Name: Portal to Tracen: UMAFEST
Start: 2026-08-29T12:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-08-29T19:00:00-07:00
Location: Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute

Orientation

Welcome to Tracen

The portal opens on Tracen Academy's summer festival, and everyone is enrolled for the day. Join IRIS Interactive for a free immersive Umamusume: Pretty Derby event! Meet live Umas in character, cheer through idol dances and stage shows, race RC cars, craft good-luck charms, face the Umas in a quiz show, and chase down a mystery hiding all over the festival grounds. Come as an Uma, come as a Trainer, or come to watch. The gates are open from noon to seven.

All-Day Mystery

Piece of Cake!

Rice Shower's victory cake has VANISHED, and every Uma on campus is a suspect! The case runs all day, anywhere on the grounds, and it's free to play.

Open your case file!The whole case is digital: clue sheet, notes, everything. It goes live at the festival!

Track down the clues!The clues are hidden all over campus. Find every one and the case cracks open!

Name the thief!Work out who could not have done it, and whoever is left is your culprit. Crack the case before the last race!

Festival Grounds

Activities

Free

Orientation

First time at Tracen? Mejiro McQueen and the welcome team will get you race-ready: the festival, the Umas, and the rules of the day, all in character!

Free

Main Stage

Idol dances and live shows from noon to close! Catch Make Debut, Yume wo Kakeru!, and the Tracen Ondo, plus a taiko set by Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko and an aikido demo!

Off to the Races

Place your bets and watch the Umas race RC cars on a real track! Pick your favorite each heat, stack your coins, and try to top the leaderboard. Book a session ahead of time.

Classroom Chaos

Class is in session! Pick from three crafts, make it with the classroom Umas, and take it home. Teru teru bozu, origami carrot, or origami horse face. Book a session ahead of time.

Free

Running Wild

Tokai Teio, Mayano Top Gun, and Kitasan Black are loose on the festival grounds! Catch them for photos, games, and whatever they pull you into next!

Are You Smarter Than An Uma?

Think you know your Umas? Come watch them argue over who belongs where, pick your side, and get loud about it! Different topic every session. Book a session ahead of time.

$10

Cheki Station

Snap a decorated instant photo with your favorite Uma! Performers rotate through all day, so keep an eye out for who's up next!

Paid

Umai Kitchen

Fresh sandos and cold drinks! Grab one between sessions and get back out there!

$30

Meni Shuki Maid Cafe

A one hour seating with food, drinks, games, and a live performance from your maids! Reservations below at the Meni Shuki section!

Paid Experience

Meni Shuki Maid Cafe

By Reservation

Meni Shuki

One Hour Seatings • 48 Seats Per Session

Still In Love wants to impress her Trainer. TM Opera O read about maid cafes in a play and declared the whole thing destiny. Meisho Doto got roped in. With Oguri Cap rounding out the crew, Meni Shuki opens for one day only: table service, games, and a live performance from your maids!

Reservation

$30

Includes