Yoyogi Park Events Square

Enjoy the lovely spring weather at the Tokyo Night Market near Shibuya Crossing. Here you can expect a variety of street food alongside live performances and art exhibitions, with DJs on deck to set the mood all day till 10pm. Held at Yoyogi Park’s Keyaki event space for five consecutive nights from May 21 to May 25, the fourth iteration of this event is expected to be bigger than before. As for music, you can look forward to an impressive number of Shibuya-based bars and nightclubs taking over the DJ booth including Ruby Room, The Churb, Club Malcolm and more. Keep tabs on the event's Instagram for the latest updates. Tokyo Night Market runs from 4pm to 10pm on Wednesday through Friday, and from 2pm to 10pm over the weekend.

The Laos Festival has been winning fans steadily over the years. The easy-going atmosphere plus an attractive array of food stands and handicraft stalls make it one of the more relaxed of Yoyogi Park's many colourful cultural celebrations. You’ll be able to enjoy rare delicacies such as larb (meat salad), Lao sausages and Lao beer. Visitors can also expect a variety of stage appearances by Laotian artists, traditional dancers and much more.

Tokyo’s popular Vietnam Festival focuses on showcasing the best of contemporary Vietnamese culture. Around 130 stalls are lined up at Yoyogi Park Events Square with ample quantities of bánh mì, phở and bánh xèo, which are best paired with Vietnamese beer and coffee. There are also plenty of colourful handicrafts, knick-knacks, apparel and condiments, too. Don’t miss the live entertainment at the main stage, ranging from traditional performing arts to pop music. This year features major V-pop artists Min, Erik and Pham Dinh Thai Ngan. You can also catch performances from Japanese acts such as singer-songwriter Ai Kawashima and the band Sunplaza Nakano-kun and Pappara Kawai. The full line-up and schedule is on the website.

Explore Africa’s vibrant cuisines, music, dance, art, fashion and more at this year’s Africa Heritage Festival at Yoyogi Park Event Square. Returning to Tokyo for the second consecutive year since the pandemic, the event takes place on June 21 and 22, featuring food trucks serving delicious dishes from across Africa, along with a bazaar offering folk crafts and goods from around the world. The highlight of the event however, is the Japan-Africa Friendship Memorial African Parade that’s scheduled for 2pm on June 22. This joyous celebration will feature musicians on djembe drums accompanying a mikoshi (Japanese portable shrine) with African motifs – a symbolic testament to the long friendship between Japan and many African nations.