Here are events and seminars hosted or co-hosted by Kurashiki City in August 2026.
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Disaster Prevention, Safety and Security, and Living Environment
Traveling Bone Museum
The event features displays of animal skeleton and fur specimens, as well as an activity to make fact cards about raccoon dogs.
Child-Rearing, Health, and Welfare
Peace Gathering
Date:
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Hours:
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location:
Life Park Kurashiki (940 Koshinden, Fukuda-cho, Kurashiki City)
Cost:
Free
Who can attend:
Parents and children, preschoolers, elementary and junior high school students, high school and university students, and seniors
Capacity:
500 people per screening of the film “Wish”
How to apply:
Required for some activities
※Advance registration for screenings of “Wish” is required via the online application form. Capacity is 500; if applications exceed capacity, participants will be selected by lottery.
Application deadline:
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Inquiries:
Kurashiki City General Affairs Bureau, General Affairs Department, General Affairs Section
Phone: 086-426-3121
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/kurashi/jinken/1002487/1019976.html
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Kurashiki Food Education Fair: Play, Learn, and Have Fun
Date:
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Hours:
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (registration until 1:45 p.m.)
Location:
Tamashima Civic Exchange Center, Exchange Building
Cost:
Free
Who can attend:
Everyone
Inquiries:
Kurashiki City Public Health Center, Health Promotion Division, Health Promotion Section
Phone: 086-434-9868
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/fukushi/health/1011751/1015067/1017837.html
Life Park Gathering 2026
Date:
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Hours:
9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Location:
Life Park Kurashiki
Who can attend:
Parents and children, preschoolers, elementary and junior high school students / everyone
Inquiries:
Kurashiki City Board of Education, Citizen Learning Center (Life Park Kurashiki)
Phone: 086-454-0011
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/kosodate/lifelong/1007484/1016105/1018970/lpktudoi.html
Sign Up for the Wheelchair Basketball Experience Class for People with Disabilities
Date:
Sunday, August 23, 2026
Hours:
10:00 a.m. to noon
Location:
4th-floor gymnasium, Kurashiki Health and Welfare Plaza
Capacity:
First 20 applicants
How to apply:
Required
※Applications accepted by phone, fax, or email starting August 1, 2026
Inquiries:
Kurashiki City Disability Day Service Center
Phone: 086-434-9855
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/fukushi/shogai/1017596/1026202.html
Education, Lifelong Learning, and Sports
Library Children's Summer Festival
Join three of the events around the children's section to draw a capsule lottery. Activities include making fans, touring the mobile library, storytelling, traditional folktales, making monster yo-yos, storytime in English, and a recommended books corner.
Date:
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Hours:
10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location:
Children's section of the Central Library and other locations
Who can attend:
Parents and children, preschoolers, elementary and junior high school students
Capacity:
Summer-perfect fan making: 15 people
Monster yo-yos: 10 people
How to apply:
No application required
Inquiries:
Central Library
Phone: 086-425-6030
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/kosodate/lifelong/1007932/1014622/1018066/1018067.html
Children's Plaza: Summer Vacation Special
After an enjoyable story perfect for summer, make a stag beetle out of a milk carton.
Date:
Saturday, August 8, 2026
Hours:
11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location:
Children's section, Tamashima Library
Who can attend:
Parents and children, preschoolers, elementary and junior high school students
How to apply:
No application required
Inquiries:
Tamashima Library
Phone: 086-526-6011
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/kosodate/lifelong/1007932/1014622/1025856/1025907.html
Spooky Storytime
Enjoy spooky story readings and a simple craft activity.
Date:
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Hours:
11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location:
Training Room, Tamashima Library
Who can attend:
Parents and children, preschoolers, elementary and junior high school students
Capacity:
No limit
How to apply:
No application required
Inquiries:
Tamashima Library
Phone: 086-526-6011
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/kosodate/lifelong/1007932/1014622/1025856/1025858.html
[August 29] Make an Acrylic Hatchi (University Partnership Course)
Date:
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Hours:
(1) 10:00 a.m. to noon
(2) 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location:
Room 1402, 4th floor, Building 1, Chugoku Polytechnic College
Cost:
Free
Capacity:
10 groups each for (1) and (2)
How to apply:
Required
※Apply via online application. If applications exceed capacity, participants will be selected by lottery.
Application deadline:
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Inquiries:
Kurashiki City Planning and Finance Bureau, Planning and Finance Department, Planning and Management Office
Phone: 086-426-3055
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/kosodate/lifelong/1002190/1002192/1025794/1026139.html
Kojima Library's 15th Anniversary of Reopening at Its New Location (1): Library Bingo Challenge
Complete the challenges written on the bingo card and aim for a bingo.
Dates:
August 1 (Saturday) to September 30 (Wednesday), 2026
Location:
Kojima Library Children's Room
Contact:
Kojima Library
Phone: 086-472-4847
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/kosodate/lifelong/1007932/1014622/1025850/1025896.html
Peace Education: Watch War Films
Films about war, including “The New Century of Images,” “Chii-chan's Shadow Tag,” and “That Day, We Were on the Battlefield,” will be screened on different days.
Dates:
August 8 (Saturday) to August 16 (Sunday), 2026
Screening times:
Two screenings each day
First screening: 10:30 a.m.
Second screening: 1:30 p.m.
Location:
Mabi Library AV Corner
Eligibility:
Open to everyone
Contact:
Mabi Library
Phone: 086-698-9393
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/kosodate/lifelong/1007932/1014622/1026058/1026060.html
Industry, Cultural Tourism, and Relocation
What Should We Do About Vacant Houses!? “Seminar on the Vacant House Problem”
Date:
August 22 (Saturday), 2026
Time:
1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location:
Kurashiki Health and Welfare Plaza, Training Room 201 (180 Sasaoki, Kurashiki City)
Cost:
Free
Eligibility:
People who currently own a vacant house
People who own a house that may become vacant in the future
People with concerns about vacant houses
How to apply:
Required (apply by phone, email, fax, through the consultation center's website, or using the QR code on the flyer)
Application deadline:
August 20 (Thursday), 2026
Contact:
Okayama Housing and Living Consultation Center, General Incorporated Association
Phone: 086-206-5581
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/kurashi/sumai/1006343/1013282/1021247.html
From the Editor
Kurashiki City holds many other events, seminars, and activities to energize the community, in addition to those introduced here.
More event information is available on the Kurashiki City official website and the Tokotoko Outing Map. Be sure to check them out.
Please check Kurashiki City's official event calendar.
Please check the Tokotoko Outing Map.
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Dates:
Thursday, August 6 and Friday, August 7, 2026
Hours:
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location:
Kurashiki Environmental Learning Center Eco Library
Who can attend:
Everyone
Inquiries:
Kurashiki City Environment Bureau, Environmental Policy Department, Environmental Learning Center
Phone: 086-440-5607
Web page:
Kurashiki City official website
https://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/kurashi/kankyo/1011735/1003282/1003283/1019892/1026826.html