Three Local Okinawa Festivals Worth Checking Out This January
Three Local Okinawa Festivals Worth Checking Out This January. Find the one that suites you to experience goods, foods, and services produced locally in Okinawa.
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Okinawa Children’s Kingdom Christmas Fantasy 2025, Dec 20–31
A high-energy Christmas and year-end festival with illuminations, lasers, fireworks, live shows, and nonstop family fun.
Okinawa Chatan Industry Festival Dec 6–7, 2025
Family event with food trucks, workshops, live performances, and fun activities featuring local products and cultural showcases.
Shurijo Castle Restoration Event Dec 6–22, 2025
Shurijo Castle event features night illuminations, projection mapping, daytime tours, and hands-on craft workshops for all ages.
Nanjo City Festival 2025 – Where Even the Fireworks Have a Heart (Nov 16, 2025)
A lively Okinawan festival with heart-shaped fireworks, local food, and performances celebrating the love and culture of Nanjo City.
Tedako Pocket Festa – 48th Urasoe Tedako Festival Oct 18–19, 2025
Enjoy fireworks, Eisa, and live shows at Urasoe’s Tedako Pocket Festa, packed with family fun and a new Kids Village.
Get Muddy at the 15th Kin Town Rice Field Festival – September 21, 2025
Kin Town Rice Field Festival 2025 features mud play, water buffalo rides, canoeing, SUP, crafts, nature tours, beetle classes, and Anpanman shows.
Teruma Eisa Summer Festival 2025 – August 23 & 24
Celebrate summer’s finale with free Eisa shows and 500 yen festival eats at Teruma Eisa Summer Festival 2025.
Okinawa Motobu Ocean Festival – August 16–17, 2025
Two days of boat races, fireworks, live music, magic shows, and ocean-themed fun at the 52nd Motobu Ocean Festival.
15th Yukata Festival in Yonakohama, Okinawa – August 24, 2025
Colorful yukatas, food stalls, live shows, and family fun at Yonakohama Park’s summer festival – a perfect Okinawa evening.