Events

You can finally start to ‘Book a visit date and time’ from 13 October.
This article provides a weekly round-up of events, highlighting information on the week when booking begins for visit dates and times.
Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis starting six months before the desired visit date.

This issue of the newsletter introduces events scheduled to take place at the various event facilities at the Yumeshima venue from 5 to 13 October 2025.
Please refer to the event information below to consider the dates of your visit and book your ‘visit date and time’ at your earliest convenience!

*Booking a visit date and time is required before visiting the Expo. For details on how to book a visit date and time, please click here.
*Please note that event titles and content are those currently planned and are subject to change without notice.
*Some events require advance booking. Further details will be announced from winter 2024 as they become available.

National Day and Special Day👇

Djibouti　National Day
	📅Oct.5, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden”

Uganda　National Day
	📅Oct.6, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden”

Honduras　National Day
	📅Oct.9, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden”

Cabo Verde　National Day
	📅Oct.10, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden”

Haiti　National Day
	📅Oct.11, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden”

The calendar of National Days and Special Days : Click here

Introducing Events from 5 -13 October👇

【Poland】 Gamedev Week

📅Oct.1-Oct.5, 2025 📍Gallery WEST

Gamedev Week presenting the best of Polish games and technologies using mapping, 3d visuals, multimedia presentations and organising gaming competition for the gamers

The Power of Intellectual Property builds tomorrow.

📅Oct.2-Oct.10, 2025 📍EXPO Exhibition Center “WASSE”

Many people want to give shape to their ideas and thoughts, and to improve society. So many people are changing the world through the power of intellectual property. It can support your ideas and the challenges you are facing—and it may become the power to make our world a better place.

Showcase the attractiveness and value of future-thinking SMEs

📅Oct.3-Oct.7, 2025 📍EXPO Exhibition Center “WASSE”

The exhibition will highlight small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with innovative products, services, and technologies. Presented in a hands-on format, these SMEs are seen as “challengers sailing into uncharted waters,” overcoming obstacles as they tackle social issues and work toward a better future.

Remake Fassion Show/Project to promote the attractiveness of the manufacturing i

📅Oct.4-Oct.5, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage South

By holding a fashion show featuring “remade clothes,” we hope to raise awareness of “clothing waste” and to help people realize the potential of discarded clothing.

EARTH MART DAY

📅Oct.5, 2025 📍EXPO Hall “Shining Hat”

Signature Pavilion EARTH MART related events produced by KOYAMA Kundo

【Djibouti】National voluntary event

📅Oct.5, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden”

Tradition and folklore performance

Lemino Music EXPO LIVE(TBD)

📅Oct.5-Oct.6, 2025 📍EXPO Arena “Matsuri”

To be announced

Enjoy Spors Expo etc

📅Oct.5, 2025 📍EXPO Exhibition Center “WASSE”

UNION OF KANSAI GOVERNMENTS

Through sports, we aim to enhance the momentum for lifelong sports participation, organizing inclusive multi-sports experience events that welcome both able-bodied and disabled participants. The event also features stage performances that provide inspiring and learning opportunities.

【Netherlands】The Netherlands Closing Performance

📅Oct.5-Oct.6, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Inner East

The Netherlands plans to close out its cultural programme with two musical performances in October.

【Canada】Canada LIVE! – Cultural Performance Presented by the Canada Pavilion

📅Oct.5, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Outer East

Canada will present a vibrant cultural program at Expo 2025 Osaka to showcase our country’s diversity and creativity. More information on Canada’s performances will be shared soon.

【Saudi Arabia】 We Are Saudi Arabia

📅Oct.5, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Outer East

Experience the magic of Saudi Arabia’s iconic symbols—The Arabian Leopard and The Arabian Horse—brought to life in a captivating puppet show at Expo 2025 Osaka.

JALCanbin Crew OGs　Voices of the SKY sing to the sky and world

📅Oct.5, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Outer East

One world, one sky. Friends who love songs come together and present songs with treasured memories of flying the skies. We sing for peace.

