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WMDF and the Mogu Mogu Festival are brought to you by "Worlds Meet Japan". We are non-profit, and run by volunteers. Any proceeds of our event go to our work on transformational social and educational projects locally and internationally.

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WMDF Main Image
From around the globe, music, dance, visual arts, street performers, goods, gourmet and more.
Three co-located festivals. One stunning outdoor venue.
Amaze yourself by meeting new worlds!

Artists

Profiles of our 2023 lineup

     Schedule     

5 days of outdoor stages,
Aug 5 – Aug 9

Tickets

Generous concessions every year

Deals

  Thanks to our    sponsors

Mogu Mogu

Jointly staged festival of world goods & gourmet

Awards

“Genki Grand Prize” Winner

About

Organisers and Themes

History

2200+ performers, 52 countries/regions, 1/3mil+ audience

Hakodate

  Voted Japan’s most attractive city  

Volunteer? We’re always grateful for help…
Download Official 2023 Pamphlet, pdf file (25Mb)
Press Kit:  Text and Images

Latest News

  • Full 2023 Schedule, WMDF 016

Check out the final schedule for five days of mixing of world cultures in Motomachi Park.

Click on the image to take you to the Events page, where the full five days can be viewed or downloaded as a pdf. (There is a plain text version on this blog post). Have a great summer!

  • 2023 First Artists Announce (bilingual profiles)

Join us from Aug 5 – Aug 9 for five full days of outdoor stages and mixing of world cultures at WMDF Edition 016. Over a hundred artists, including debuts at our event for Belgium, Switzerland, Chile, Kazakhstan and Iran!

The jointly staged Mogu Mogu festival brings you goods and gourmet from 46 booths, and the Waku Waku Festival gives you the chance to exercise away some of the calories on Sat & Sun. See you there!

  • 2024 International Participation Call: Deadline Oct 20, 2023

Recruiting for WMDF Edition 017 (Aug 5 – Aug 11 2024) is taking place even as we finalise the plans for the 2023 festival. Over the last year, we have developed our “Artist@WMDF” online portal for working with artists on applications. Click on the image to go to the page with the colorful guide pdf, and quickly understand all the information you need to prepare. Hope to see you at our event!

Important WMDF links and dates:

  • 2024 Terms and Conditions and Online Registration
  • Application Deadline: 20 Oct 2023
  • We especially welcome “firsts” (so far, WMDF has hosted 52 countries/regions)
  • Decisions Deadline: 17 Dec 2023 (international artist invitations)
  • Performers’ Participation FAQ  

Latest Blog Articles

  • Festival Finale 2023 2023/08/09
  • Catch up on events in the park with our Day 4 Video 2023/08/09
  • Get your T-shirt Printed Live! 2023/08/08
  • Day3 video live! 2023/08/08
  • (Apology and Correction) Regarding sponsor「株式会社カネス杉澤事業所」 2023/08/08

Open Japan

In 2011, WMDF used "Open Japan" as a theme for the crucial work of convincing the world that the country was still safe and open for business. We succeeded in attracting a record attendance total, despite the last day washout. Last year,

we continued this theme with "Open Japan (2.0)".

There is a perceptible atmosphere of belief in the country that things can be rethought in deep and fundamental ways using the disaster as a catalyst.

We encourage audience members to photograph and video the Motomachi Park events, and to post online to show to the world that the north of Japan is alive and kicking. If you like, you can use the hash tag #wmdf.

Organisation / Inquiries

“Worlds Meet Japan” General Incorporated Association (non-profit)
Address: Committee of the WMDF
9-9 Suehiro-cho, Hakodate-shi, Hokkaido 040-0053 JAPAN
Phone: +81-138-27-7081 (apologies, but Japanese only)
Fax: +81-138-86-6706

Event production

Hitococochi Inc.

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  • Artists
    • Perform at WMDF?
    • 2022, WMDF 015 Artisits
    • 2019, WMDF 012 Artists
    • 2018, WMDF 011 Artists
    • 2017, WMDF 010 Artists
    • 2016, WMDF 009 Artists
    • 2015, WMDF 008 Artists
    • 2014, WMDF 007 Artists
    • 2013, WMDF 006 Artists
    • 2012, WMDF 005 Artists
    • 2011, WMDF 004 Artists
    • 2010, WMDF 003 Artists
    • 2009, WMDF 002 Artists
    • 2008, WMDF Inaugural
  • Events
  • Tickets
  • Gallery
    • 2019, WMDF 012 Gallery
    • 2018, WMDF 011 Gallery
    • 2017, WMDF 010 Gallery
    • 2016, WMDF 009 Gallery
    • 2015, WMDF 008 Gallery
    • 2014, WMDF 007 Gallery
    • 2013, WMDF 006 Gallery
    • 2012, WMDF 005 Gallery
    • 2011, WMDF 004 Gallery
    • 2010, WMDF 003 Gallery
    • 2009, WMDF 002 Gallery
    • 2008, WMDF WMDF Inaugural
  • Archive
  • Blog
  • FAQ

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