Sendai events

AKIU OH!TAKI Market 2026

Otaki Rest House, beside Akiu Great Falls

22 August-15 November 2026; Fridays-Sundays and public holidays only

Free admission; food, local products and other purchases are paid separately

YOIAKARI SENDAI — selected nights

Aobayama Park, Central Plaza (Serakurie), Sendai

Selected nights only, 21 September–28 November 2026; check the booking calendar

Junior-high age and older: weekdays ¥900, weekends/holidays ¥1,500. Ages 4 through elementary school: ¥500/¥1,000. Weekend/holiday entry after 20:00 uses weekday prices; ages 3 and under free.

Yakurai Garden Hoshiakari 2026

Yakurai Garden, Kami, Miyagi

1 October-15 December 2026; 17:30-21:00 except seven maintenance nights (see schedule)

Night admission: adults ¥1,500; elementary and junior-high school students ¥500; preschool children and visitors with disabilities are listed as free.

Lapras Sendai & Matsushima Digital Stamp Rally 2026-27

63 participating spots across the Sendai and Matsushima area’s 14 municipalities, Miyagi

9 October 2026-31 January 2027; participating venues have their own opening days and hours

Digital rally participation is free. Mobile data, transport, purchases and any separately charged venue admission are not included. Physical prizes are awarded by draw and can only be shipped within Japan.

Pokémon × Crafts: Beauty and Artistry

Tohoku History Museum, Tagajo

10 October–27 December 2026; museum closing days apply

Adults ¥1,600 (advance ¥1,400); elementary, junior-high and high-school students ¥800 (advance ¥600); preschool children free

Oraho no Album Part 2: Memories of Coastal Sendai

Sendai 3.11 Memorial Community Center, 2nd-floor exhibition room inside Arai Station

11 October 2026–11 February 2027; regular closing days and year-end closure apply

Exhibition admission is free. Related tours and other programmes have separate dates, venues, eligibility and fees.

Akiu Night Museum 2026

Koyadate-ato Garden, Tenshukaku Nature Park, Akiu

23 October - 23 November 2026

Junior-high age and older: weekdays ¥1,000, weekends and holidays ¥1,500. Children age four and older: ¥500. These are night-admission prices.

Entsuin Autumn Light Show 2026

Entsuin Temple, Matsushima

24 October - 23 November 2026

Night admission: junior-high age and older ¥1,500; elementary-school age and under free. Normal daytime admission is a separate price.

Matsushima Rikyu Autumn Light-up 2026

Miyagi Matsushima Rikyu, Matsushima

24 October - 23 November 2026

Junior-high-school age and older ¥1,300; elementary-school age and younger free. Check the venue’s current night-admission conditions before travelling.

Rairaikyo Momiji no Komichi Autumn Light-up

Rairaikyo Momiji no Komichi walkway, behind Akiu Sato Center

24 October-15 November 2026; evenings, subject to weather

Free admission; the official announcement does not specify drink prices

Sasaki Museum Night Museum 2026

Akiu no Mori Sasaki Art Museum and Doll Museum, Akiu, Sendai

24 October–15 November 2026; closed 9 November; three performance nights have different hours and prices

Ordinary night admission: general ¥800 / students ¥400. Full Moon Night on 26 October: general ¥500 / students ¥300. Performance nights on 31 October, 1 November and 3 November: general ¥1,000 / students ¥500. Junior-high-school age and younger enter free. These are date-specific night admission prices; check the museum for special concessions and any separate viewing conditions.

NAKED Matsushima: Zuiganji Autumn Night Visit 2026

Zuiganji Temple, Matsushima

30 October - 23 November 2026

Night admission: high-school age and older ¥1,300; the official page lists ¥1,200 web advance tickets. Junior-high age and under enter free with a guardian. Participatory art and special guided tours cost extra; ordinary daytime admission is separate.

Johgi Autumn Digital Stamp Rally 2026

Participating shops in Johgi’s temple-approach town, Okura, western Sendai

31 October-20 December 2026; participating shops’ individual opening days and hours apply

Rally registration is free; collecting qualifying stamps requires shopping or dining at participating shops. Purchases are paid separately, and prizes are not guaranteed.

