (in Tennoji Park)

9:30–17:00 (last entry 16:30). Closed Mondays (open Oct 12 and Nov 23); also closed Oct 13 and Nov 24. No rotation of exhibits during the run · 〜12/20

UNTIL 12/15 EXHIBITION All days

Minpaku Special Exhibition: Living by the Saru River

National Museum of Ethnology, Special Exhibition Hall (Expo '70 Commemorative Park)

10:00〜17:00（入館は16:30まで）／毎週水曜休館（水曜が祝日の場合は直後の平日） · 〜12/15

UNTIL 1/11 EXHIBITION All days

ALL OF EVANGELION 30th Anniversary Exhibition (Osaka)

Hirakata Park Event Hall (no park admission needed)

10:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30). Opening day Oct 18 (Sun) is timed entry on the hour from 10:00 to 16:00. Closed Oct 22 & 29; Nov 5, 12, 19 & 26; Nov 30–Dec 4; Dec 7–11; Dec 17; Jan 1 & 7 · 〜1/11

UNTIL 1/31 EXHIBITION All days

Japanese Art from the British Museum: Edo Paintings Across the Sea

Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka — 4F Gallery

10:00–17:00, Fridays until 20:00 (last entry 30 min before closing). Closed Mondays, Nov 24 (Tue), Dec 31 (Thu), Jan 1 (Fri) and Jan 12 (Tue); open on the Mon holidays Nov 23 and Jan 11 · 〜1/31

Namba Hikaritabi Winter Illumination All days

Namba Hikaritabi Winter Illumination

Namba Parks, Namba CITY, Takashimaya Osaka, Tsutenkaku and the wider Namba area

Daily 17:00–24:00 (midnight), except some facilities; Takashimaya Osaka 17:00–23:00 · 〜2/14

UNTIL 11/29 EXHIBITION All days

Mucha Art Expo Returns

Sakai Alphonse Mucha Museum (Sakai City Cultural Hall), Bellemage Sakai Bldg. 2, 2F–4F

9:30–17:15 (last entry 16:30). Closed Mondays (open Aug 10, Sep 21, Oct 12, Nov 2 and Nov 23); also closed Oct 13, Nov 4 and Nov 24 · 〜11/29

UNTIL 4/4 ILLUMINATION All days

Hirakata Park Hikari no Yuenchi 2026-27

Hirakata Park, Hirakata

Weekends, holidays and selected weekdays only (closed Jan 1). Lit from 17:00 to closing (from 17:30 in Feb, from 18:00 in Mar–Apr) · 〜4/4

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