murmurIwate 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
- Morioka Hadaka-mairi (Midwinter Pilgrimage) Ended Usually mid January Thu, Jan 15, 2026
- Motsuji Hatsuka-yasai (Twentieth Night Festival) Usually late January · Please check the official website for dates.
February
- Daito Ohara Mizukake Matsuri (Water-Throwing Festival) Usually mid February · Please check the official website for dates.
- Oshu Mizusawa Kukuribina Matsuri (Padded Doll Festival) Ended Usually late February Feb 27 – Mar 3, 2026
- Tono Machiya Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival in Tono's Townhouses) Ended Usually late February Feb 20 – Mar 5, 2026
March
- Chotokuji Somin-sai Festival Ended Usually early March Sun, Mar 1, 2026
- Miyako Hairy Crab Festival Ended Usually early March Sun, Mar 1, 2026
April
- Kitakami Tenshochi Cherry Blossom Festival Ended Usually mid April Apr 10–29, 2026
- Hitaka Hibuse Matsuri (Mizusawa Fire Prevention Festival) Ended Usually late April Sat, Apr 25, 2026
May
- Spring Fujiwara Festival Ended Usually early May May 1–5, 2026
- Esashi Jinku Festival Ended Usually early May May 3–4, 2026
- Gokusui no En at Motsuji (Winding Stream Poetry Party) Usually late May · Please check the official website for dates.
June
- Motsuji Iris Festival Ended Usually mid June Jun 10–30, 2026
- Chagu Chagu Umakko (Decorated Horse Procession) Ended Usually mid June Sat, Jun 13, 2026
July
- Hiraizumi Mizukake Mikoshi (Water-Splashing Portable Shrine Parade) Usually mid July · Please check the official website for dates.
- Sakagai Jizo Festival Ended Usually late July Sat, Jul 25, 2026
August
- Hayachine Shrine Grand Festival Usually early August · Please check the official website for dates.
- Ichinoseki Summer Festival Usually early August · Please check the official website for dates.
- Kitakami Michinoku Folk Performing Arts Festival Ended Usually early August Aug 7–9, 2026
- Morioka Sansa Odori Festival Ended Usually early August Aug 1–4, 2026
- Sanriku Ofunato Summer Festival Ended Usually early August Jul 31 – Aug 1, 2026
- Morioka Funakko Nagashi (Burning Boats on the Kitakami River) Ended Usually mid August Sun, Aug 16, 2026
- Ichinohe Matsuri Ended Usually late August Aug 28–30, 2026
September
- Ninohe Matsuri Ended Usually early September Sep 4–6, 2026
- Hanamaki Matsuri Ended Usually mid September Sep 11–13, 2026
- Kuji Autumn Festival Ended Usually mid September Sep 17–20, 2026
- Morioka Autumn Festival (Floats of Morioka Hachimangu) Ended Usually mid September Sep 14–16, 2026
- Tono Festival Ended Usually mid September Sep 19–20, 2026
- Yamada Matsuri (Yamada Town Shrine Festivals) Ended Usually mid September Sep 19–21, 2026
- Miyako Autumn Festival Ended Usually late September Sep 19–20, 2026
October
- Oshu Nambu Ironware Festival Usually early October Oct 10–11, 2026
- Kamaishi Matsuri Usually mid October Oct 16–18, 2026
November
- Autumn Fujiwara Festival Usually early November · Please check the official website for dates.
December
- Miyako Salmon Festival Usually early December · Please check the official website for dates.