Head up north for a rousing good time!

This year’s Camp Schwab Festival will take place Saturday, May 13 and Sunday, May 14 from 1 to 9 p.m. on Camp Schwab adjacent to the BeachHead.

This annual festival welcomes all service members, their families and Japanese citizens to Okinawa’s northernmost Marine Camp to partake in a weekend of festival food and fun with attractions for all ages. There will be Fun Land’s rides and bouncers, game booths, Oculus Rift virtual reality and delicious cultural foods from Okinawa as well as delectable offerings from MCCS.

Hungry festival-going revelers can enjoy USA staples such as sizzling burgers from Bulldogs, succulent BBQ beef brisket and juicy chicken from Hickory House All-American BBQ, pizza and wings and more! Patrons 20 years of age and older can enjoy refreshing adult beverages from Kanpai Lounge.

A great entertainment lineup will be on tap throughout the weekend including a FREE performance by alternative metal band SEVENDUST on Saturday at 7 p.m. and local metal band Bodysonic performing Sunday at 3:45 p.m. Schwab Festival will also be featuring more laid-back fare including reggae and variety from Hawaiian native Shar Carillo, more island “melody ‘n riddim” from American Idol alumni Eli-Mac and Hawaiian reggae from Rebel Souljahz. All three acts will be performing both days.

Admission to the Camp Schwab Festival is FREE and open to all SOFA status and Japanese citizens island wide. No one will be admitted with pets, outside alcohol, glass bottles, coolers or backpacks. Free shuttle buses will provide transportation to and from designated parking lots on the base.

As always, MCCS encourages everyone to drink responsibly and to not drink and drive. Daiko and taxi services will be available. Although Camp Schwab Gates 1 & 2 will be open SOFA status festival attendees are encourages to enter through Gate 2.

For more information, call 098-970-5828, visit mccsokinawa.com/festivals or visit MCCS Special Events on Facebook at facebook.com/mccsokinawa.specialevents.


  • MickMc

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22:10 29 Mar , 2024