murmurEhime festival calendar
Month by month: when each event is usually held, and the dates we have confirmed.
Dates can change. Check the official website before you go.
January
- Hatsune Matsuri at Yu Shrine Ended Usually mid January Jan 11–12, 2026
- Tsushima Shirauo & Industry Festival Ended Usually late January Sun, Feb 1, 2026
February
- Tsubaki Matsuri Ended Usually mid February Feb 23–25, 2026Feb 13–15, 2027
- Saikoji Enma Matsuri Usually late February · Please check the official website for dates.
March
- Dogo Onsen Matsuri (Matsuyama Spring Festival) Ended Usually mid March Mar 19–21, 2026
April
- Matsuyama Spring Festival (Oshiro Matsuri) Ended Usually early April Apr 4–5, 2026
- Tobe-yaki Pottery Festival Ended Usually mid April Apr 18–19, 2026
May
- Ikazaki Giant Kite Battle Usually early May · Please check the official website for dates.
- Date na Uwajima Castle Festival Ended Usually early May May 4–5, 2026
June
- Oyamazumi Shrine Rice Planting Festival (Hitori-zumo) Ended Usually in June Fri, Jun 19, 2026
- Ozu Cormorant Fishing (Ukai) Usually in June · Please check the official website for dates.
July
- Mount Ishizuchi Opening Festival (Ishizuchi Shrine Summer Grand Festival) Ended Usually early July Jul 1–10, 2026
- Minato Matsuri Port Festival (Dance Contest and Fireworks) Ended Usually late July Jul 24–25, 2026
- Warei Grand Festival and Uwajima Ushioni Festival Ended Usually late July Jul 22–24, 2026
August
- Imabari Onmaku Festival Ended Usually early August Aug 8–9, 2026Sat, Oct 2, 2027
- Matsuyama Yakyuken Odori (Baseball Dance Festival) Ended Usually early August Aug 7–9, 2026
- Mori no Kuni Summer Festival Usually mid August · Please check the official website for dates.
- Gotanda Hashira Matsuri (Pillar Fire Festival) Usually mid August · Please check the official website for dates.
September
- Goshikihama Moon-Viewing Imotaki Usually mid September Sep 11 – Oct 17, 2026
- Yokaichi Townscape Moon-Viewing Festival Ended Usually late September Sep 25–26, 2026
October
- Matsuyama Autumn Festival Usually early October · Please check the official website for dates.
- Kikuma Festival (Okoma no Hashirikomi Horse Run) Usually mid October Oct 17–18, 2026
- Niihama Taiko Matsuri Usually mid October Oct 15–18, 2026
- Saijo Matsuri Usually mid October Sat, Oct 10, 2026 / Sun, Oct 11, 2026 / Wed, Oct 14, 2026 / Thu, Oct 15, 2026 / Fri, Oct 16, 2026 / Sat, Oct 17, 2026
- Uwatsuhiko Shrine Autumn Festival Usually late October · Please check the official website for dates.
November
- Ainan Town Autumn Festivals Usually early November · Please check the official website for dates.
- Yoshida Autumn Festival Procession Usually early November · Please check the official website for dates.
- Otoi Ozumo Sumo Tournament Usually late November Nov 24–25, 2026
December
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