{"id":2377,"date":"2026-10-23T02:50:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T02:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thejapanpro.com\/blog\/?p=2377"},"modified":"2026-10-23T02:50:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T02:50:53","slug":"awa-odori-tokushima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejapanpro.com\/blog\/fr\/awa-odori-tokushima\/","title":{"rendered":"Awa Odori 2027: Tokushima Dance Festival Guide to Tickets, Free Streets and Joining In"},"content":{"rendered":"

Awa Odori<\/strong> fills central Tokushima with dancers every year from 12 to 15 August, from about 18:00 to 22:00 each night. Watching from the street is free; a paid seat in one of the three grandstand venues cost \u00a51,000 to \u00a56,000 in 2026, and anyone can join the dancing for free in a beginners\u2019 group called a niwaka-ren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide covers how a festival night actually runs, paid stages versus free streets, when tickets go on sale, how to dance as a tourist, where to sleep when Tokushima is full, and the late trains out. Organisers had not announced the 2027 edition when we checked, so times and prices below are from 2026 and labelled that way. For the rest of the year, see our Japanese festival calendar<\/a>. Last checked 23 October 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n

12\u201315 Aug<\/p>

Street dancing, every year<\/p><\/div>

Free<\/p>

Street venues and odori hiroba<\/p><\/div>

\u00a51,000\u2013\u00a56,000<\/p>

Paid grandstand seats, 2026<\/p><\/div>

22:47<\/p>

Last extra limited express to Takamatsu, 2026<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Awa Odori in Tokushima. Photo: Stemu2000 (www.stefansblog.com)<\/a> \/ Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n\n\n

When is Awa Odori in 2027?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Expect Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 August 2027. The street festival is held on 12\u201315 August every year, over the Obon holiday, and 2027 falls on a long weekend. The organiser, the Awa Odori Mirai e Tsunagu executive committee, had not published 2027 dates, prices or a ticket calendar when we checked its official site<\/a> on 23 October 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2026 there was also a ticketed indoor show the day before, on 11 August (a public holiday). If that pattern repeats, Wednesday 11 August 2027 would be the warm-up day. Treat that as a guess until the committee confirms it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day (2026)<\/th>What ran<\/th>Where<\/th>Ticket?<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Tue 11 Aug<\/td>\u201cTakumi no Butai Yuribi\u201d stage show, 12:00, 15:30, 19:00 (about 80 min each)<\/td>Asty Tokushima (indoor)<\/td>Yes: \u00a52,800\u2013\u00a55,000<\/td><\/tr>
Wed 12 \u2013 Sat 15 Aug<\/td>\u201cYume no Butai Matsuribi\u201d stage show, 11:00, 13:30, 16:00 (about 70 min each)<\/td>Awagin Hall (indoor)<\/td>Yes: \u00a52,800\u2013\u00a54,500<\/td><\/tr>
Wed 12 \u2013 Sat 15 Aug<\/td>Grandstand venues, part 1 18:00\u201319:40, part 2 20:20\u201322:00<\/td>Aibahama, Minamiuchimachi, Konyamachi<\/td>Yes: \u00a51,000\u2013\u00a56,000 (\u00a515,000 special seats)<\/td><\/tr>
Wed 12 \u2013 Sat 15 Aug<\/td>Free stages 18:10\u201322:00; odori hiroba 18:00\u201322:00<\/td>Ryogoku Honmachi, Shinmachibashi, two riverside parks<\/td>No<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: the committee\u2019s 2026 schedule page<\/a>. Children aged three and over need their own ticket for every paid show; under-threes sit on a lap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What happens on an Awa Odori night, hour by hour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The daytime is quiet on the streets. The indoor Matsuribi shows at Awagin Hall run at 11:00, 13:30 and 16:00, which makes them the only way to see dancers in the heat of the day, or on a night you can\u2019t stay late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n