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Toei Animation and Bandai Namco have revealed that they will hold a major Dragon Ball festival on January 25, 2026. The festival will be named Dragon Ball Genkidamatsuri—a portmanteau from Genkidama (Spirit Bomb) and Matsuri (Festival)—and it will take place at Halls 9-11 of Makuhari Messe.
Goku’s Japanese voice actress, Masako Nozawa, will attend the event. She will be present at the two-part stage show that will take place at 10 AM and 1 PM JST. Bandai Namco will slip into the stage with a new game announcement at 11 AM JST. The festival’s climax will take place at 5:30 PM JST with a live concert by Hironobu Kageyama, who has sung multiple Dragon Ball Z theme songs, including “Cha-La Head Cha-La.”
In addition, the venue will also have booths for various Dragon Ball games. Bandai Namco will bring playable demos for the arcade card game Super Divers and the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Sparking Zero. There will also be a zone dedicated to the Fusion World card game, as well as minigames and photo booths for free-to-play games like Dragon Ball Legends, Dokkan Battle, and Gekishin Squadra.
Tickets for attending the event in person will be available for free, but only in limited amounts via an online lottery. Aspiring visitors must apply by using an iPhone or an Android smartphone with a Japanese phone number and the Lawson Electronic Ticket app installed. Those who successfully win the entry tickets can apply for further lotteries to get separate tickets for directly watching a stage show or priority access to the merchandise booth.
The Dragon Ball Genkidamatsuri festival will be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, on Sunday, January 25, 2026.
