KouYouCon 2026 Brings Anime, Matsuri and Japanese Culture to Heilbronn

Event dates: 2026-10-17 – 2026-10-17

Where: Konzert- und Kongresszentrum Harmonie (Wilhelm-Maybach-Saal), Heilbronn, Germany

Genre: Anime Convention

KouYouCon 2026, a one-day anime and Japan convention organized by Animexx e.V., runs October 17, 2026, 12:00-19:00, at the Harmonie concert and congress center in Heilbronn, Germany, with traditional Japanese-themed workshops, show acts, a Matsuri tied to a Maid & Butler Café, and Kimono styling.

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A single autumn Saturday in Heilbronn, Germany is being turned over to anime, Matsuri, and Japanese culture this weekend.

One Day at the Harmonie

KouYouCon 2026 runs October 17, 2026, 12:00-19:00, at the Konzert- und Kongresszentrum Harmonie's Wilhelm-Maybach-Saal in Heilbronn, organized by Animexx e.V.

Matsuri, Maid Café, and Kimono Styling

The event's centerpiece is a traditional Japanese Matsuri connected to a Maid & Butler Café, alongside modern Kimono styling and Japanese subculture programming.

Workshops and Show Acts

Confirmed programming includes workshops on traditional Japanese themes (both viewing and hands-on), show acts throughout the day, and dedicated artist and vendor areas.

Ask Marine

Want to know more about the Matsuri, the Maid & Butler Café, or what to expect at KouYouCon? Ask Marine.

More About This Event

This Year's Highlights

• A traditional Japanese Matsuri connected to a Maid & Butler Café is the event's centerpiece programming.
• Workshops on traditional Japanese themes, both viewing and hands-on, run throughout the day.
• Modern Kimono styling and Japanese subculture programming are also confirmed.

Access

Allee 28, 74072 Heilbronn, Germany.

What To Know

A one-day convention built around the Matsuri-meets-Maid-Café idea gives fans a compact, festival-style taste of several different corners of Japanese fan culture in a single afternoon, without needing a multi-day travel commitment.

Matsuri (festivals) are a genuine, year-round fixture of Japanese community life, and autumn ones specifically celebrate kouyou, the turning of the leaves - KouYouCon borrows both the season and the festival format directly, pairing them with a maid café format that itself originated in Akihabara, Tokyo.

Easy Japanese

ドイツのハイルブロンで、10月17日にアニメと日本文化のイベント「KouYouCon 2026」が開かれます。

Marine's View

お祭りとメイド＆バトラーカフェの組み合わせ、新鮮で楽しそうですね。紅葉の季節にぴったりの企画だと思います。