2024: 28th Annual Japanese Fall Festival Event - Mizumoto Stroll Garden (Japanese Culture, Food, Performances, Live Taiko, Samurai Sword..) 3 DaysNEW

The Japanese Fall Festival is a celebration of authentic Japanese culture highlighting Springfield’s 37-year-old sister city relationship with Isesaki, Japan. In typical years, Springfield and Isesaki exchange performers to entertain and share culture at each other’s festivals. 

Springfield Sister Cities Association donates half of the Japanese Fall Festival’s admission proceeds to the maintenance and development of the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden, sponsored by Simmons Bank. The remaining proceeds benefit cultural programs which further Springfield Sister Cities Association’s mission of “Peace through People.”

For more information regarding the Japanese Fall Festival or Springfield Sister Cities Association, please contact us.

*More than 13,000 people attended the festival last year! (2022)

Festival Date (3 Days)
Fri: Sept 6, 2024: 5 pm-10 pm 
Sat: Sept 7, 2024:  11 am-10 pm 
Sun: Sept 8, 2024: 11 am-6 pm 

Members Get in Free
Members of Springfield Sister Cities Association receive free entry all weekend. An annual membership ranges in price from $5 for a student to $50 for a family; join and view additional membership benefits at peacethroughpeople.org/membership.

Hours and Admission
Tickets available at the gate; cash or card accepted.

Pets welcome! Standard park rules apply.

Full Schedule

Event Location
Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden, 2400 S. Scenic Ave., Springfield, MO 65807

Festival Event Title
Annual Japanese Fall Festival Event - Mizumoto Stroll Garden (Japanese Culture, Food, Performances..(Live Taiko, Samurai Sword, Seiran Chiba