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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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Three co-located festivals. One stunning outdoor venue.
Amaze yourself by meeting new worlds!

Artists

Profiles of our 2022 lineup

     Schedule     

3 days of outdoor stages,
Aug 5 – Aug 7

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 2022 GuideBook, pdf file (16Mb)
Press Kit:  Text and Images

Latest News

  • Wishing you a great year!

Hope that everyone has a great year, and that we can meet a whole bunch of amazing people, especially during event time in August. Best to all for your endeavours, artistic and beyond.

  • 2023 International Artists Deadline: Oct 20

WMDF Edition 016 will be held from Aug 5 in 2023. We are building a great potential lineup! We learnt much about ultra-safe hygiene standards in our 2022 event. We hope that next year, we can keep re-building towards bigger and better outdoor festivals!

If you would like to join us, this is your chance. Applications for international groups close every year on October 20, but we are also recruiting for 2024: choose the year that suits you best!

During 2022, we developed an “Artist@WMDF” online portal for working with artists on applications. We hope it really helps the efficient communication with all our groups. Click on the image to go to the page with the colorful guide pdf, and quickly understand all the information you need to prepare.

  • A Full 3 Days

Thanks all for three days in the Park. Running an event after three years was a challenge, but everyone stepped up. Huge props to the staff, MoguFes booths, artists, and all other people that helped out. And especially to all the audience who welcomed us back. Sitting in front of the main stage during that final flash downpour? OK, we get it. You enjoyed the event.

To all those who missed out, we hope to see you next time. This year felt like a stepping stone. Let’s see what the next levels might be.

Latest Blog Articles

  • 〈第016回〉はこだて国際民俗芸術祭(2023)について 2023/04/11
  • Thumbs up! 2022/08/08
  • Just a Quick Rest… 2022/08/07
  • Hello! I am George. 2022/08/07
  • Hello! Can you Hear Me? 2022/08/07

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?
    • 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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