Doki Doki - The Manchester Japanese Festival is an event held in Manchester, UK, celebrating both traditional and modern Japanese culture.
The next festival will take place from 11:00 until 17:30 on Saturday 27th to Sunday 28th August 2022 at Sugden Sports Centre.
The festival will be followed by an 18+ cosplay after-party on Saturday 27th evening in the Sandbar next door to the festival venue..
Tickets for the festival are available to buy online and will also be available to buy at the door on the day. Advanced ticket sales will stop being sold on Friday 26th August 2022. If you have not bought your ticket they will be available on the day at an increased price. We will be selling Sunday entry tickets up to Saturday 27th August 2022.
To see what is happening at the 2022 festival, visit the events, guests, traders and artists sections of our website.
The proceeds from various events at Doki Doki 2022 will be donated to our supported charity, Aid for Japan, which provides long-term support for orphans of the 2011 Tohoku disaster in Japan.
The venues for the festival are:
- Daytime event: Sugden Sports Centre, 114 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HL
- After-party: The Sandbar, 120 Grosvenor Street, Manchester, M1 7HL