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 9th and Sunday 10th September 2023 at Sugden Sports Centre.
The festival will be followed by an 18+ cosplay after-party on Saturday 9th evening in the Sandbar next door to the festival venue starting at 19:00 until the Sandbar throws us out.
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 late evening of Friday 8th. 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 late evening of Saturday 9th.
To see what is happening at the 2023 festival, visit the events, guests, traders and artists sections of our website.
The proceeds from various events at Doki Doki 2023 will be donated to our supported charity, Aid for Japan, which provides long-term support for orphans of the 2011 Tohoku disaster in Japan.
For the times of the events at Doki Doki 2023 Saturday 9th, see the festival programme (subject to change).
For the times of the events at Doki Doki 2023 Sunday 10th, see the festival programme (subject to change).
For the floorplan of stalls at Doki Doki 2023 see the floor plan (subject to change)..
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