Umino-Mori Aquarium Garden Eel Day 2026

Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium, Nakano, Sendai

31 October–15 November 2026; optional activities have separate dates

Ordinary aquarium admission: adults ¥2,400; seniors aged 65+ ¥1,800; junior-high/high-school students ¥1,700; elementary-school pupils ¥1,200; children aged 4+ ¥700; under 4 free. Optional activities, food and merchandise cost extra.

Sendai Uminote Loop Bus × Aoi Kohinata Campaign

On board the Sendai Uminote Loop Bus, serving the Sendai and Yuriage coastal areas

1 November 2026–28 February 2027; check the winter timetable for your travel day

Normal one-day bus ticket: adults (junior-high age and older) ¥500; elementary-school children ¥250. Other child and discount conditions follow the operator’s rules. The limited campaign badge is offered to riders while supplies last.

Akiu Craft Valley Digital Stamp Rally 2026

Participating facilities across Akiu, western Sendai

4 November 2026-11 January 2027; participating facilities’ own opening days and hours apply

Collect stamps through qualifying purchases at participating facilities. Purchase costs vary; three or five stamps allow entry into a prize draw, not a guaranteed reward.

Aobayama Craft Weekend - 14-15 November 2026

Special booth inside Sendai Ryokusaikan, Aobayama Park

14 and 15 November 2026 only; different workshops each day, 10:00-16:00

14 November copper charm: JPY500 including tax. 15 November scented paper: JPY300; roof-tile magnet: JPY100, both including tax. These are individual activity fees.

Encountering Contemporary Art at the Miyagi Museum of Art

The Miyagi Museum of Art

14 November 2026-24 January 2027; museum closing days apply

Same-day: adults ¥1,500; students ¥1,300; elementary, junior-high and high-school students ¥750. Advance: ¥1,300 / ¥1,100 / ¥600 respectively, sold 14 September-13 November 2026; not sold at the museum counter.

Sendai Diversity Festa 2026

Sendai Mediatheque, first-floor Open Square

14 November 2026 only, 11:00-16:00; individual activities have separate hours and capacities

Admission is free. Individual sessions have capacity and participation conditions; PEACE seats can be reserved in advance.

Sendai Harvest Festival 2026

Fureai Koryu Plaza, Sendai Agriculture and Horticulture Center, Midori no Mori

14-15 November 2026; 09:00-15:00 each day

Free admission; produce, food and other purchases are paid separately

Umino-Mori Aquarium Mystery Nights 2026

Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium, Nakano, Sendai

14 and 22 November 2026 only, 17:30-21:00; special event tickets required

Advance admission with a puzzle kit: adults ¥3,300; junior-high and high-school students ¥2,600; elementary-school pupils ¥2,100; annual-pass holders ¥1,500. Separate advance entry without a kit, intended for children who cannot take part: elementary-school pupils ¥1,200; young children ¥700; annual-pass holders ¥600. Junior-high students and older must buy the kit-included ticket. Pass-holder rates require a valid annual pass and do not include its purchase price.

AKIU ROCK 2026 — Music, Food & Community

Akiu Sato Center and GREAT DANE BREWING, Akiu, Sendai

15 November 2026 only; two venues, exact venue hours to confirm

Free live admission. Prices and conditions for food, drink, market purchases and individual workshops are not confirmed here.

Sendai Castle Otemon Excavation Open Day 2026

Sendai Castle Otemon gate excavation site, Kawauchi, Aoba-ku

No advance application is required. An admission price is not stated in the reviewed city announcement.

Zuihoden Autumn Foliage and Selected Evening Openings 2026

Zuihoden, Otamayashita

16–30 November 2026; extended evening opening only on weekends and public holidays

Ordinary admission: adults ¥570; high-school students ¥410; elementary and junior-high pupils ¥210.

Sendai Youth Festival 2026

Hitachi Systems Hall Sendai, Theatre Hall (Sendai City Youth Cultural Center)

21 November 2026 only; advance applications close 10 November

Free admission with advance application; announced capacity 350. Remaining places and walk-in entry are not confirmed.

