murmurIshikawa 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
- Kanazawa Fire Brigade New Year Review (Kaga-tobi Ladder Climbing) Usually early January Sun, Jan 10, 2027
- Ushitsu Port Noto Winter Yellowtail Festival Ended Usually mid January Sun, Jan 18, 2026
February
- Gongan Shinji (Bamboo-Splitting Festival) Usually early February Wed, Feb 10, 2027
- Higashifutakuchi Bunya Puppet Theater "Deku no Mai" Ended Usually late February Sat, Feb 21, 2026 / Sun, Feb 22, 2026 / Sat, Feb 28, 2026 / Sun, Mar 1, 2026
- Suzu Anglerfish Festival Ended Usually late February Sun, Feb 22, 2026
- Wajima Aenokaze Winter Festival Ended Usually late February Feb 21–23, 2026
March
- Nehan-e at Iouji Temple Ended Usually mid March Sun, Mar 15, 2026
April
- Kaga Shinmeigu Cherry Blossom Festival Usually mid April Apr 10–11, 2027
- Ushitsu Hikiyama Festival Ended Usually mid April Apr 18–19, 2026
May
- Seihakusai Festival (Dekayama) Usually early May · Please check the official website for dates.
- Mikawa Okaeri Festival Ended Usually mid May May 16–17, 2026
- Otabi Matsuri (Children's Kabuki on Floats) Ended Usually mid May May 8–10, 2026
June
- Shobuyu Iris Bath Festival Ended Usually early June Jun 4–5, 2026
- Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival Ended Usually early June Jun 5–7, 2026
July
- Abare Matsuri (Ushitsu Rampage Festival) Ended Usually early July Jul 3–4, 2026
- Nanao Gion Festival Ended Usually mid July Sat, Jul 11, 2026
- Notojima Koda Fire Festival Ended Usually late July Sat, Jul 25, 2026
- Matsunami Doll Kiriko Festival Ended Usually late July Sat, Jul 25, 2026
- Iida Toroyama Festival Ended Usually late July Jul 20–21, 2026
August
- Torigoe Ikko Ikki Festival Ended Usually early August Sun, Aug 9, 2026
- Yamashiro Daidengaku Ended Usually early August Aug 8–9, 2026
- Ishizaki Hoto Festival Ended Usually early August Sat, Aug 1, 2026
- Nonoichi Jonkara Festival Ended Usually early August Aug 1–2, 2026
- Horyu Tanabata Kiriko Festival Ended Usually early August Sat, Aug 1, 2026
- Okinami Big Catch Festival Usually mid August · Please check the official website for dates.
- Hakui Festival Ended Usually late August Sat, Aug 22, 2026
- Tatsunokuchi Festival Ended Usually late August Sat, Aug 22, 2026
- Wajima Taisai (Wajima Grand Festival) Ended Usually late August Aug 22–25, 2026
September
- Takojima Kiriko Festival Usually early September · Please check the official website for dates.
- Ogi Sode-Kiriko Festival Ended Usually mid September Sep 19–20, 2026
- Koikoi Festival Ended Usually late September Sep 19–20, 2026
- Okumakabuto Festival Ended Usually late September Sun, Sep 20, 2026
October
- Hourai Festival Ended Usually early October Oct 3–4, 2026
- Hodatsushimizu Grand Fireworks Ended Usually mid October Sun, Oct 11, 2026
November
- Yamanaka-bushi Utaiyanko Usually mid November Sun, Nov 8, 2026
December
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