Timetable · Annual Schedule
大阪府 · Calendar 2026
Seasonal windows and dated events, month by month. Entry pages are in Traditional Chinese; event names appear in their original Japanese.
January
6 itemsJanuary in Osaka runs indoors and after dark: fugu is the seasonal centrepiece, greenhouse strawberry picking fills daylight hours, and the EXPO CITY and Hirakata Park illuminations close the evening. Days are short, so pair the city with just one suburban stop.
February
6 itemsFebruary closes out Osaka's winter set: fugu is still in season and strawberry picking is in full swing, but the EXPO CITY and Hirakata Park illuminations wind down during the month — check official dates before fixing a night for them.
March
6 itemsLate March tips Osaka into cherry-blossom season, with Osaka Castle Park's night sakura and Expo Park as the two anchors; bloom timing shifts yearly, so keep those days flexible. The castle's Gozabune moat boat restarts this month, and fugu season has not ended.
April
6 itemsApril is Osaka's busiest flower month: cherry blossom at Osaka Castle Park and Expo Park early on, then nemophila at Maishima Seaside Park and azaleas at Expo Park. Go for blossom in the morning, and give Maishima its own half day.
May
5 itemsMay is the last clear stretch before the rainy season. Roses open at Expo Park's Peace Rose Garden, azaleas and Maishima's nemophila carry the early half, and Minami-Kawachi strawberry picking finishes here. Golden Week strains transport and hotels — book early or dodge it.
June
4 itemsJune brings the rainy season, so build in indoor fallbacks. Hamo is the dish that defines the month, Expo Park's spring roses hold on early, and Rinku Fireworks is the one big display — a single night, so confirm the date before booking.
July
3 itemsJuly hinges on one thing: Tenjin Matsuri and its votive fireworks, fired the same night as the river procession — central hotels and transport get eaten up, so book far ahead. Otherwise it is brutally hot; keep daytime indoors, and hamo is at its peak.
August
3 itemsAugust has no must-catch event in Osaka — it is peak heat and typhoon season, so keep the plan loose. Kawachi grape picking around Kashiwara opens, hamo is still in season, and the Gozabune moat boat works better early or late in the day.
September
3 itemsSeptember is a transition month in Osaka: few big events, lingering heat, and typhoons still possible, so leave slack in the plan. The draw is food — matsutake appears on autumn menus and Kawachi grape picking continues in the Kashiwara area.
October
5 itemsOctober is one of the easiest months to plan in Osaka: stable weather plus the Naniwa Yodogawa fireworks, a single-night event that jams riverside transport — lock the date first. Daytime options are cosmos at Expo Park, late-run grape picking, and matsutake on menus.
November
10 itemsNovember offers Osaka's widest choice: autumn colour comes late in the month, easy at Expo Park, longer out at Kanshin-ji. Fugu season opens, Kishiwada mandarin picking starts, and the EXPO CITY and Hirakata Park illuminations switch on — foliage by day, lights by night.
December
8 itemsDecember in Osaka runs after dark: the EXPO CITY and Hirakata Park illuminations are the main draw, with mandarin and greenhouse strawberry picking by day and fugu at its peak. The last foliage at Expo Park and Kanshin-ji lingers early in the month.