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Kids' events & play spaces in Kumagaya
Events for kids & families
Events mainly for kids and families, or with a kids' program mentioned in the description (judged with generative AI). Check the official website for age ranges.
- 2026Sat, Nov 14
Planetarium: Wish Upon a Star
A workshop to craft stars using pipe cleaners. Held at the Planetarium, admission is free. Recommended for anyone looking for a simple craft experience.
- 2026Sat, Nov 14
Sainokuni Saitama Animal Welfare Festival 2026
An event where you can learn about animal welfare and proper pet care. Features hearing dog demonstrations, dog petting sessions, a veterinarian experience corner, dog and cat adoption events, and more for everyone to enjoy.
- 2026Sat, Nov 14+3 more dates
Storytime for Toddlers at Kounan Library
A storytelling session aimed at infants, toddlers, and their guardians. Parents and children can relax and enjoy picture books and fingerplays together in the library's Story Room. Participation is free, and no advance registration is required.
- 2026Sun, Nov 15
Portrait Gift (Kumagaya Housing Stage)
An event for families with children where you can have a portrait drawn and presented as a gift. Participation is free and no advance reservation is required, making it easy to drop by.
- 2026Sun, Nov 15
Let's Make Handprint and Footprint Art in Kumagaya
A hands-on event to create original artwork using children's handprints and footprints. Perfect for recording infants' growth and creating family memories.
- 2026Sun, Nov 15
Fake Food Sample Mini Cupcake Making
A workshop where you can experience making miniature cupcake food replicas. Open to participants from infants onward, offering an easy way to enjoy the fun of crafting.
- 2026Sun, Nov 15
Make It Yourself! Puffy Stickers & Frame
A children's workshop where participants make their own cute puffy stickers using sticker liquid and paste them onto a frame to complete their work. Open to elementary school students and younger children accompanied by a guardian.
- 2026Sat, Nov 21+5 more dates
Kumagaya City: 3rd Term Weekend Science
A science event organized for elementary and junior high school students. Many fun experiment and observation programs are prepared, allowing participants to learn while discovering the fascination of science.
- 2026Sun, Nov 22
Kumagaya Eco-Life Fair 2026
An event to learn about accessible environmental initiatives for a sustainable future. Along with exhibitions by local organizations and companies, visitors can enjoy hands-on activities such as coloring, stage performances, and a stamp rally with prizes.
- 2026Sun, Nov 22
The 13th Kumagaya Traffic Safety Fair (Firefighting Corner)
This event features interactive booths with displays of police cars and fire engines, as well as photo opportunities wearing firefighter gear. Families can enjoy learning about traffic safety through educational games, character stage shows, and performances by the fire department band.
- 2026Sun, Nov 22
Customize! Let's Make a Shinkansen Backpack!
A hands-on workshop to customize a Shinkansen-themed backpack by attaching an original card case, creating your own unique bag. Open to elementary school students and younger when accompanied by a guardian.
- 2026Mon, Nov 23
Let's Make a Walking Toy Poodle Digital Camera!
Participants can enjoy decorating a full-fledged kids' digital camera that can take real photos and videos into a cute toy poodle face. Open to elementary school students and younger, accompanied by a guardian.
- 2026Sat, Dec 5+2 more dates
"Ha Pi Ma": Happy Park Market
An event featuring food trucks and food and merchandise booths, as well as a giant inflatable slide and free test rides on electric personal mobility vehicles. With AED demonstrations and an appearance by an ambulance, it can be enjoyed by both adults and children.
- 2026Sat, Dec 5
Human Square 2026
An awareness-raising event to learn about human rights. Enjoyable for families, it features human rights panel displays, craft workshops for children, appearances by mascot characters, and more.
- 2026Sat, Dec 5
Kumagaya Robot Day
A hands-on event to experience robots, featuring service robot demonstrations, a stamp rally, robot sports experiences, and more.
- 2026Sat, Dec 19
Winter Break Homework Support Project: Kakizome Class
A kakizome (first calligraphy of the year) class for elementary school students, providing fun instruction on ink brush basics such as how to hold the brush and character balance. An opportunity to carefully finish winter break homework.
- 2026Sat, Dec 19
KidSwing: Let's Go Jazz Land
An interactive jazz concert open to ages 0 and up, designed to be enjoyed across three generations. Parents and children can casually enjoy the charm of jazz by singing and dancing along in English to anime songs and more.
- 2027Sun, Jan 17
The 24th Kumakoren Karuta Tournament
A New Year karuta card game tournament held for elementary school students. Participants compete in individual and team matches using the Kumagaya Local Karuta and the Sai-no-Kuni 21st Century Local Karuta.
- 2027Sat, Jan 30
Hinemos: Fantastic Toy Orchestra
A performance by Hinemos, a 10-piece musical group that plays toys, musical saws, and various other noise-making objects. Families can enjoy thrilling music that feels like stepping into a picture book. A handmade musical instrument workshop will also be held on the same day.
- Wed, Apr 1, 2026 – Wed, Mar 31, 2027
Play Ball with Parents and Kids at Kumagaya Sports and Culture Park
A ball-playing workshop for preschool children and their guardians. Parents and children can easily experience fun physical exercises using balls while moving their bodies together.
- early June (usually)
Konan Firefly Festival
An event where visitors can quietly observe wild fireflies. In addition to food stalls and firefly picture-story shows (kamishibai), over 300 candles illustrated by elementary school students are lit, creating a magical nighttime atmosphere.