【Uganda】Cultural Performance on Uganda National Day

📅Oct.6, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden”

Musical Performance, Dance and Drama

【United Nations】UNEP and InfinArt.org ‘s Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) Environmental Art

📅Oct.6-Oct.7, 2025 📍Gallery WEST

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) Environmental Art Project, led by Dr. John Dahlsen and InfinArt.org, offers a groundbreaking opportunity to address ocean pollution through innovative art and technology.

【Poland】 Theatrical play performed by MASKA Theater from Poland (Japanese play – Hachiko)

📅Oct.6, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage South

The “Maska” theater in Rzeszow is the only professional puppet theater in the Subcarpathian region. Since December 2008, in addition to a large stage with an audience of 240 seats, it also has a small stage, allowing the realization of theatrical forms requiring an intimate space and closer contact with the audience.

Dance Drama “Breakthrough Journey”

📅Oct.7-Oct.8, 2025 📍EXPO Hall “Shining Hat”

photo by Ryohei Tomita

Dance Drama Breakthrough Journey combines traditional and folk arts from home and abroad with dance. Dancers from different backgrounds, including disability, gender, nationality, ethnicity and language, create small pieces in the region where they live. 11 regional pieces are assembled like a puzzle on stage to form a unique story.

JAPAN IKEBANA ART SPECIAL EXHIBITION

📅Oct.7-Oct.11, 2025 📍Gallery EAST

The flower art works will be exhibited by the headquarters officers of the Japan Ikebana Art Association, association officers and members active mainly in the Kansai region. Ikebana is now enjoyed all over the world. For the future, their beauty and the simple joy of their existence.

《Wood Culture Music Festival》— World Wood Day 2025 JAPAN concert —

📅Oct.7-Oct.9, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage North

Organization : Japan Wood Culture Society / World Wood Day 2025 Japan Executive Committee

Various musical performances using instruments made from wood and bamboo from around the world will be held for three days from October 7th to 9th.

【Uganda】Uganda – Japan Tourism, Trade and Investment Forum (Uganda National Day)

📅Oct.7, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Inner East

Trade, Investment and Tourism Promotion Event (Presentations, Speeches, mini cultural performances and one-on-one meetings

International Festival of Disabled People’s Arts and Culture （Performinng arts)

📅Oct.8-Oct.10, 2025 📍EXPO Hall “Shining Hat”

This festival will showcase the diversity of the expression and arts, featuring several outstanding domestic and international arts groups composed with professional artists and persons with disabilitites. A variety of performing arts stages will be presented, including Wadaiko (Japanese drum) performance, Iwami Kagura (traditional performing arts), music, dance and drama.

International Festival of Disabled People’s Arts and Culture （Exhibition of Art)

📅Oct.8-Oct.11, 2025 📍Gallery WEST

Exhibition of art works by disabled people and works by Japanese artists recognized worldwide as Art Brut.

Semimaru: The Deity of Japanese Musical Arts and His Devoted Performers

📅Oct.8, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage South

Organizing Committee of the Seki Semimaru Shrine Performing Arts Festival

The event will commence with a Shinto ceremony conducted by the Chief Priest of Seki-Semimaru Shrine, who will set an altar dedicated to Semimaru-no-Mikoto. This historic shrine, located on Mount Ahusaka in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, is one of several significant sites that mark the origins of Japanese performing arts history. Through traditional Japanese music, dance, and theatrical performances, we aim to both entertain participants and spectators while offering our devotions to the deity.

【Poland】 Rhythmic gymnastics show performed by Liliana Lewinska from Poland

📅Oct.8, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Inner East

Rhythmic gymnastics show performed by Liliana Lewinska from Poland. Liliana Lewinska (born 2 November 2008 in Wroclaw) is a Polish rhythmic gymnast.

