Roppongi Art Night 2026 Returned to an All-Night Format for the First Time in Three Years, with About 60 Programs Until the Morning of November 1

“Roppongi Art Night 2026,” organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Minato City and others, was held across the Roppongi area from Saturday, October 31 to Sunday, November 1, 2026. The core time ran from 17:00 on the 31st to 6:00 on the 1st, and according to the organizer, it was held all night for the first time in three years. About 60 programs were presented at Roppongi Hills, Tokyo Midtown, the National Art Center, Tokyo, the shopping streets and elsewhere. Admission was free, though some programs and museum special exhibitions charged admission.

All night for the first time in three years: the 15th Roppongi Art Night

Roppongi Art Night began in 2009, modeled on Paris’s “Nuit Blanche.” Its stage is the streets of Roppongi, where cultural facilities such as museums, large complexes and shopping streets are concentrated, and contemporary art, design, music, video and performance are scattered across them.

The event was canceled in 2011 because of the Great East Japan Earthquake and in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, making 2026 its 15th edition. Noting that it had not been held through the night in recent years, the organizer has revived the all-night format this time.

It is organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture), Minato City and the Roppongi Art Night Executive Committee, which consists of museums and complexes in Roppongi, Mori Building, the Roppongi Shopping Street Promotion Association and others. It is also a partner program of “ARTE TOKYO,” the culture and arts festival launched on October 10 by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and others.

What programs are there? The French feature “RAN Focus”

At the center is “RAN Focus,” which features a different country or region each time. This third edition focuses on France and is curated by José-Manuel Gonçalvès, former artistic director of CENTQUATRE-PARIS. The main programs are as follows.

• Yoann Bourgeois Art Company, “Opening” and “Passage”: two works by the company of circus-trained choreographer Yoann Bourgeois. In “Opening” (Roppongi Hills Arena), performers repeatedly rise and fall on a staircase with no end. In “Passage” (in front of the Tokyo Midtown Galleria Gate), they perform turning movements reminiscent of doors opening and closing on a rotating platform.

• Charles Pétillon, “WA” (Roppongi Hills Arena): an installation of two floating circles, 6 meters in diameter, made of white balloons.

• Olivier Grossetête, “Giant Cardboard Architecture Built Together” (Roppongi Nishi Park): a participatory work using only cardboard boxes and adhesive tape. Participants are to work together to raise a structure more than 10 meters tall.

• Clédat & Petitpierre, “The Bathers” (Midtown Plaza and various spots around town): a performance based on bathing scenes in modern painting.

• Leïla Ka’s “Bluff,” Hicham Berrada’s “Présage,” Clément Cogitore’s “Les Indes Galantes” and others (Roppongi Hills Arena).

Programs by Aoi Yamada, Co. Yamada Un, Saeborg and others are also on the lineup. As of October 19, however, the performance times of many programs were shown as “to be determined.”

The Mori Art Museum keeps “Mariko Mori: All That Shines” open until 6:00 on opening night

At the Mori Art Museum (Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 53rd floor), “Mariko Mori: All That Shines” opened on October 31. On opening day, the museum extends its hours until 6:00 the next morning, with last entry 30 minutes before closing. Described as her first solo exhibition at a museum in Japan in 24 years, it presents about 40 works from more than 30 years of activity, including installations, sculpture, video and photography.

On the same day, “MAM Project 035: Bree Luey” and the “Mori Art Award 2026 Grand Prize Commemorative Exhibition: Mari Katayama” also open. Both can be seen with a ticket for “Mariko Mori: All That Shines.”

Regular admission for adults is 2,800 yen on weekdays and 3,000 yen on weekends and holidays (200 yen less online). However, special prices are expected to apply on some dates and times in connection with Roppongi Art Night. The exhibition is introduced in our article on Mariko Mori: All That Shines.

On the 2nd floor of Roppongi Hills West Walk, Mariko Mori’s “Onogoro Stone III” is on display free of charge. The work reconstructs in contemporary materials Kami-Tategami-iwa, a rock associated with the creation myth in the “Kojiki.” It is on view from 10:00 on October 31 to 22:00 on November 1 and has been extended until November 8.

Hours, prices and getting around late at night

The core time is from 17:00 on Saturday, October 31 to 6:00 on Sunday, November 1. Installations are on display over two days, from 10:00 on the 31st to 22:00 on the 1st. Admission is free, but some programs and museum special exhibitions charge admission.

Late at night, the taxi app “GO” will run a special “GO Economy” service departing from the Roppongi area from 1:00 to 7:00 on November 1. At the information center, coupons worth 1,000 yen are distributed to visitors, one per person, in limited numbers. Participants are also being recruited for English guided tours and inclusive art programs.

Editor’s perspective

This time, the event features France, home of the Nuit Blanche on which it was modeled, and revives the all-night format. It is an edition that once again brings to the fore the event’s character of making the city at night itself the place for viewing art. With the Mori Art Museum keeping the first day of a new exhibition open until 6:00 the next morning, viewing inside the museum can also be built into an all-night circuit.

On the other hand, as of October 19, many performance times were still undecided, and the Mori Art Museum’s special prices were to be announced later. Before going, check the latest timetable on the official website and decide how you will get home. Events in the same period are compiled in our November 2026 art event calendar.

Overview

Name: Roppongi Art Night 2026
Dates: Saturday, October 31 – Sunday, November 1, 2026
Hours: Core time: 17:00 on Saturday, October 31 – 6:00 on Sunday, November 1. Installations: 10:00 on Saturday, October 31 – 22:00 on Sunday, November 1
Venues: Roppongi Hills, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo Midtown, Suntory Museum of Art, 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, the National Art Center, Tokyo, Roppongi shopping streets, and other cooperating facilities and public spaces in the Roppongi area
Admission: Free (some programs and museum special exhibitions charge admission)
Organizers: Tokyo Metropolitan Government; Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture); Minato City; Roppongi Art Night Executive Committee
Inquiries: Hello Dial (050-5541-8600, 9:00–20:00)
Official website: https://roppongiartnight.com/2026/
*Information as of October 19, 2026. Please check the official website for the latest information.

*Top image: main visual of “Roppongi Art Night 2026” (from a press release by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government)

*This article was compiled by the TOKYO ART SPHERE editorial team based on a press release from the Roppongi Art Night Executive Committee (August 19, 2026) and information on the official website.

Text: TOKYO ART SPHERE Editorial Team