ATC (Osaka City, Suminoe-ku, Nanko-kita), the closest complex to the Expo site, will host the 'Trash Festival: Trash Instrument Workshop' on May 3, 2026 (Sunday), together with steAm BAND (Yokohama, Kanagawa; Representative Director: Sachiko Nakajima).

This project has been conducted since fiscal 2022 as the 'Trash Festival: Trash Art Contest' in collaboration with the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Signature Pavilion 'Inochi no Asobiba KURAGE-KAN (Jellyfish Pavilion)'. This year, the event has evolved into an experiential event that expands into the possibilities of 'sound,' where participants create instruments from discarded materials and play music.

Trash Festival

10:15-12:00 Trash-related Talk Event Location: Osaka ATC Green Eco Plaza (ITM Building 11F, ATC Building) * A talk event by various practitioners and researchers in waste and environment, including KURAGE-KAN Producer Sachiko Nakajima and waste researcher Misuzu Asari from the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature.

12:00-15:30 Trash Instrument Workshop Location: ITM Building 11F, ATC Building * Under the theme of 'Trash x Sound x Creativity,' participants create their own original instruments using plastic bottles and empty cans. After completion, participants can play freely and those interested can join the KURAGE Band live performance.

16:00-17:00 Trash Instrument Live (KURAGE Band) Location: Waterfront Stage * The multicultural concerto band 'KURAGE Band,' led by Sachiko Nakajima and born from the Expo's Jellyfish Pavilion, will perform a live session using 'trash instruments' alongside high school light music clubs and visitors! Trash turns into music, and the entire venue becomes a stage!

Date: May 3, 2026 (Sunday) 10:00 - 17:00 Admission: Free Co-organizers: ATC, General Incorporated Association steAm BAND Cooperation: steAm Inc. Details: https://www.ecoplaza.gr.jp/20260503-2/

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  • Source: PR TIMES
  • Category: Event
  • Organizations: ATC