【Saudi Arabia】 We Are Saudi Arabia

📅Oct.9, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage South

Experience the magic of Saudi Arabia’s iconic symbols—The Arabian Leopard and The Arabian Horse—brought to life in a captivating puppet show at Expo 2025 Osaka.

SOUND BATH LIVE By World Musical Instrument

📅Oct.9, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Inner East

This rare collaboration transcends the countries in which the instruments originate, and you can enjoy the soothing live music and even join in the performance by playing the instruments on the spot.

【Hungary】Hungarian Music Performance

📅Oct.9-Oct.10, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Outer East

hungarian music performance

【European Union】 European Union SDGs Beyond future society for life

📅Oct.9, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage West

To be announced

【Netherlands】Common Ground Music Stage – October Edition

📅Oct.9, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage West

The Netherlands plans to bring Dutch musical artists every month to perform on Pop-Up Stage West.

“Kids Expo” opens the door to the future

📅Oct.10-Oct.11, 2025 📍EXPO Exhibition Center “WASSE”

Family event with the theme of “A Day to Support Children’s Dreams. Through various experiences such as work experience and dream speech contest, you will find an opportunity to meet your “favorite”. *the time schedule yet to be determined.

【San Marino】San Marino History and Music

📅Oct.10, 2025 📍Festival Station (Indoor event space)

medieval performance and music performance

【Ireland】 Halloween Festival

📅Oct.11, 2025 📍EXPO Arena “Matsuri”

We plan to celebrate the Celtic festival of Halloween in collaboration with Macnas, an award-winning internationally acclaimed spectacle theatre company based in Galway.

【Haiti】Haiti mother of Liberty

📅Oct.11, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage South

Music and Dance (10 performers)

【Saudi Arabia】 We Are Saudi Arabia

📅Oct.11, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Inner East

Experience the magic of Saudi Arabia’s iconic symbols—The Arabian Leopard and The Arabian Horse—brought to life in a captivating puppet show at Expo 2025 Osaka.

【Viet Nam】 Viet Nam traditional art performance

📅Oct.11, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Outer East

The most beautiful and unique traditional music of Viet Nam performed by the outstanding musical troupe

“Inochi Declaration”Festival

📅Oct.11, 2025 📍Festival Station (Indoor event space)

In the Festival, we will announce the Inochi Declaration, which is the results of series of discussions on what should we do and what we can do to pave the way for a new era where all lives have vigorous experiences. Participants of the Inochi Forum, including young generations, will discuss and present their recommendations and future actions.

Introducing Daily Events 👇

A Spectacular Show of Water and Air “Under the Midnight Rainbow”

📅Every Day 【April, September, October】①19:10~（ 18:40 Open ）②20:30~（ 20:00 Open ） 【May-August】①19:30 ~ （ 19:00 Open ）②20:30~ （ 20:00 Open ） 📍Signature Zone Water Plaza

“Under the Midnight Rainbow” is spectacular show that themed of “water and air” performed at “Water Plaza” which is symbolic area of the Expo. With approximately 300 fountains and water screen decorate the show. Furthermore, operating with the various devices such as music, laser, fire to create the stage. Please enjoy the spectacular entertainment show created with these resonate. Show is approx. 20 minutes.

One World, One Planet.

📅Held every day after sunset during the Expo

A moment of hope connecting from all over the world, where the sound and video equipment of the entire venue, as well as visitors’ devices held, interlock and light up like the cells of a single large living creature.

EXPO SAUNA ‘TAIYO TSUBOMI’

📅Every day 　*The schedule of the event may be changed suddenly due to maintenance of the sauna room. 📍Future Life Zone

This sauna provides a completely new ‘co-creation’ space that embodies a ‘soft and warm’ future society, where the space covered with ETFE film* membrane material that transmits natural light is beautifully illuminated by LEDs and harmonises with the nature of Osaka Bay, which changes with the seasons and time. *ETFE film: high-performance fluoropolymer rolled into film form. It is attracting attention as a material that can replace glass for new architectural expression.