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Chain of activities: An art festival that changes day by day
Under the direction of the Contemporary art team 目 [mé], the main venue offers numerous daily programs with a variety of artists from Japan and abroad. Staged in the Large Hall are shows of live music and performing arts, as well as movie screenings, and performances by civic cultural organizations, along with public rehearsals and preparations. Furthermore, there are several “Civic Projects” and “Cooperative Projects” with exhibitions and events that take place every day at cultural facilities and other locations across Saitama City.
Today’s events
Events on
Events at the main venue
12/2(土)
01:00~08:30
Saitama Wadaiko Promotion Society Performance
Civic Cultural Organizations
Music
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 11/05~11/05
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this performance is included in your ticket for the main venue.
12/2(土)
01:30~07:00
Saitama City Urawa Ginkenshibudo Federation
Civic Cultural Organizations
Music
Others
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 12/06~12/06
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this performance is included in your ticket for the main venue.
12/2(土)
02:00~
“Short Animation Program”: Showcasing works by Japanese young animation artists
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 10/15~10/15
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
12/2(土)
02:00~
“Short Animation Program”: Showcasing works by Japanese young animation artists
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 11/19~11/19
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
12/2(土)
02:30~
Happy Hour: A massive film featuring completely improvised acting by an unexperienced cast
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 10/17~10/17
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
12/2(土)
02:30~
Happy Hour: A massive film featuring completely improvised acting by an unexperienced cast
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 11/14~11/14
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
12/2(土)
03:30~08:00
IWATSUKI Jazz “JAZZ DAY”
Civic Cultural Organizations
Music
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 11/30~11/30
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this performance is included in your ticket for the main venue.
12/2(土)
04:00~07:00
Kocarina Oak Concert
Civic Cultural Organizations
Music
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 10/12~10/12
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this event is included in your ticket for the main venue. Advance reservation is required separately.
12/2(土)
04:00~
Voyage of Time: Documentary film incorporating innovative visual effects
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 10/14~10/14
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
12/2(土)
04:00~
Ts’onot/Cenote: A film full of mysterious sceneries of natural caves on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 10/15~10/15
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
12/2(土)
04:00~
Lone Existence: A film that explores the meaning of observing oneself and other people
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 10/18~10/18
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
12/2(土)
04:00~
Ts’onot/Cenote: A film full of mysterious sceneries of natural caves on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 10/19~10/19
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
12/2(土)
04:00~
Voyage of Time: Documentary film incorporating innovative visual effects
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 10/20~10/20
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
12/2(土)
04:00~07:00
Saitama Prefectural Ohmiya Koryo High School Choir Open Rehearsal & Concert
Civic Cultural Organizations
Music
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 10/29~10/29
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this performance is included in your ticket for the main venue.
12/2(土)
04:00~08:30
Saitama City Musicians’ Association Open Rehearsal
Civic Cultural Organizations
Music
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 10/31~10/31
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this performance is included in your ticket for the main venue.
12/2(土)
04:00~
It's Only the End of the World: The story of a young man who spends the last moments of his life in his hometown
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 11/15~11/15
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
12/2(土)
04:00~
Ts’onot/Cenote: A film full of mysterious sceneries of natural caves on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 11/16~11/16
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
12/2(土)
04:00~
Voyage of Time: Documentary film incorporating innovative visual effects
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 11/17~11/17
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
12/2(土)
04:00~
Lone Existence: A film that explores the meaning of observing oneself and other people
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 11/18~11/18
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
12/2(土)
04:00~
Manta Ray: A film that allegorically describes a region primarily associated with refugee issues
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 11/19~11/19
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
12/2(土)
04:30~07:00
Urawa Guitar Mandolin Club Concert
Civic Cultural Organizations
Music
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 10/09~10/09
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this performance is included in your ticket for the main venue.
12/2(土)
05:00~08:00
SCAPER LAB Presentation
Talk event
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 10/21~10/21
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this performance is included in your ticket for the main venue.
12/2(土)
06:00~06:30
Saitama University Wind Orchestra Mini-Concert
Civic Cultural Organizations
Music
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 10/08~10/08
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this performance is included in your ticket for the main venue.
12/2(土)
06:00~08:00
“Autumn Concert” by Volunteers from local amateur orchestras
Civic Cultural Organizations
Music
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 10/22~10/22
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this performance is included in your ticket for the main venue.
12/2(土)
06:00~
"People who quit ballet" give it another try: “Please applause when the conductor appears” directed and composed by KURATA Midori
Performing Arts
Advance reservation required
Number of visitors limited
Sold out
- Date
- 11/12~11/12
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission free / Reservation required ＊To attend this event, you will be asked to present your ticket for the main venue (1-Day Ticket or Festival Pass).
12/2(土)
06:00~
New stage production directed and composed by MURAKAWA Takuya
Performing Arts
Advance reservation required
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 11/26~11/26
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this event is included in your ticket for the main venue. To attend this event, you need to make an advance reservation.
