Popular Weekend Events in Nagoya (September Updated)

This year, Nagoya's largest autumn event celebrated its 72nd anniversary, with over 700 participants dressed in samurai attire parading through the city streets to commemorate three influential local heroes of the 16th-century Sengoku period: Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. The city center was filled with various festive activities, including parades, floats, battle reenactments, samurai horseback archery, and martial arts performances, while concerts were held around Hisaya-Odori Park. This two-day event, usually held in mid-October, attracts thousands of visitors annually.

The historic town of Arimatsu in Nagoya hosts the Arimatsu Tenmansha Shrine's autumn festival, the Arimatsu Float Festival, on the first Sunday of October each year. Designated as Tangible Folk Cultural Properties of Nagoya City, the floats of Hotei, Karako, and Jingu Takago are rotated solely by human power, and mechanical puppet performances are performed atop them, creating a breathtaking spectacle. At night, the three floats, adorned with approximately 250 paper lanterns, transform the streets into a magnificent spectacle.

"ENHYPEN WORLD TOUR 'BLOOD SAGA' IN JAPAN" is a tour by the 7-member Korean group ENHYPEN, visiting Japan's four major domes. The tour title "BLOOD SAGA" combines BLOOD, meaning "blood," and SAGA, meaning an epic tale, representing the vampire narrative that has been central to the group's worldview since their debut. The production allows audiences to experience this story through stage performances. The Nagoya performance will be held for two days on Saturday, December 26 and Sunday, December 27, 2026, at Vantelin Dome Nagoya. Vantelin Dome Nagoya is an indoor dome stadium located in Higashi-ku, Nagoya, known as the home stadium of the Chunichi Dragons professional baseball team. It is conveniently located just a short walk from Nagoyashi Eki-mae Yada Station on the Nagoya Municipal Subway. In addition to this Nagoya performance, the Japan tour will cover 8 performances in 4 cities: Tokyo Dome (December 1-2, 2026), Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka (February 6-7, 2027), and Kyocera Dome Osaka (February 19-20 of the same year). The main world tour will kick off with a Seoul performance in May 2026, marking the 4th world tour spanning 21 cities globally.

Sunday, August 04, 2024Concert venue opens at 14:00 / Concert begins at 16:00 Monday, August 05, 2024Concert venue opens at 16:00 / Concert begins at 18:00 Ticket Pick-up Time:on the day of the show 14:00-16:00 onSunday;16:00-18:00 onMonday (Please collect your tickets within the specified time and do not be late.) Ticket Pick-up Location:Gate 3NagoyaDome(Vantelin Dome Nagoya, 1 Chome-1-1 Daikominami, Higashi Ward, Nagoya, Aichi 461-0047) * Concert details, concert dates, concert venue opening and starting time, cast, etc., are subject to change. We ask for your understanding. * Refunds due to changes in the event are not available.

Hanazawa Kana's 2024 "Memoirs and Fingertips" tour will arrive in Nagoya on July 10, 4, bringing an unforgettable musical feast to local fans. This concert will be held at the Nagoya Congress Center, where Hanazawa Kana will perform songs from her new album "Memoirs and Fingertips 2024" and her well-known classics. On stage in Nagoya, she will showcase her unique voice and captivating performance, reaffirming her esteemed position in the music industry. Nagoya fans, get ready for an evening filled with emotion and memories!

This is a special exhibition that introduces the history of koalas at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens and the situation of endangered koalas.