2023 - 27th 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 8, 2023: 5 pm-10 pm 
Sat: Sept 9, 2023:  11 am-10 pm 
Sun: Sept 10, 2023: 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.
   Fri., Sept. 9 5 p.m.-10 p.m. $8/adult $3/child ages 3-12
   Sat., Sept. 10 11 a.m.-10 p.m. $12/adult $3/child ages 3-12
   Sun., Sept. 11 11 a.m.-6 p.m. $8/adult $3/child ages 3-12 or person in cosplay

Pets welcome! Standard park rules apply.

Full Schedule

Workshops
Ikebana Workshop ($35/arrangement) - Saturday at 12:30pm
Tea Ceremony Workshop ($10/person*) - Saturday or Sunday at 12:30pm or 2pm
Tai Chi Chuan Workshop ($5/person) - Saturday or Sunday at 2pm
Kokedama Workshop ($35/ball) - Saturday at 3:30pm or Sunday at 3pm
Bonsai Workshop ($60/tree) - Saturday at 5:30pm or Sunday at 12:30pm

Register for Workshop

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

Festival Event Title
2023 Annual 27th Japanese Fall Festival Event - Mizumoto Stroll Garden (Japanese Culture, Food, Performances..(Live Taiko, Samurai Sword, Seiran Chiba