art
Pick
Sat & Sun
Ghibli Park Exhibition, Osaka (ATC Gallery)
ATC Gallery, Osaka Nanko
9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30). Extended to 19:00 (last entry 18:30) on select August dates. No closing days
〜9/26
Weekend · 2026/08/29–08/30
Kobe weekend →Osaka Weekend Events – 8/29(Sat) – 8/30(Sun)
View this weekend's events in Kobe →15 events happening across Osaka Prefecture this weekend, 8/29(Sat) – 8/30(Sun). Umeda, Namba, Tennoji, Osaka Castle and more.
festival
Pick
Sat & Sun Bampaku Summer Festival 2026 at Expo '70 Commemorative Park
Expo '70 Commemorative Park — around the Tower of the Sun, Omatsuri Hiroba and Yume-no-Ike
17:00–22:00 (last entry 21:30). Held on 27 days, mainly Fridays to Sundays and holidays — see the notes for exact dates.
〜9/23
art
Pick
Sat & Sun
Vermeer: Girl with a Pearl Earring
Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka — 5F Gallery
9:30–17:00 (last entry 16:30). Open until 20:00 (last entry 19:30) on Aug 28, Sep 4, Sep 11 and Sep 18–27. No closing days
〜9/27
art Sat & Sun
NHK Taiga Drama Special Exhibition: Brothers in Arms
Osaka Museum of History, 6F Special Exhibition Room
9:30–17:00 (last entry 16:30). Closed Tuesdays (open Aug 11 and 12)
〜8/31
festival Sat & Sun Osaka Station Cho-Natsumatsuri 2026 (Super Summer Festival)
Osaka Station City, Toki-no-Hiroba Plaza (5F) and other venues
〜8/31
art Sat & Sun
1999 Exhibition: Memories of a Day That Never Was
Taniguchi Etsu Dai-2 Building, Chuo-ku, Osaka
Weekdays 10:00–18:00; weekends, holidays and 8–16 Aug 10:00–19:00 (last entry 30 min before closing)
〜9/27
art Sat & Sun
90th Anniversary Special Exhibition: The Water Margin (Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts)
Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts (in Tennoji Park)
9:30–17:00 (last entry 16:30). Closed Mondays (open Jul 20 and Aug 10; closed Jul 21)
〜9/6
culture Sat & Sun
Special Exhibition: Mass Extinctions — BIG FIVE
Nature Hall, Osaka Museum of Natural History (2F, Nature Study Center, Nagai Park)
9:30–17:00 (last entry 16:30). Opens at 9:00 from Aug 8–16. Closed Mondays (open on public holidays, closed the next weekday; open Aug 3 and Aug 10)
〜10/12
seasonal Ends this weekend Sat & Sun
Summer Festa Minoh Park 2026
Meiji-no-Mori Minoh Quasi-National Park, along the Takimichi trail (Minoh Falls, Ryuanji and more)
Illumination from sunset to 21:00 (the riverside kawadoko lighting continues to Sep 13)
〜8/30
festival Sat & Sun
43rd Fuse Saturday Night Market
Shopping streets north of Fuse Station (Brandolli Fuse 1–4)
18:00–21:00（一部の商店街は19:00スタート）
〜9/5
marche Ends this weekend Sat & Sun
BON MARCHE TWIN21
Atrium Plaza, 1F, TWIN21, Osaka Business Park
Wed Aug 26: 11:00–18:00 / Sat Aug 29 & Sun Aug 30: 10:00–17:00
〜8/30
marche Sat only
IZUMISANO NIGHT 2026 — A Night for the Five Senses
SHARE BASE Tsumugiya and six other venues on the sea side of Izumisano Station
16:00–21:00
festival Ends this weekend Sat & Sun Ookini Matsuri 2026
Tenshiba, Tennoji Park Entrance Area
〜8/30
music Ends this weekend Sat & Sun
RUSH BALL 2026 (Izumiotsu Phoenix)
Izumiotsu Phoenix Multipurpose Ground
開場9:30／開演11:00
〜8/30
culture Sun only
2026 Taiwan Pavilion in Kansai (Osaka)
Congres Square Grand Green Osaka
11:00〜17:00