The summer festival is waiting for you✨Recommended 7 major events in Okinawa in July🏝️

ORION, Japan's famous beer brand, comes from Okinawa. As a summer charm of Okinawa, ORION holds several beer festivals in Okinawa Prefecture every summer, and this year is no exception! You can buy various popular ORION beers at discounted prices on site, and there will also be many snack stalls, cooked food stalls, etc. There will also be a performance by a band from Okinawa. Enjoy music, drink beer, and heat up the atmosphere together!

In addition to Ishigaki in July, there will be an Oktoberfest held in Miyakojima on August 3rd, Koza City on August 24th and 25th, which is not to be missed!

ORION Oktoberfest 2024 in Ishigaki (オリオンビアフェスト2024 in Ishigaki)
🗓️ July 6 (Saturday) 15:30～21:00
📍 Ishigaki City Shinei Park (Multipurpose Plaza)
💵 Free admission

The Ocean Expo Park Summer Festival is held every July. The festival includes Okinawa's largest fireworks display, with about 10,000 fireworks lighting up the Emerald Beach. During the festival, you can enjoy exciting family activities and multiple live performances at the beach. Before heading to the fireworks display, you can also visit the nearby Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Tropical Dream Center and Ocean Culture Center. In addition to cooperative stamp games, these places will also have limited activities for the day, including the water play facilities at the Tropical Fantasy Center and the special program "Galaxy Railway Night" at the Ocean Culture Center Planetarium.

Ocean Expo Park Summer Festival (Ocean Expo Park Summer Festival)
🗓️ July 13 (Saturday) (Fireworks display: 20:00～21:00)
📍 Kunigami-gun Ocean Expo Park💵 Emerald Beach has paid seats that can be reserved in advance

With the theme of love and peace, it has been held since 1983 and is the largest summer traditional rock show in Okinawa. There will be Okinawan rock legends performing together with the new generation future music scene, making the atmosphere boiling! Among the many participants this year, the most eye-catching one is the band "LOUD SPEAKER" composed of three high school students. They once represented Okinawa Sambo and won the special award at the national conference. They are a highly anticipated new band. If you have the chance, don’t miss this wonderful music festival!

Peaceful Love Rock Festival（ピースフルラブ・ロックフェスティバル）
🗓️ July 13 (Saturday) 13:00~
📍 Okinawa City Koza Music Town Music Market💵 Free admission



Are you interested in experiencing an adventure in the Pacific Forest? Then don’t miss the Dinosaur Adventure Exhibition! This exhibition will display multiple life-size dinosaur fossils and simulate the real movements and sounds of dinosaurs, which is very shocking! You can also touch real dinosaur fossils and experience the process of discovering fossils. It is very suitable for parents and children to participate together. The Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum has many unique exhibitions on Okinawa's nature, history, culture and art, etc. It is also highly recommended!

Contact Dinosaurs: Dinosaur Adventure Exhibition
🗓️ July 14th (Sunday) ~ September 1st (Sunday)
📍 Naha City Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum💵 Admission fee required

This is a festival that has only been held for a few years and is very mysterious to the locals. The original intention of this small festival is to make the streets that have become deserted due to the COVID-19 epidemic brighten up again. Now it is held irregularly throughout Okinawa during the summer. There will be many food trucks on the street, each with its own characteristics and full of American style. There are many choices of food, including cooked food, fruit candies, burgers, fried food, etc., bringing you a delicious food party!

Kitchen car TOWN 2407
🗓️ July 21 (Sunday) 12:00～18:00
📍 Naha City Shintoshin Park Water Road💵 Free admission

The normally bustling Miyakojima Center Street transforms into a pedestrian paradise in the evening, with snacks, games and other classic summer festival stalls set up, creating a vibrant summer atmosphere! There are also lion dances, costume parades, live music and other performances to enjoy. There will be a Harvest Prayer Festival on the morning of the 26th to pray for a good harvest, health and safety. There will be a fireworks display on the evening of the 27th, lighting up the night sky of Miyakojima.

Miyakojima Summer Festival (Miyakojima Summer Festival)
🗓️ July 26 (Friday) ~ July 27 (Saturday)
📍 Miyakojima Center Street・Market Street💵 Free admission

The Nago Summer Festival used to be called the "Beer Festival", and the local draft beer is a must-try! In addition, there are many drinks and food, such as grilled corn, yakitori, fried noodles, etc. From time to time there will be traditional Eisa drum and music performances on the streets! There will be a fireworks display at the end of both days, a beautiful end to the summer festival. If you want to feel the strong summer style of Okinawa, you must attend a summer festival!

Nago Summer Festival (Nago Summer Festival)
🗓️ July 27th (Saturday) ~ July 28th (Sunday)
📍 Nago Fishing Port, Nago City💵 Free admission