Japanese Fall Festival 🇯🇵 2026

Mark your calendars for the 30th Annual Japanese Fall Festival 📅 Sept. 11-13, 2026 in the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden!
𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐃𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍
🎟️ Tickets available at the GATE ONLY; cash or card accepted.
• Fri., Sept.11 from 5 p.m.–10 p.m.
Admission: $10/adult; $4/child ages 3–12
• Sat., Sept. 12 from 11 a.m.–10 p.m.
Admission: $15/adult; $4/child ages 3–12
• Sun., Sept. 13 from 11 a.m.–5 p.m.
Admission: $10/adult; $4/child ages 3–12 or person in cosplay
🐾 Pets are welcome! Standard park rules apply.
𝐁𝐮𝐲 𝐚 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞
🎫 Members of Springfield Sister Cities Association receive free entry all weekend. View additional benefits and join at PeaceThroughPeople.org/Membership
𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐒
🪭 The 2026 headliner is Uzumaru, winners of the 2025 North American International Yosakoi Festival held in Canada.
𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐋𝐄 - COMING SOON.
🗓️ View the full activity and stage performance schedule at PeaceThroughPeople.org/JFF
𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒
🌸 Guests stroll the garden, enjoy workshops and demonstrations, shop with food and retail vendors. There's even a special area just for kids! 🎨
𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐒 - COMING SOON.
🧵 View the full workshop schedule and register at PeaceThroughPeople.org/JFF
𝐓𝐄𝐀 𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐄𝐒 - COMING SOON
𝐂𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘
🎎 Cosplay Day is Sunday, Sept. 13! Come in costume (costume role play) to receive $4 admission.
𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐋𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊
🏮 At dusk on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11 & 12, hundreds of torches light the garden pathways while soft Japanese music fills the air to create a romantic atmosphere. 🪷 Purchase a wishing lantern and set your dreams afloat the koi ponds.
𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐑
🙌 Hundreds of volunteers are needed! Volunteers receive free entry the day of their shift. Learn more at PeaceThroughPeople.org/JFF
𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐃
🛍️ Vendor applications are closed. SSCA is delighted to offer a great mix of cultural local and out-of-town food and retail vendors.
𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐒
🎌 Presenting: Missouri Arts Council
– Renewal by Anderson
– Creative Sound and Music
– Fisk Transportation
💡 Sponsorships still available at PeaceThroughPeople.org/JFF
🤝 In partnership with Springfield Botanical Gardens, Friends of the Garden, and the Springfield-Greene County Park Board.
𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐋
The Japanese Fall Festival celebrates authentic Japanese culture and highlights Springfield’s 40-year sister city relationship with Isesaki, Japan 🇯🇵 Each year, Springfield and Isesaki exchange performers 🎶 Meet the delegates in the culture tent! 💸 Half of admission proceeds support the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden, sponsored by Simmons Bank. The rest supports Sister Cities’ cultural programming promoting Peace Through People.
𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 🅿️
Park staff will guide you to a parking space that may or may not be paved. Please alert them of any mobility concerns and they will park you as close to the entrance as possible.
𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐒: NO LEFT TURNS 🚫
To minimize traffic congestion during the festival, left turns will not be allowed to enter or exit Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park. To enter the park, vehicles must arrive northbound on Scenic Avenue, from Battlefield Road and make a right turn into the park. To exit the park, vehicles may only turn right onto Scenic Avenue, northbound to Sunshine Street. Please plan your trip accordingly, and thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍
📲 Visit PeaceThroughPeople.org/JFF for full event details.