- Dates & time
- August 29, 2026 (Sat) Kickoff 19:00 (food & experience booths open 15:00 until kickoff)
- Price & booking
- Match tickets via Rakuten Ticket, price varies by seat. The family lottery (2,000 winners) costs ¥2,500 for adults, free for elementary/junior high students. Entry to the food & experience booths is free (food and goods purchased separately). Match tickets go on sale via Rakuten Ticket (official site). Applications for the family lottery (2,000 winners) close 23:59 on Aug 17, 2026 (Mon). See the official page for details.
- Venue & access
- Noevir Stadium Kobe About a 5-minute walk from Misaki-koen Station on the Kaigan subway line.
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Why You Should Visit
An annual summer fan festival held around one of Vissel Kobe's home games at Noevir Stadium Kobe. A drone show lights up the sky over the North Stand at halftime, while the lawn plaza hosts a beer garden featuring popular Kobe and Osaka breweries plus a stadium-food showdown between the two cities. Free giveaways (fans, paper fans), a water-splashing experience, and a kids' quiz contest keep things lively well before kickoff. A lottery for family tickets aimed at Kobe residents makes it an easy first match for families new to J-League soccer.
NOTE
Special features
- Drone show over the North Stand at halftime (not visible from the North Stand itself; viewing from your own seat only)
- Rakuten Travel-sponsored halftime lottery
Giveaways
- Original A4 pencil board: first 3,000 kids
- Paper fans: first 10,000 (at Gates A and B)
Experiences, 15:00 until kickoff
- Photo op with the Emperor's Cup trophy replica (outdoor futsal court; for elementary/preschool kids and accompanying guardians)
- U-12 fan club quiz contest
- Used cooking-oil collection project (VR experience, giveaways while supplies last)
- Water-splashing experience with mascot Mo-Vie and Kobe's ‘Waketon’ character
Food, 15:00 until kickoff
- Vissel Beer Garden on the lawn plaza, featuring popular Kobe and Osaka breweries
- Kobe-Osaka stadium food showdown
Goods
Cooling blanket (¥1,750), round fan (¥1,100), and more
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