The window
The fall festival at the Ichimura Miami-Japan Garden runs 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday 1 November 2026. That is five and a half hours on Watson Island. The garden sits at 1101 MacArthur Causeway, Miami 33139. Park hours run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and admission is free.
This itinerary fits the festival inside that window, with the paid stops reserved ahead and the free acts sequenced around them.
10:15 a.m.: garage to gate
Park in the Jungle Island garage. The garage charges $20 for the day. The garden hands out a $5 coupon during a festival, which brings the cost to $15.
A 10:15 a.m. arrival puts a traveller at the gate for the 10:30 start. The park opens at 9 a.m. and the programme begins at 10:30 a.m.
10:30 to 11:00: the free floor
The Friends publish no set times for the free acts. The notice lists taiko drumming by Fushu Daiko, a martial arts demonstration, a Japanese guitar and flute performance, a haiku discussion, a bon-odori ceremony, a cosplay contest with cash prizes and a free sushi-making demonstration.
The schedule is approximate and subject to change. A traveller takes the free acts as they land and keeps the two fixed stops in view.
11:00 to noon: the ikebana session
Ikebana International Miami Chapter 131 runs two free sessions in the first tent. The first runs 11 a.m. to noon. The second runs 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Reserve a free ticket online for the session wanted. The front desk holds additional tickets on the day.
Noon to 1:15 p.m.: food and the cash window
The festival takes cash only, and the ticket page asks visitors to bring small bills for food and beverage. A card alone will not buy lunch.
A sushi sample plate costs $10. A live sushi chef demonstration runs free beside it. A yukata session costs $10 for children and $20 for adults, lasts 15 minutes and sits behind the refreshment tent.
1:30 p.m.: the tea seat
Tea ceremony seating caps at 25 ticket holders at 1:30 p.m. A morning seating at 11:15 a.m. takes 25 more. A seat costs $10, and masks are required during the ceremony.
Buy the seat in advance. The tickets page sells 1 November seats ahead of the day.
The 1:30 p.m. tea seating overlaps the second ikebana session, which runs 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. A traveller who wants both takes ikebana at 11 a.m. and tea at 1:30 p.m.
2:30 to 4:00 p.m.: the close
The festival closes at 4 p.m. The tail of the afternoon covers the free acts still running on the grounds.
The drive out runs through the same Jungle Island garage, and the day rate covers the whole stay.
The cost line
Admission is free. Garage parking is $15 with the festival coupon. A tea seat and a sushi sample plate cost $10 each. A yukata session costs $10 for children and $20 for adults.
A traveller who takes the free floor, one tea seat and one sushi plate spends $20 inside the gate. The garage adds $15, and the day totals $35.
What the day does not fix
The Friends publish no set times for the taiko, martial arts, flute or haiku items. The event runs rain or shine, and it carries no rainchecks and no refunds.
Any payment made after 11 p.m. on Saturday 31 October needs a phone receipt at the garden front desk. That item loads before the drive.
The next date
The Friends list three festival dates for 2026: 1 February, 3 May and 1 November. The fall date is the 2026 remainder.