We welcomed our first artists this year, from Russia. We were also glad to see some familiar faces of in-Japan artists. Why not join all of us for a week of “new beginnings”?

Although the weather is hot, our staff are setting up the Park.

We hope for blue skies like this during the event!

Here is stage build:

And here is main stage in evening:

Final staff meeting for 2018 was busy! There was lots of logistics for new staff to remember… But many old hands are there to help out.

We used “wish balloons” to share our hopes for the event. How about you? What “new beginnings” do you hope for from WMDF this year? What “new beginnings” do you hope for over the next ten years?

We are all looking forward to a great festival…. with many more photo ops!