Hakata Christmas Market (Christmas Advent) 2026 Confirmed

クリスマスマーケット in 光の街・博多（クリスマスアドベント） — Fukuoka (Kyushu)

Last updated: Tue, November 10, 2026

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The Christmas Market in Hikari no Machi Hakata fills the plaza in front of JR Hakata Station with about 30 white huts in the style of a Paris Christmas market, selling spiral sausages, hot wine and goods imported from Europe. Admission is free.

Background

The market is part of Christmas Advent (known as Fukuoka Christmas Market until 2023), a city-wide event with market and illumination venues from Hakata to Tenjin. The organizer reports around 12 million visitors to date, the most of any Christmas market in Japan, and in 2025 billed its November 1 opening as the earliest in the country.

Getting there

Directly in front of JR Hakata Station (Hakata Exit); the Kuko and Nanakuma subway lines connect directly to Hakata Station.

Tips

• In 2026 it runs November 7 – December 25: weekdays 4:00–11:00 PM, and weekends and holidays noon–11:00 PM (last order 10:45 PM). Opening day, November 7, starts at 4:00 PM, and December 24 and 25 run noon–11:00 PM.
• Drinks come in the yearly souvenir mug, which isn't sold on its own. Bring a mug from a previous year and you pay only the refill price.
• Free live music plays on the stage each day (for example 5:00, 6:30, 8:00 and 9:10 PM sets); the daily line-up is on the official page. Don't reserve seats ahead of time.
• Bringing in your own food or drink, or taking market food out, is banned under health-department rules. Pets are allowed only in a carrier, cart or cage, not on a leash or held. Bicycles and motorbikes can't be brought in; use nearby parking.
• There are no toilets in the plaza: use the ones inside Hakata Station or on the basement 1 floor of Amu Plaza Hakata.
• Pay by credit card or by QUICPay, au PAY, d-barai, Rakuten Pay, SUGOCA or nimoca.
• It's right outside the station (Hakata Exit), and the Kuko and Nanakuma subway lines connect directly to Hakata Station, so it's easy to fit in on arrival or before a late train.

Maintained by Tetsu Yamamoto · Last verified against the official source: Tue, November 10, 2026