12/2(土)
06:40~
Manta Ray: A film that allegorically describes a region primarily associated with refugee issues
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 11/16~11/16
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
12/2(土)
06:50~
It's Only the End of the World: The story of a young man who spends the last moments of his life in his hometown
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 10/15~10/15
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
12/2(土)
06:50~
Manta Ray: A film that allegorically describes a region primarily associated with refugee issues
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 10/18~10/18
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
12/2(土)
06:50~
It's Only the End of the World: The story of a young man who spends the last moments of his life in his hometown
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 10/19~10/19
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
12/2(土)
07:00~10:00
Saitama Municipal Urawa HighSchool Wind Orchestra Concert
Civic Cultural Organizations
Music
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 10/28~10/28
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this performance is included in your ticket for the main venue.
12/2(土)
07:00~
Jim O’ROURKE Concert: The Festival closes with the renowned multi-instrumentalist’s live performance
Music
Advance reservation required
Number of visitors limited
Sold out
- Date
- 12/10~12/10
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this event is included in your ticket for the main venue. To attend this event, you need to make an advance reservation.
12/2(土)
07:10~
Lone Existence: A film that explores the meaning of observing oneself and other people
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 11/15~11/15
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
12/2(土)
07:10~
Voyage of Time: Documentary film incorporating innovative visual effects
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 11/19~11/19
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
12/2(土)
07:30~
Fashion Show "We see us"
Fashion
Advance reservation required
Number of visitors limited
Sold out
- Date
- 12/03~12/03
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this event is included in your ticket for the main venue. To attend this event, you need to make an advance reservation.
12/2(土)
08:00~
Live Concert with electronic composer Jens Paldam
Music
- Date
- 11/04~11/04
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this performance is included in your ticket for the main venue.
12/2(土)
08:00~
"People who quit ballet" give it another try: “Please applause when the conductor appears” directed and composed by KURATA Midori
Performing Arts
Advance reservation required
Number of visitors limited
Sold out
- Date
- 11/11~11/11
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this event is included in your ticket for the main venue. To attend this event, you need to make an advance reservation.
12/2(土)
08:00~
New stage production directed and composed by MURAKAWA Takuya
Performing Arts
Advance reservation required
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 11/25~11/25
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this event is included in your ticket for the main venue. To attend this event, you need to make an advance reservation.
12/2(土)
08:45~
Manta Ray: A film that allegorically describes a region primarily associated with refugee issues
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 10/20~10/20
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
12/2(土)
08:50~
It's Only the End of the World: The story of a young man who spends the last moments of his life in his hometown
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 11/18~11/18
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
12/2(土)
09:00~
Terry RILEY Concert: The Festival opens with the father of minimal music
Music
Advance reservation required
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 10/07~10/07
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission free / Reservation required ＊To attend this event, you will be asked to present your ticket for the main venue (1-Day Ticket or Festival Pass).
12/2(土)
09:00~10:30
Saitama Municipal Shirahata Junior High School Dance Club (SDC) Performance
Civic Cultural Organizations
Music
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 10/27~10/27
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this performance is included in your ticket for the main venue.
12/2(土)
09:00~
Concepts of Life and Death Interpreted by a Contemporary Poet: Lecture by ITO Hiromi
Number of visitors limited
Talk event
- Date
- 12/01~12/01
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this performance is included in your ticket for the main venue.
12/2(土)
09:00~
Talk session with photographer SHIRATORI Kenji and Contemporary art team 目 [mé]
Talk event
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 12/08~12/08
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this performance is included in your ticket for the main venue.
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12/2(土)
09:10~
Lone Existence: A film that explores the meaning of observing oneself and other people
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 10/14~10/14
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
12/2(土)
09:15~
Ts’onot/Cenote: A film full of mysterious sceneries of natural caves on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico
Film
Number of visitors limited
- Date
- 11/17~11/17
- Venue
- Large hall at the main venue
- Fee
- Admission for this movie is included in your ticket for the main venue. A numbered ticket is required separately. ＊Numbered tickets are distributed at the main venue’s reception desk from 10:00 AM on the day of the screening. Visitors will be admitted in the order of ticket numbers. Seating is free.
- In order to attend performances at the Large Hall, you will be required to present your ticket for the main venue (1-Day Ticket or Festival Pass). Fees for performances are included inthe main venue ticket price.
- Events marked "reservation required" require advance reservation
- For movie screenings, numbered tickets will be distributed at the entrance of the main venue from 10:00 AM on the day of the event. Admission will be in the order of ticket numbers, seating is free.
- The time stated on the ticket is the starting time for the respective program. Please be aware that opening times vary by event. Scheduled opening/closing times, and other details related to attending events, can be found on the individual program pages.
Events at other venues
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