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.**
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
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
Wading pool Saitama Children's Zoo - It is hard to believe it is already the time of year for wading pools and rivers. However, this year is quite different with the coronavirus. Normally, the wading / splash pool in the Children's Zoo opens for the season during Golden Week. But
Dinghy Park Koshigaya - The dinghy park started on April 4th, but due to the State of Emergency there have been some changes. Basically from June 1st it will be a similar system to last year. Subject to change though depending on how the coronavirus outbreak develops. Between April and
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
Toda Summer Pool for kids at Kodomo No Kuni. Kodomo no Kuni is the name of the Children's Center in Toda city, Saitama. Among their many facilities they have outdoor pools for children in the summer. They have a 30 cm pool and a 45 cm pool making them ideal
Seibu opened their water park on Saturday the 4th of July. As most other outdoor pools have been cancelled this year, there was a chance that the Seibuen pools would not open, but they only announced last minute that they would go ahead with the popular attraction this summer. A
Wind chimes at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine 2020. On June 21st the shrine announced that they had finally made a decision about their popular summer events. At that time, they decided to completely cancel the pinwheel event and to postpone the wind chimes event. However, on July 2nd they posted to
Things to see in Kawagoe in Summer, pinwheels display at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine annually in June. Event information for the annual pinwheel display event at the Hikawa Shrine in Kawagoe.
One of the earliest parks to open their outdoor pools for the summer season is Numakage Park in Urawa, Saitama. Numakage park also has an all year round indoor pool. For the first two weekends of July and the last week of August please note the pools are only open
The Sakado outdoor pool is a small local seasonal outdoor water park in the Sakado Sports Park. For the 2020 season the pools were set to open from Saturday July 4th to Sunday September 6th from 9.30 am to 6 pm. However, due to the Coronavirus outbreak the pools will
Owada Family Pool in Niiza is one of the earliest pools to open for the summer pool. Every year it opens on the same dates for the season; from July 10th until September 2nd. However, in 2020 the pools will not open to the public due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
Saitama Water Park Summer Pools in Ageo usually open in the middle of July to early September. However, in 2020, like most other seasonal outdoor pools and aqua parks, the Saitama Water park summer pools will not be open to the public. However, If you are looking to enjoy an outdoor
Update: The park has subsequently announced that they will not open the pools this year. Tentative information for the 2020 pool season at Shirakobato Summer Pools in Koshigaya. Please note that due to the Coronavirus outbreak there is a possibility that the summer pools will not be available this year.
Hanasaki Summer Pools at Kazo Hanasaki Park. The pools will not open to the public in 2020 due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Furthermore, several of the other facilities such as bike rental and barbecue are currently closed too. They maybe available at a later date, but the pools will not
Fujimi Garden Beach pools have been around longer than most of the prefectural summer pools (such as Kawagoe summer pools). They were refurbished and celebrated a "renewal open" 8 years ago. In 2020 the pools were scheduled to open from July 11th to August 31st, however due to the Coronavirus
Kawagoe summer pools - Kawagoe Suijo Kouen, or Kawagoe Water or Aquatic Park, is one of the bigger summer pools in Saitama. Like all the other seasonal pools, it only opens for 7 weeks over the summer holidays. 2020 information Update May 30th 2020: earlier in the week the Kawagoe
The Mizonuma Kids Pool in Asaka will not open in 2020 due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The pools are designed for families with small children. There is a toddler and preschooler pool as well as pools for older children. Unlike the prefectural pools which have a number of different pools,
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.