Festivals · Kyushu
Oita Tanabata Festival
大分七夕まつり
One of Oita's largest festivals, with the Funai Pacchin illuminated float parade through the city centre.
Expected window
Expected window. The organiser has not published dates for this edition yet. This window comes from the previous edition or tradition, and the dates can move. Confirm at the official source before booking travel around it.
- Dates
- Fri 06 to Sat 07 Aug 2027
- Date status
- Expected window, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Chuo-dori and Funai area, central Oita City
- City
- Oita
- Prefecture
- Oita
- Region
- Kyushu
- Category
- Festivals
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Oita's official tourism site lists the Oita Tanabata Festival on the first Friday and Saturday of August (7 and 8 August in 2026), when the Funai Pacchin parade of great illuminated washi-paper floats, Chikirin Bayashi dancing and taiko fill the streets around Oita Station. The 2027 edition is expected on 6 and 7 August on the same pattern.
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking links for this event are added after the product checks pass.
Official source: https://oita-tourism.com/en/events/index_1.html. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.