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The Starry Sky Market, a special evening edition of Midori no Machi Marché, takes place at Maizuru Park's Sannomaru Square on Saturday, August 22, 2026, from 16:00 until around 20:00. Entry is free and no advance visitor registration is required.
Alongside vegetables, sweets, crafts and food trucks, families can find festival games, insect activities, glowing slime and other workshops. Purchases and paid activities have separate charges and may finish when capacity is reached.
Key information
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday, August 22, 2026 |
| Time | 16:00–around 20:00 |
| Venue | Sannomaru Square, Maizuru Park |
| Entry | Free; purchases and paid activities extra |
| Registration | Not required for general admission |
| Contact | Maizuru Park Office 092-781-2153 |
Activities for children
Planned booths include target shooting, super-ball scooping, an insect lottery and insect battles, glowing-slime and decorated-pen workshops, texture art, wooden-spoon polishing, magatama and key-holder making, face painting, bean-scooping games and a simple yoga activity. Free ring-toss and bubbles are also listed. Prices, age conditions and final reception differ by booth, so check a priority activity immediately after arrival.
Food, produce and shopping
The official July 8 update lists morning-harvest vegetables and fruit from areas such as Asakura, Kurume and Tanushimaru, koji paste, herbal tea, prepared dishes, bento and buckwheat-based food. Food trucks are expected to sell hot dogs, shaved ice, nitro coffee, seasonal-fruit soft serve, cheesesteak sandwiches and cream soda. Vendors and menus can change or sell out; carry small cash as well as a cashless option.
Access to Sannomaru Square
The square is on the Ohori Park side of Maizuru Park, about eight minutes on foot from either Akasaka or Ohori-koen Station on the Airport Line. Useful bus stops include Fukuoka-jo/Korokan-mae, Fukuoka Art Museum East Entrance and Otemon/Heiwadai Athletic Stadium Entrance. No free event car park is provided. Maizuru Park lots charge ¥150 per hour for lots 1–3; lot 4 is ¥150 up to two hours and ¥400 after two hours, with seasonal entry hours.
Heat, darkness and weather
Late August can remain hot and humid after 16:00. Bring water, a hat, towel and insect repellent, and take breaks. With children, choose a meeting point while it is light. After sunset watch for tent ropes, uneven ground and steps. Check booth capacity and workshop closing times on arrival. Rain or severe weather may change or cancel the market, so use the same-day official notice; do not confuse it with the separate Fukuoka Castle Night Market or night flea market.
