murmurMaebashi Tanabata Festival
Maebashi City · Central Maebashi shopping streets, Maebashi Central Event Square and Bambagawa-dori
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Maebashi Tanabata Festival Committee · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jul 10–12, 2026 （Ended） 10:00–21:00 on July 10 and 11; 10:00–20:00 on July 12
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early July
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Held every year in early July; dates are announced each year
- Venue
- Central Maebashi shopping streets, Maebashi Central Event Square and Bambagawa-dori
- City
- Maebashi City, Gunma
About
For 3 days in early July, Tanabata decorations fill the shopping streets of central Maebashi. The city has backed the festival since 1951, and 2026 was its seventy-sixth year. What sets Maebashi apart is how much is handmade: each street competes with its own ideas, from scenes of old tales and current events to displays that move with motors, and a contest judges the entries, which you can see on site. At Maebashi Central Event Square there are stands for hanging wish cards and workshop booths, while Bambagawa-dori has lanterns and a corner for writing wishes. Food stalls line the way, and crowds linger into the night.
Sources
- OfficialMaebashi Tanabata Festival Committee maebashi-tanabata.jp
- OfficialMaebashi Convention & Visitors Bureau www.maebashi-cvb.com
Last checked: Oct 11, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
murmur is an app that shows short, anonymous posts on a map, right where they were written. On festival day, open the map around the venue and see what people nearby are saying.