Omotesando Halloween Pumpkin Parade 2026: Time, Route & Candy

The Omotesando Halloween Pumpkin Parade 2026 takes place on Sunday, October 25, from 13:00 to about 14:30. Children in Halloween costumes walk about 1km through Harajuku and Omotesando. Parade entry passes sold out on October 10, but you can still watch the procession from Omotesando's street, which is closed to traffic, without one.

Omotesando Pumpkin Parade 2026: Schedule and Access

The Harajuku Omotesando Hello Halloween Pumpkin Parade is a Halloween event organized by Keyakikai, the Harajuku Omotesando shopping street association.

Started in 1983, it's known as Japan's first Halloween costume parade. Every year about 1,000 children walk along Omotesando in Halloween costumes.

⚠️ The parade is canceled if it rains. Whether it goes ahead is announced on the official website by 9:00 a.m. on the day.

The parade runs for about an hour and a half, from 13:00 to 14:30. Nearby shops hold a candy rally, and there's also a Halloween prize draw and activity booths.

• 11:00 Candy rally, prize draw and Halloween booths begin
• 13:00-14:30 Omotesando Halloween parade
• 16:30 Candy rally, prize draw and Halloween booths end

✅ How to get to the Harajuku Pumpkin Parade

The front of Omotesando Hills, which the parade passes, is about a 2-minute walk from Exit A2 of Tokyo Metro Omotesando Station. You can also walk from Meiji-Jingumae Station or JR Harajuku Station.

📍 View Omotesando Hills on Google Maps

• Omotesando Station (Ginza, Chiyoda and Hanzomon lines): Exit A2, about 2 minutes on foot
• Meiji-Jingumae Station (Chiyoda and Fukutoshin lines): Exit 5, about 3 minutes on foot
• JR Harajuku Station (Yamanote Line): Omotesando Exit, about 7 minutes on foot

※ Walking times are to Omotesando Hills.

➡️ Omotesando Pumpkin Parade 2026 official leaflet (PDF)

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Omotesando Pumpkin Parade Route and Where to Watch

The Omotesando Pumpkin Parade starts at Jingumae Elementary School and goes out and back along Omotesando, about 1km in all.

1. Start: Jingumae Elementary School (4 groups set off in turn)
2. In front of Omotesando Hills
3. U-turn at the intersection in front of Ito Hospital
4. Turn at the Jingumae intersection on Meiji-dori
5. Finish: Jingumae Elementary School (disperses around 14:30)

While the parade is on, the Omotesando roadway is closed to cars. Children in Halloween costumes march down the street with costumed characters and a band.

✅ Where to watch the Omotesando Pumpkin Parade

You can watch from the tree-lined avenue, including in front of Omotesando Hills.

From 1:00 p.m., four groups set off one after another. You can watch the children and characters go by from the street.

Halloween Prize Draw and Candy Rally: How to Join

You can enter the Halloween prize draw with a receipt from a partner shop, even without a parade entry pass. The candy rally requires a special map, and there are also Halloween activity booths for children at the venue.

✅ Halloween prize draw

• Time: 11:00-16:30
• Place: Machikado garden in front of Ralph Lauren Omotesando
• To enter: a receipt for 1,000 yen or more (tax included) from a designated partner shop

At the Halloween prize draw, you use a receipt from shopping or eating at a partner shop to draw a prize such as toys or sweets. You can join on the day even without a parade entry pass.

In 2026, 23 shops and facilities take part as prize draw partners, including KIDDY LAND Harajuku, the Harry Potter Shop Harajuku, CA4LA Omotesando and Lindt Chocolat. Omotesando Hills and Harakado are included too.

Receipts dated from October 1 to the event day, the 25th, can be used, and each person can draw once. The draw may end early if prizes run out.

Children without a parade entry pass can also join the prize draw and receive the candy rally map.

✅ Candy rally

• Time: 11:00-16:30 (hours vary by shop)
• Place: partner shops around Harajuku and Omotesando
• To join: children who have received the candy rally map

Only children with the candy rally map can take part. Visit the partner shops marked on the map and say "Trick or Treat" to get candy.

Parade participants get the map when they check in on the day. Children who aren't in the parade can get one by joining the prize draw. Check the map for which shops hand out candy and their hours.

✅ Halloween booths

• Time: 11:00-16:30
• Place: Assembly Hall, B1 of the Harajuku Piazza Building
• To join: open on the day (some activities paid)

📍 View Harajuku Piazza Building on Google Maps

The Halloween booths have a paid Sylvanian Families prize lottery, a play area and a photo spot. Free hair makeup and body painting are also planned, and the program may change on the day.

FAQ: Watching, Adults and Rain

Q. Entry passes are sold out. Can I just watch the parade?

A. Yes. The entry pass is only for children who walk in the parade. Without one, you can watch the parade from Omotesando's street for free.

Q. Can adults take part in the parade?

A. Not on their own. The parade is for children 12 and under (up to elementary school) in Halloween costumes, and guardians can walk with a child who has an entry pass.

Q. What happens if it rains?

A. The parade is canceled in the rain. Whether it's canceled is announced on the official website by 9:00 a.m. on the day.

On the last Sunday of October, Omotesando's tree-lined avenue fills with children dressed as pumpkins and witches. Walk the autumn streets of Harajuku and enjoy this Halloween scene.

※ Event details are based on the official 2026 leaflet. Check the official website for whether the event goes ahead in the rain and for any changes to the program on the day.

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