Kumamoto Halloween 2025, the largest community-participation event in western Japan, is finally happening this weekend, Saturday and Sunday! You’ll be in luck if you come! Have fun and be happy! This “Autumn Harvest Festival-style Halloween Festival” is brought to you by the whole community!
RONG-Tai FACTORY Co., Ltd. Press release: October 23, 2025 To Members of the Press “Kumamoto Halloween 2025,” the largest
community-participation event in western Japan, is finally happening this weekend, Saturday and Sunday! You’ll be in luck if you come! Have fun and be happy! An “Autumn Harvest-Style Halloween Festival” created by the whole community! You’re lucky if you come! Have fun and be happy! This is a community-participation Halloween created by everyone. With costumes, gourmet food, and experiences, come to the venue and smile with friends and family at this “Autumn Harvest Entertainment Community Revitalization Festival”!
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Production, and Management: Rontai Factory Co., Ltd.／B-Produce Co., Ltd. Collaboration: Kumamoto Flower Expo 2025
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7192/5/7192-5-0e61c04bef28a173fb8a5cc2008c6381-1520×842.png Kumamoto Flower Expo 2025 Announcement 【Stage & Event Schedule】 Saturday, October 25th Hosted by: Ruri & Mai Kano Opening (11:00 AM) The MC will announce the opening, introduce the sponsors, and begin distributing raffle tickets! (Distribution is scheduled for around 11:30 AM) *Maybe… that artist who’s in Kumamoto that day?!!! But… it’s KumaHaro! SPECIAL Live Local singer-songwriter Akari Okada. (Akari Okada) Autumn Lucky Grand Raffle supported by JA Kumamoto City (1st draw from 1:00 PM / 2nd draw from 5:00 PM) Two free draws for the first 100 people! Win JA Kumamoto City specialties and sweets, as well as luxurious prizes from our sponsors! Costume Singing Contest supported by the child-rearing support organization “Hapisuma” (2:00 PM – 3:30 PM) Hosted by Kumamoto-born enka singer Suzuka Shiranui. A popular stage show for kids where they can sing in costume! Clean-Up Campaign (From 4:00 PM) A beautification event where parents and children clean up the city. Participants will receive sweets and toys! Kuma Haro Costume Contest (18:00-19:30) The main event every year is the Kuma Haro Costume Contest!
October 26th (Sunday) Hosts: Ruri & Kimura Saori Opening Special Live (10:00 AM) The event will kick off with a live performance by the idol unit “POTION,” which debuted in Kumamoto in 2024! Day 2: Autumn Lucky Draw Supported by JA Kumamoto City (Starting at 11:30 AM) This annual event features sweets and other luxurious prizes. Limited to the first 100 people! Kumahalo Challenge Performance supported by child-rearing support organization “Hapisma” (1:30 PM – 3:00 PM) A “community participation stage” where local children can shine. The stars of the future will be making their appearance! SPECIAL LIVE “KC Choir” vb (from 3:00 PM) Talk Show Kumamoto Children’s Cafeteria Network, Ms. Noriko Takeshita (Engawa Salon Takechanchi), scheduled to start at 3:30 PM Clean-Up Mission (Starting at 4:00 PM) Clean up the town for Halloween while picking up trash with the whole family! Participants will receive candy! Haro the Bear Costume Contest (starting at 5:00 PM) A wide variety of unique costumes! After the judging, there will be a finale stage and photo time.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7192/5/7192-5-6c9b586120e8b7f10ec35d908c5ed3f3-926×1332.png Kumamoto Halloween Stage Time Schedule for the 25th and 26th Main Content Introduction Kuma Haro Costume Contest (25th & 26th) A gorgeous costume stage with entries not only from Kumamoto but from all over the country. Grand prize winners will be decided in a variety of categories, including individual, family, kids, and group! Admission is free. Registration will begin at 4:00 PM on both days at the event headquarters on a first-come, first-served basis (planned).
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7192/5/7192-5-09b4ff2429781710a0848974cc5cb8b7-1125×1382.jpg Autumn Lucky Grand Raffle supported by JA Kumamoto City (25th & 26th) Our annual free raffle! Limited participation tickets will be distributed from the time the venue opens, giving you the chance to win luxurious prizes. Tickets will be distributed three times to the first 100 people on both days. There will be many prizes at the lottery venue, including local products from JA Kumamoto City and snacks and drinks from sponsoring companies! The MC will announce where the prizes will be distributed at the opening!! THE NORTH FACE SAKURA MACHI Kumamoto (25th & 26th) A collaborative, hands-on event will also be held in conjunction with “THE NORTH FACE Kumamoto,” a large-scale directly managed store that just opened at SAKURA MACHI Kumamoto on October 18th! Date & Time Saturday, October 25th, 11:00 AM – 5:30 PM Sunday, October 26th, 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM In addition to the impressive climbing wheels, which will allow everyone from children to adults to enjoy a bouldering experience, enjoy a variety of other content, including simple log steps that allow you to experience the joy of walking on uneven terrain, and THE NORTH FACE logo face stickers. Participation is free throughout THE NORTH FACE Kumamoto area!
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https://www.instagram.com/tnf_kumamoto/ *The end time differs from the Kumamoto Halloween event. Please understand this in advance for the safety of the activity. *There may be times when the activity is temporarily suspended due to staff circumstances. Please understand this in advance. *In the event of rain, the experience will be stopped for safety reasons. Kuma Hello Wonderland (25th & 26th) This interactive area offers fun for everyone, from children to adults, all day long, with a haunted house, fluffy attractions, a Halloween shooting gallery, and even a realistic Halloween makeup experience (fees apply). In addition, at the “Kumahalo Autumn Harvest Festival ‘Packed’ Market,” where you can enjoy the seasonal autumn produce, there will also be an “all-you-can-pack” event with local vegetables and fruits! (Paid)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7192/5/7192-5-e9aef1b7356f5081feac1bd51c9f0325-3900×2600.jpg The Annual Haunted House
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7192/5/7192-5-b0425fbac6836d948f9a843823189739-2406×1608.png Halloween shooting Costume Singing Contest supported by Hapisma (25th only) Supported by the child-rearing support organization “Hapisma,” this event is open to children, primarily toddlers and elementary school students, and allows them to sing in costume. Kumamoto-based enka singer Shiranui Suzuka will host the event, bringing smiles to everyone’s faces with her energetic stage performance. (Applications are now closed. Thank you to everyone who applied!)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7192/5/7192-5-5c595fc2805469cbe1a99ad53922b41b-1080×1350.jpg Scheduled to start at 2 PM on Saturday the 25th! Kumahalo Challenge Performance supported by Hapisma (26th only) On stage, young artists, primarily local children, will perform a variety of challenge performances! These next generation leaders will take to the stage and put on an energetic show. (Free viewing) (Applications are now closed. Thank you to all applicants!)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7192/5/7192-5-9c9e24dcb1993a1076e76834a0ea2111-1280×1316.png Kumahalo is supporting the following artists!! (25th & 26th) Performing on the 25th: Akari Okada, a crazy singer-songwriter who wants to sing even more about Kumamoto. (Akari Okada) Performing on the 26th: The opening act will be the popular local idol group “POTION, who debuted last year. Performing on the 26th: The gospel group representing Kumamoto, “KC Choir” (KC Choir), a regular at Kumahalo every year.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7192/5/7192-5-3f2e41e212a010e73818440fde746971-1522×1076.jpg Gospel group “KC Choir” A socially significant “town festival” “Kumamoto Halloween” is more than just a costume event. It will be developed as a “participatory Halloween” with themes of solving local issues, environmental conservation, and child-rearing support. ・”Harvesting Experience Corner” where you can sample mainly local agricultural products & “All-You-Can-Pack Vegetables” Event Image
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7192/5/7192-5-58f8ef6918f56004f069cbbcef3852c3-2404×1604.png Past Crop Experience Corner “Clean-up Campaign (town beautification activity) for children and parents to participate in together* (25th & 26th) ・Childcare Support Booth “Hapisma” (Only on the 25th) In addition to setting up donation boxes and distributing popcorn to support the victims of the summer Kumamoto floods, we will also have “Dream Boards” where you can write down your dreams! There will also be a bee-making experience, a mysterious vacuum experiment, and much more at this booth! ・Children’s Cafeteria Booth “Engawa Salon Take-chanchi” (Only on the 26th) On the day, there will be a stage talk show, snacks for sale at the booth, and a food drive at the venue!
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7192/5/7192-5-4c0c6483ddc7f980d95aec4e8c6f4fc1-1026×1026.jpg We will be promoting “Kumamoto Halloween” nationwide, where you can have fun, learn about society, and connect with others. ■Sponsor Information Sponsor and exhibitor booths will be mainly made up of local companies, as well as numerous partners from Fukuoka and Tokyo. Kyushu Sanko Landmark Co., Ltd. (SAKURA MACHI Kumamoto) Cerumo Co., Ltd. OBIYAMA TETOTE (Obiyama Tetote) Sennarido Co., Ltd. Create Group Co., Ltd. WORLD ORDER Co., Ltd. TTC Co., Ltd. Amaneito Co., Ltd. Pieroth Japan Co., Ltd. etc… (in no particular order)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7192/5/7192-5-013e7eca08d59b94862459c5693125ea-936×1308.png Kumamoto Halloween 2025 Sponsoring and Cooperative Companies List ■Interview Information (TV, newspaper, and online media welcome) This event accepts pre-event announcement coverage and interviews and on-site coverage (setup and the actual event) on the day of the event. 設営日取材：10月24日（金）13:00～17:00 当日イベント取材：10月25日（土）・26日（日） ※時間応相談
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