- first Saturday of August (usually)
Menuma Festival
A quintessential summer festival featuring a variety of events, including the pulling of festival floats, parades of decorated portable shrines, Yagibushi folk music, and kids' dance performances. The grand finale showcases the unique rhythms of the nerikomi-bayashi music and nerikomi dance, allowing visitors to enjoy an evening packed with energy.
Play facilities, children's centers, parenting support centers & libraries in Kumagaya (22)
くまキッズ 熊谷市立こども館
Play & activity facilities | 埼玉県熊谷市石原3-27Hours 9:00〜18:30、19:00〜21:00 | Closed 12/29〜1/3 | Fee 無料 Directions熊谷さくら運動公園 屋内プール アクアピア
Play & activity facilities | 埼玉県熊谷市小島157-1Hours 9:00〜21:00（受付は20:00まで、退水20:45） | Closed 第2・第4火曜（祝日の場合は翌平日、6月〜は毎週火曜、8月は第2・第4火曜）、1/1〜1/2 | Fee 3歳以上の未就学児無料（保護者有料） Directions熊谷市立健康スポーツセンター
Play & activity facilities | 埼玉県熊谷市津田1788-1Hours 10:00〜21:00（最終受付20:00） | Closed 月曜（祝日のときは翌日以降）、12/31〜1/1、施設点検日 Directions熊谷市立文化センター プラネタリウム館
Play & activity facilities | 埼玉県熊谷市桜木町2-33-2Hours 9:00〜17:00 | Closed 月曜（祝日の場合は翌日以降の平日）、毎月第1金曜、祝日の翌日（土・日・休日を除く）、12/28〜1/4、特別整備期間 | Fee 大人200円、小中学生100円、未就学児無料 Directions熊谷市立荒川児童館
Children's centers | 熊谷市河原町2-173Hours 月~土 8:30~18:30 | Closed 日曜日・祝日 Directions熊谷市立上須戸児童館
Children's centers | 熊谷市上須戸1056-3Hours 月~土 8:30~17:00 | Closed 日曜日 ・祝日 Directions熊谷市立雀宮児童館
Children's centers | 熊谷市上之1305-1Hours 月~土 8:30~18:30 | Closed 日曜日・祝日 Directions熊谷市立西児童館
Children's centers | 熊谷市新堀新田576-1Hours 月~土 8:30~18:30 | Closed 日曜日・祝日 Directions熊谷市立大幡児童館
Children's centers | 熊谷市代597-4Hours 月~土 8:30~18:30 | Closed 日曜日・祝日 Directions熊谷市立東児童館
Children's centers | 熊谷市銀座4-9-6Hours 月~土 8:30~18:30 | Closed 日曜日・祝日 Directionsくるみ保育園 子育て交流会くるみの木
Parenting support centers | 熊谷市平戸1090Hours 8:30~13:30 | Closed 土曜日・日曜日(土曜日は月1~2回) Directionsことぶき花ノ木保育園 子育て支援センター わくわくキッズ
Parenting support centers | 熊谷市三ヶ尻1817Hours 9:00~14:00 | Closed 土曜日・日曜日 Directionsほしのこひろば(ほしのみや保育園)
Parenting support centers | 熊谷市池上576-1Hours 9:00~14:00 | Closed 土・日・祝日 Directionsゆかり保育園 地域子育て支援センターひだまり
Parenting support centers | 熊谷市三本1557Hours 9:00~14:00 | Closed 月曜日・金曜日・土曜日・日曜日 Directionsわらしべの里 子育てひろばポラン
Parenting support centers | 熊谷市善ヶ島1774Hours 10:00~15:00 | Closed 土曜日・日曜日 Directions子育て広場なかよし
Parenting support centers | 熊谷市弥藤吾692-1Hours 9:30~15:00 | Closed 日曜日・月曜日 Directions子育て広場にこにこ
Parenting support centers | 熊谷市向谷373-1Hours 9:30~15:00 | Closed 土曜日・日曜日 Directions第二くるみ保育園 もちもちの木
Parenting support centers | 熊谷市今井1136Hours 8:30~13:30 | Closed 火曜日・土曜日・日曜日(火曜・土曜日は変則的) Directions奈良保育園 どんぐりメイト
Parenting support centers | 熊谷市中奈良1296-1Hours 9:00~14:00 | Closed 土曜日・日曜日 Directions篭原のこキッズ子育て支援センター のこちゃんプラザ
Parenting support centers | 熊谷市籠原南1-133Hours 9:30~14:30 | Closed 土曜日・日曜日 Directions熊谷市立熊谷図書館
Libraries | 熊谷市桜木町2-33-2Hours 午前9時から午後7時まで(3階展示室は午後5時まで) | Closed 月曜日(国民の休日にあたるときは翌平日) 第1金曜日(この日が国民の休日にあたるときは、第2金曜日) 国民の休日の週内翌平日 特別整理期間(年間14日以内) 年末、年始(12月28日から1月4日) Directions県立熊谷図書館
Libraries | 熊谷市箱田5-6-1Hours 0900-1900(6-9月2000まで)土日祝0900-1700 | Closed 月曜日、第4金曜、年末年始、特別整理休館日 Directions
Hours and fees for play facilities are checked monthly on their official pages. Hours for children's centers, parenting support centers and libraries come from Saitama's “Baby Station” registry and may be out of date. Parenting support centers are mainly for babies, toddlers and their parents. Please check with each facility before you go. Children's centers and similar facilities come from Saitama's “Baby Station” registry; play facilities from their official pages (sources).