Jump Festa is Shueisha's annual showcase of manga, anime, and games, including titles from Weekly Shonen Jump. The 2027 edition runs over two days, Saturday, December 19 and Sunday, December 20, 2026, at Makuhari Messe (幕張メッセ) near Tokyo.
Here's the catch with free admission: you can't just show up. Everyone from elementary-school age up needs an electronic ticket, and that ticket is handed out by lottery, not first-come.
And if you want to catch the big stage shows or buy official goods, that is a second lottery on top of it.
This guide lays out what to apply for, and by when. Every date below falls in 2026, and as of early October none of the application windows have opened yet.
Dates: December 19–20, 2026, at Makuhari Messe
Both days run from 9:00 to 17:00, with last entry at 16:30. The event uses exhibition halls 1–9 and 11 at Makuhari Messe. The nearest station is Kaihin-Makuhari (海浜幕張) on the JR Keiyo Line (JR京葉線).
Entry itself is free. Everyone elementary-school age and older needs the electronic ticket described below. Preschool children can enter without a ticket, up to one child per accompanying adult aged 18 or over.
Entry is free, but everyone school-age and up must apply in advance and win a lottery. There are no same-day tickets and no walk-in entry.
Entry Tickets: Free, But Lottery-Only
Admission requires an entry ticket issued through the official Jump NAVI app (ジャンプNAVI). It's a lottery, not first-come-first-served, so applying is no guarantee of a spot.
Most people will go through the general application, which is open to anyone. It runs from 10:00 on Monday, November 2 to 17:59 on Monday, November 16, 2026, with results announced around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 24.
There is also an earlier application window for Shueisha digital-magazine subscribers and other eligible readers. It runs October 19–26, with results around November 2, before general applications open, so subscribers who miss out can still enter the general round.
An entry ticket is valid only for the date you're selected for. Even if you want both days, you may be selected for only one, so plan around that.
One note for visitors from overseas: the whole process runs through the Japanese-language Jump NAVI app. As of early October 2026 the official site has no English pages or guidance for overseas residents, so expect to apply in Japanese.
The Second Lottery: Stage, Goods, and Original Art
On its own, an entry ticket gets you inside Jump Festa. Attending a Super Stage show, buying goods at the JF Official Shop, or visiting the Original Art World special exhibit requires an additional advance-lottery application.
This second lottery runs from 10:00 on Tuesday, November 24 to 17:59 on Monday, November 30, 2026, with results around 9:30 a.m. on Friday, December 11. There is no need to rush at 10:00; the window stays open through November 30.
You can only enter this second lottery for a date you already won entry for. You have to win an entry ticket first, then win the second lottery, before you can attend a stage show or use the official shop.
The organizers still have the lineup and stage schedule down as "to be announced," so none of it is locked in yet.
Stage shows and goods are a second lottery, open only to people who already won entry. That window is November 24–30.
Application Timeline at a Glance
The process runs in two stages: an entry application, then a second lottery only for those who won entry. The entry stage has two rounds of its own, an early one for eligible subscribers and a general one, so three application windows open in sequence.
Step | Application window (2026) | Results |
|---|---|---|
Limited (digital subscribers etc. | Oct 19 – Oct 26 | around Nov 2 |
General entry | Nov 2 – Nov 16 | around Nov 24 |
Second lottery (stage, goods, art) | Nov 24 – Nov 30 | around Dec 11 |
Each result is announced around 9:30 a.m., and each window closes at 17:59 on its final day.
Before You Apply
Jump Festa 2027 comes down to this: free, but everyone school-age and up goes through a lottery, and there are two stages.
The one deadline you can't miss is the general entry application: 17:59 on Monday, November 16, 2026. If you win entry and want a stage show or goods, don't forget the second lottery that opens November 24.
Everything runs through the Jump NAVI app. Download it before applications open to save time when you apply.
This article was translated from the original Japanese with AI assistance and reviewed by our editorial team. The Japanese version is authoritative.