TAGAJO YOGOTO 2026 — Time-Chronicle Night Walk

Tagajo Castle ruins and surrounding areas, from JR Kokufu-Tagajo Station to the South Gate and government-office ruins

21-29 November 2026; night walk 17:00-20:00; food area only on 21-23 and 28-29 November

Light-walk admission is free. Food, drinks and any other purchases are charged separately.

SEALOOK at Umino-Mori Aquarium 2026–27

Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium, Nakano, Sendai

21 November 2026–14 February 2027; follow the aquarium opening calendar

Ordinary aquarium admission: adults ¥2,400; seniors aged 65+ ¥1,800; junior-high/high-school students ¥1,700; elementary-school pupils ¥1,200; children aged 4+ ¥700; under 4 free. Optional activities, food and merchandise cost extra.

Aobayama Craft Weekend - 28-29 November 2026

Special booth inside Sendai Ryokusaikan, Aobayama Park

28 and 29 November 2026 only; different workshops each day, 10:00-16:00

28 November food-sample magnet: JPY1,100 including tax. 29 November Musubimaru brooch or strap: JPY1,500 each; washi stamp book: from JPY1,300, all including tax. Individual activity fees vary.

Katerina Bandura Concert at IZUMI PEAK BASE

IZUMI PEAK BASE, Le Ciel restaurant and cafe, Izumi-ku, Sendai

28 November 2026 only; two separately priced sessions

Part 1: ¥4,400 including one drink and baked sweets. Part 2: ¥13,200 with non-alcoholic drinks, or ¥14,300 with alcoholic drinks, including dinner. All prices include tax; sessions are separately priced.

Michinoku Coastal Trail Guided Hike — Sendai Section, November 2026

Arai Station bus stop 2 meeting point; guided Sendai coastal section to Nakanosakae Station

28 November 2026 only; meet 08:40, finish about 13:00; registration opens 1 November 09:00 JST

Participation ¥2,000 including insurance, paid on the day. The organiser lists a separate ¥280 bus fare from Arai Station to the Arahama school stop; bring your own drinks and trail snacks.

Natori Trail Center Family Book Recycling Day 2026

Michinoku Coastal Trail Natori Trail Center, Yuriage Higashi, Natori

28 November 2026 only, 10:00–13:00; finishes earlier if books run out

Participation and donated-book distribution are free. Up to ten books per person; children’s books and picture books are limited to ten per family. Books and prizes are subject to supplies.

Sendai Christmas Market 2026

Nishikicho Park, central Sendai

4-25 December 2026; weekdays 16:00-22:00, Saturdays 12:00-22:00, Sundays 12:00-21:00

General entry is free except on 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 24 and 25 December, when an admission contribution is required. The published advance-ticket options for those dates are: entry with the 2026 mug for ¥1,600, or entry with the mug and a light-up ring for ¥1,900 (tax included). Children of elementary-school age and under enter free with a guardian. Food, drinks and purchases cost extra.

SENDAI Pageant of Starlight 2026

Jozenji-dori, from Sendai Mitsukoshi to Jozenji Garden Hills, central Sendai

4-27 December 2026; 18:00-21:00, until 22:00 on Fridays, Saturdays and 24 December

A general admission fee is not specified in the reviewed 2026 overview. Check the organiser for any separately operated programme’s own charges.

Sendai Kokeshi Fair 2026

Sendai Ryokusaikan, Aobayama Park: Exchange and Experience Hall and Information Lounge

General admission is free. The traditional kokeshi painting activity is ¥1,980 including tax per session, with no reservation and limited materials; other workshops and purchases have their own charges.

Endless SHOCK Memories – CONTINUE – Sendai 2026

Sendai Bank Hall Izumity21, Main Hall

18–20 December 2026; four separately ticketed performances, not all-day admission

All seats reserved: ¥14,700 per performance. Preschool children are not admitted. Wheelchair spaces and up to one accompanying person are both paid.