Festivals · Chugoku
Shimonoseki Bakan Festival 2027
馬関まつり2027
Yamaguchi's largest festival takes over Shimonoseki on the last weekend of August, with food markets, night stalls and a mass group dance, drawing almost half a million people.
Tentative date
Tentative date. 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
- Sat 28 to Sun 29 Aug 2027
- Date status
- Tentative date, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Between JR Shimonoseki Station and Karato
- City
- Shimonoseki
- Prefecture
- Yamaguchi
- Region
- Chugoku
- Category
- Festivals
- Checked
- Sun 25 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Bakan is the old name for Shimonoseki, and its festival has run since 1978 between the station and the Karato waterfront. The 2027 dates follow the last weekend of August pattern and are marked expected until the city publishes them.
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking options for this event are being checked and will be added here.
Official source: http://choshu.timesweb.net/matsuri/index_en.html. Dates checked Sun 25 Oct 2026.