Two Oktoberfest 2026 venues are running at once this Silver Week — the live-music, toast-filled Shiba Park event through September 23 and the free, dog-friendly seaside event in Toyosu through October 12. Here's how admission, hours, access, beer, and food compare.
Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki is holding its "Kochia Carnival" from September 18 to November 3, 2026, with around 40,000 kochia turning autumn shades of red across Miharashi Hill, seasonal flowers, family events, and kochia-themed treats. Free admission days fall on September 21, 26, and 27.
Around 1,000 dahlias in roughly 120 varieties, some 110,000 cosmos, and kochia will color Umami Hills Park in Nara from October 3 to 12, 2026, with food stalls and local specialty sales from the four towns of Kitakatsuragi District running alongside the flowers.
At Takino Suzuran Hillside National Government Park in Sapporo, the "Takino Autumn Sky Culture Festival 2026" runs September 20 and 21, pairing a food market of 16 stalls with a full day of brass bands, choirs, and other live performances, set against roughly 700,000 cosmos flowers now in bloom across the park's hillside.
From September 12 to October 25, 2026, Sanuki Manno Park in Kagawa hosts its Aki Irodori Festa 2026, with 6,000 kochia turning Hanameguri no Oka crimson, 170,000 cosmos across six varieties, and a full lineup of weekend outdoor events.
Korean frozen yogurt brand YOAJUNG sets up a kitchen car at Nishi-Okubo Park's Silver Week Festival from September 19 to 23, serving two festival-exclusive combos alongside its four regular combos.