Food & Drink
Free
Otaku's Famous Food + Anime Lantern Festival
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Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Ends October 25 at 5:30 PM
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Golden Triangle Mall
2201 South Interstate 35 East, Denton, TX 76205
Denton
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Free
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Food & Drinks
Festival
Get ready for a sensory overload in the best way possible at Denton's Otaku's Famous Food + Anime Lantern Festival! Dive into 100+ vendors dishing out flavors from across Asia and beyond—think Japanese street food, Thai eats, Taiwanese boba, and Vietnamese grilled chicken—while lion dances, cosplay, sumo wrestling, and voice actor appearances keep the entertainment going all day. With plenty of parking and free admission, it's the perfect family-friendly outing to fuel up and geek out.
From the organizer
This FREE, two-day family food and anime event features 100+ food/drink vendors, lion dances, cosplay, anime vendors, Sumo Wrestling, voice actors, photo ops, all-day entertainment, plenty of parking, and more! Food vendors will serve food from across Asia, including Filipino food, Japanese street food, Thai street food, Taiwanese boba tea, noodles, baos, Latin food, Vietnamese grilled chicken and egg rolls, and more! Saturday, Oct 24: 11am-7:30pm Sunday, Oct 25: 11am-5:30pm Follow us on Facebook and Instagram (@otakufoodfestival) for more drool-worthy photos and event updates! Don't miss out!
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