Hakodate has taken a lot of rain since around midnight yesterday. WMDF staff have spent the night trying to keep Motomachi Park fit and safe for today’s event. The organisers will make a final decision on whether or not we can go ahead today before 13:00. We will announce any cancellation here as well as via email and at the site. Please stay tuned for further updates.

WMDF is built on a core of inviting international groups. Every morning at 8am, the people that solve the myriad logistical puzzles of keeping multiple groups on the move meet at Fururu to make sure our plans for the day will work out. These people are the Guides and their supporters. This is one of the most difficult jobs at WMDF, but also one of the most rewarding, as it’s the Guides that really get the experience of “Meeting New Worlds” close up. WMDF thanks all the Guides for their work so far, and wishes them good luck for the rest of the week!

The WMDF Opening Party was held in the Daimon Green Belt area as part of our “Outreach” collaboration with other events in town. Drakskip led everyone in a crazy dance, and Brian Hulse gave us a bilingual performance. We gather again in Motomachi Park for the first day of WMDF proper. See you there!