Doki Doki - The Manchester Japanese Festival is an event held in Manchester, UK, celebrating both traditional and modern Japanese culture.

On advice from both the venue and the insurance company we are postponing this years Doki Doki festival until next year. We still don't know what the government allows for gatherings later in the year anyway so we are playing it safe along with the professional advice we have received. We are looking at returning on Saturday and Sunday 13th and 14th of November 2021. This is still to be confirmed with the venue but will be set by December as usual for the following years festival. Anyone who has bought a ticket so far, it will be valid for next years event. If you wish a refund go to our eventbrite page and submit for the refund there.

The next festival will take place from 11:00 until 17:30 on Saturday tba to Sunday tba November 2021 at Sugden Sports Centre.

Doki Doki - The Manchester Japanese Festival 2021 is proud to be an Official Event of the Japan-UK Season of Culture 2019-2021.

The festival will be followed by a cosplay after-party.

Please note all hour long talks and the film screening will now take place in The Sandbar which is next door to our venue's main entrance. If you wish to see the first talk when they are announced, you must have received a festival wristband from the main venue first.

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 12th November 2021. 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 13th November 2021.

To see what is happening at the 2021 festival, visit the events, guests, traders and artists sections of our website.

The proceeds from various events at Doki Doki 2021 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: