murmurIbaraki 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
- Oume-sai White Horse Festival (Kashima Jingu Shrine) Ended Usually early January Wed, Jan 7, 2026
February
- Makabe Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival) Ended Usually early February Feb 4 – Mar 3, 2026
- Mount Tsukuba Plum Blossom Festival Ended Usually in February Feb 7 – Mar 15, 2026
- Mito Plum Blossom Festival Ended Usually mid February Feb 11 – Mar 22, 2026
March
- Saito-sai Festival at Kashima Jingu Shrine Usually mid March · Please check the official website for dates.
- Koga Peach Blossom Festival Ended Usually mid March Mar 14–29, 2026
April
- Hitachi Sakura Festival Ended Usually early April Apr 1–12, 2026
- Hie Shrine Yabusame (Horseback Archery) Festival Ended Usually early April Sun, Apr 5, 2026
- Ishioka Spring Lion Dance Festival Ended Usually late April Wed, Apr 29, 2026
- Kasama Himatsuri Pottery Festival Ended Usually late April Apr 29 – May 5, 2026
May
- Omiya Shrine Grand Festival (Tamatsukuri) Ended Usually early May May 4–5, 2026
June
- Joso Senhime Festival and Tenju Festival Ended Usually early June Jun 6–7, 2026
- Suigo Itako Iris Festival Ended Usually in June May 22 – Jun 21, 2026
July
- Aso Gion Umadashi Festival Ended Usually early July Jul 4–5, 2026
- Yuki Summer Festival (Takeda Suga Shrine Summer Grand Festival) Ended Usually mid July Jul 12–19, 2026
- Shimodate Gion Festival Ended Usually late July Jul 23–26, 2026
- Kakioka Festival (Yasaka Shrine Gion Festival) Ended Usually late July Jul 25–26, 2026
- Takahagi Festival Ended Usually late July Sat, Jul 25, 2026
August
- Koga Fireworks Festival Ended Usually early August Sat, Aug 1, 2026
- Mito Komon Festival Ended Usually early August Aug 1–2, 2026
- Hitachinaka Festival Ended Usually late August Aug 22–23, 2026
- Kesonuma Inari Shrine Annual Festival Ended Usually late August Sun, Aug 23, 2026
- Kobari Matsushita-ryu Tsunabi (Fireworks Puppetry) Ended Usually late August Mon, Aug 24, 2026
September
- Kashima Jingu Shinko-sai Procession and Chochin-machi Lantern Rite Usually early September · Please check the official website for dates.
- Ishioka Festival (Hitachi-no-kuni Sosha-gu Grand Festival) Ended Usually mid September Sep 19–21, 2026
October
- Makabe Machiakari Jusan'ya Festival (Lantern Night) Ended Usually mid October Sat, Oct 10, 2026
- Satomi Scarecrow Festival Usually late October Oct 24 – Nov 21, 2026
November
- Tsuchiura All Japan Fireworks Competition Usually early November Sat, Nov 7, 2026
- Ozagawari-sai Festival (Tsukubasan Shrine) Usually early November · Please check the official website for dates.
- Kasama Chrysanthemum Festival Usually in November · Please check the official website for dates.
- Shimotsuma Chrysanthemum Festival Usually in November Nov 1–25, 2026
- Oarai Anko (Monkfish) Festival Usually mid November · Please check the official website for dates.
December
- Koga Lantern Pole Jostling Festival (Chochin Saomomi Matsuri) Usually early December Sat, Dec 5, 2026