Okinawa Local Events This Weekend Nov 29-30, 2025

Feature Events

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🍖 Okinawa & World Meat Festival

📅 When: Saturday, November 29, 2025

📍 Where: Okinawa Comprehensive Athletic Park – Track & Field Stadium (5-3-1 Hiyane, Okinawa City)

Google Pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/cnkT25CGmcC2cdYz6

🅿️ Parking: Parking is available at Okinawa Comprehensive Athletic Park. Most lots are usually free, but restrictions may apply on major event days.

🍱 This event offers a rare chance to taste Okinawan traditions like whole roasted pork, goat soup, and haikei chicken alongside global favorites such as kebabs, tacos, burgers, and even alligator meat. Visitors can also watch an Ishigaki beef butchering show up close—something you don’t see every day.

🌟 It’s an easy and delicious way to experience local culture, support the community, and enjoy a lively festival atmosphere that you simply can’t get from sightseeing alone.

🌿 Okinawa Vegan Food Festival

📅 When: Sunday, November 30, 2025

📍 Where: Plaza House Shopping Center, 2nd Floor (3-1-12 Kubota, Okinawa City) 

Google Pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/awpdC4EFD9D75s857

🅿️ Parking: Parking is available at Plaza House Shopping Center. Most lots are usually free, but restrictions may apply on major event days.

🥗 This event features Okinawa’s original vegan festival, offering plant-based dishes that surprise even non-vegans, along with a farmers market full of Okinawan vegetables and wheat-based foods. A kids’ space is available, making it easy for families to enjoy the day together.

🌟 It’s a fun way to explore local culture through food, connect with the community, and discover new flavors you won’t find in typical travel spots.

🍺 NAHA LOCAL BREWERIES’ GARDEN

📅 When: Saturday, November 29, 2025 and Sunday, November 30, 2025

📍 Where: Kibōgaoka Park (3-2 Makishi, Naha City)

Google Pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9x8HAasc9f9zKCKc7

🅿️ Parking: Parking is available around Kibōgaoka Park. Most nearby lots are usually paid, and free spaces may be limited, especially during events.

🍖 This two-day festival brings together seven local breweries from Naha, offering a wide selection of craft beers along with delicious meat dishes prepared in honor of Good Meat Day. Visitors can sample unique local brews and enjoy great food under the autumn sky.

🌟 It’s a relaxed and enjoyable way to experience Okinawa’s local beer culture, meet the community, and enjoy flavors and atmosphere you won’t encounter just by visiting typical tourist spots.

🎉 Sakaemachi Market Festival

📅 When: Saturday, November 29, 2025

📍 Where: Sakaemachi Market East Entrance Street (381–379 Asato, Naha City) 

Google Pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/x9dMFAMhtdQ5VGFt8

🅿️ Parking: Parking is available around Sakaemachi Market. Most nearby lots are paid, and free spaces may be limited due to the dense neighborhood and event traffic.

🎤 This lively festival fills the retro streets of Sakaemachi Market with entertainers such as the Obaa Rappers, Sakaemachi Singers, and Sakaemachi Dancers, with special guest Johnny Ginowan adding even more excitement. Visitors can enjoy delicious dishes from market vendors while soaking in the nostalgic postwar charm of this classic shopping district.

🌟 It’s a fun and memorable way to experience Okinawa’s local culture, connect with the community, and enjoy an authentic neighborhood festival atmosphere far beyond what typical sightseeing spots offer.