On April 12, the main event “EXPO2025 Futures Festival” will be held at a special venue in Expo ’70 Commemorative Park, and for seven days from April 8 to 14, “EXPO2025 Futures Station” will be held at a satellite site above Yumeshima Station on the Osaka Metro Chuo Line.
Main venue “EXPO2025 Futures Festival
Date and Time: April 12, 2026, 10:00 a.m. to approximately 8:00 p.m. (rain or shine, cancelled in stormy weather)
Venue: Banpaku Kinen Park (Senri Banpaku Park, Suita City, Osaka)
［Futures Zone] Maple River Lawn
［Food & Market Zone] Wakuwaku Pond Adventure Plaza
The nearest station is not Yumeshima Station on the Osaka Metro Chuo Line, but rather Expo Commemorative Park Station and Park East Exit Station on the Osaka Monorail.
How to enter and experience:
［Futures Zone] Admission by advance lottery; some hands-on programs are for winners only.
［Food & Market Zone] Free admission
The main venue is divided into two areas: the “Futures Zone” with stages, exhibitions, and hands-on programs, and the “Food & Market Zone” with restaurants and stores selling goods. Applications will be accepted via the official LINE account.
Applications will be accepted from March 26 to April 2 at 23:59, and winners will be notified on April 4. The Futures Stamp Rally, which consists of the Food & Market Zone and seven stamps, is free admission, and admission to each area is free, but an admission fee to the Expo Park is required.
Stage Program: “EXPO 2025 World Journey: Stories of Life Traveling Around the World,” an evolution of the dance performance presented at the closing ceremony with an arrangement of “Futures,” a talk session by the theme project producers “Legacy for the Futures,” and “Expo Producer Legacy Quiz: From Yumeshima to the Future. Venue: Futures Zone
Participation method: Advance lottery
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