Get bready for a carb-loaded weekend at Yokohama Redbrick Warehouse, where bakeries from all around the country are gathering for one of Japan’s biggest bread festivals. This year's event will host over 60 pop-up shops, serving everything from sticky cinnamon rolls and custard buns to curry-filled doughnuts and katsu sandwiches.
Many of the highlighted shops are newcomers that haven’t been featured at previous Pan no Fests, so those who were at last year's event will have an even bigger menu to look forward to this round. The general festival area is free to enter, but some sections will require an admission charge of ¥700 (¥600 with cashless payment) if you arrive during the first admission phase between 11am and 1.30pm. There's no admission fee for the second half of the event from 2pm to 5pm, but bear in mind some of the more popular stalls may be sold out of items by the late afternoon.
In theory, there's a limit to how many pretzels and bagels you can eat in one sitting, but the great thing about baked goodies is that you can easily snag some to go and munch on them later in the week, whether it's for breakfast, lunch or just a mid-day snack.