Can we bring a drum or whistle?

Yes. Noisy instruments like drums and whistles are welcome, but the organizers ask you to contact them first. The Nami-ren group leads the music.

Do we need to know anything about Japanese culture to join?

No. It's open to anyone who wants to join in, not only people linked to the NAMI Foundation. An oni or a monster you invent yourself counts as a costume.

Where do we get ready?

Everyone changes into costume outside the Theater Museum on plac Wolności, where the parade sets off.

Yes. At the end of October the sun sets around 4:30pm in Wrocław, so the parade walks after dark. Dress kids warmly under their costumes.

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Hyakki Yagyō: Night Parade of 100 Japanese Demons

Name: Hyakki Yagyō: Night Parade of 100 Japanese Demons
Start: 2026-10-31
End: 2026-10-31
Location: Muzeum Teatru im. Henryka Tomaszewskiego

When: Sat Oct 31
Ages: All ages
Price: Free

Hyakki Yagyō: Night Parade of 100 Japanese Demons photo 1

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FestivalStare Miasto

Where

Stare Miasto, Muzeum Teatru im. Henryka Tomaszewskiego

Ages

All ages

Setting

Outdoors

Music

Drums and music led by Nami-ren

Costume

Required, a mask or prop is enough

What you need to know

A costume is required, though one well-chosen prop or mask is enough to take part
Masks and lanterns on hand at the NAMI Foundation, ready-made or plain bases to paint, with costume-making sessions planned beforehand
A loop back to the start: along Świdnicka to the Rynek, around the town hall and back to the Theater Museum

About

A costumed walk through central Wrocław based on hyakki yagyō, the Japanese legend of a night parade of a hundred demons. Everyone who joins dresses as a yokai (a Japanese spirit or goblin), an oni, or a monster of their own making, and the Nami-ren group leads the drumming and music. It suits kids who like dressing up and making noise. Easily frightened toddlers may find the masks a lot after dark.

Free

Dates

Oct 31, 2026

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