Find out what’s on in Saitama this weekend with the best Saitama event list on the web. If its on in Saitama, its on insaitama.com!
Please see the grey “details box” at the bottom of each individual event for dates, hours, prices, location and external links.
**During the 2020 Coronavirus Outbreak events are subject to change and cancellation at a moment’s notice. Please do always check with the official website for any last minute changes or cancellations.**
Umbrella Sky Project Saitama Japan - "Forest and Lake and Umbrella" and "Moomin Valley and Umbrella". In 2019 Metsa brought Japan's largest Umbrella Sky Design Project to date ever and this year, 2020, they are making it even larger again. Recommended related attraction in Metsa: Panza Funmock - an
Satte Hydrangea Festival in Gongendo Park, Satte, Saitama. The 2020 Hydrangea festival festival has been cancelled, but the park is open to the public. Gongendo Park Gongendo is a prefectural park in Satte, renowned for its seasonal flowers. The park is best known for its stunning cherry blossom and rapeseed
The annual Tokorozawa Lily Festival in 2020. The dates have not yet been decided, but it generally takes place for the month of June. The 2020 lily festival has been cancelled. The festival is normally held in the Lily Garden of Tokorozawa, a popular place for lilies near Tokyo. As
Water Play Shinrin Park - One of the better (non-swimming-pool) water play areas in Saitama is in Shinrin Park. There are two separate places you can play with water in Shinrin Park, both near the West Gate where most of the children's facilities are. The "Mori no Oasis" is a
The 2020 Ranzan Lavender festival has been cancelled for 2020 due to the Coronavirus Outbreak. 2019 and general information below the divider: 2019 Ranzan Lavender Festival ~ Saturday June 8th to Sunday July 7th. There is cause for celebration in Ranzan this Lavender season, as the Ranzan Lavender field
Ancient Lotus, Kodai Hasu No Sato, Gyoda  June 19th to August to early August Kodai Hasu No Sato ~ Ancient Lotus Flower Park Kodai Hasu no Sato is a public park in Gyoda city. It was developed to showcase the ancient lotus that were found in the area a few
The Olympics torch relay event post was initially written before the Coronavirus outbreak. As of this time, April 8th 2020, things are still pretty much up in the air. The torch relay has been postponed, I would speculate until the same time next year - 2021. Every prefecture will participate
Fukaya Tanabata Festival - also known as the Fukaya Star Festival. The 2020 Fukaya Tanabata Festival was scheduled to take place from Friday July 10th until Sunday July 12th. However, due to the coronavirus outbreak the festival was cancelled. About 200,000 spectators from Saitama, Tokyo and even further afield, descend
The Okegawa Gion Festival has been celebrated for the last 280 years. Okegawa city is not a particularly famous or popular city in contemporary society, but once upon a time it was a key commercial hub along the Nakasendo Path. The Nakasendo Road was like a highway that connected Kyoto
Sakura Town Shin Tokorozawa is part of the Cool Japan Forest Project, an initiative between Kadokawa Corporation and Tokorozawa city. The development includes a library museum, an atypical shrine and anime hotel to name but three of the cool attractions. Update May 14th 2020: News came through on Wednesday the
The main weekend of the Satte Summer Festival is usually the 2nd weekend in July. The 2020 event has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak. At this moment in time, May 2020, the Satte Prefectural Government has not cancelled or announced changes to this event. Due to the current
Kumagaya Uchiwa Festival, one of the Kanto (Greater Tokyo) area's largest summer festivals, is held annually from July 20th - 22nd. Uchiwa means fan, as in a hand held fan used to cool down in the summer. Therefore, sometimes the festival is called Kumagaya Fan Festival in English. Last year, 2019,
The 19th annual Saitama Shintoshin Keyaki Hiroba Water Fight Festival and World Festa has not yet been released. It is normally held on the last Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the month. There is a very high likelihood that the event will not be scheduled this year due to the
The Olympic shooting events are being held at the Asaka Shooting range in Nerima ward in Tokyo. Although the address is officially Tokyo, the site is right between Niiza and Wako cities and part of the Japan Ground Self Defense Forces Asaka base. The Asaka base's address is Asaka City,
Events by their very nature are tentative. Please do check with the official sources for any last minute changes due to weather or other mitigating factors, particularly with the current Coronavirus outbreak.