murmurKagawa 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
- Hatsu-Tokasai (Hatsu-Konpira) at Kotohira-gu Usually early January · Please check the official website for dates.
- Hitsuishi Momote Festival Usually mid January · Please check the official website for dates.
- Kokubunji Winter Festival Usually mid January · Please check the official website for dates.
February
- Dai-Eyo Festival at Zentsuji Temple Ended Usually late February Feb 21–22, 2026
March
- Awashima Momote Festival Ended Usually early March Sun, Mar 1, 2026
April
- Oka-sai Cherry Blossom Festival at Kotohira-gu Usually early April · Please check the official website for dates.
- Tadotsu Cherry Blossom Festival Ended Usually early April Sun, Apr 5, 2026
May
- Marugame Castle Festival Ended Usually early May May 3–4, 2026
- Hitoyama Rural Kabuki Ended Usually early May Sun, May 3, 2026
June
- Kobo Daishi Birthday Ceremony (Gotanjo-e) at Zentsuji Ended Usually mid June Jun 14–15, 2026
July
- Manno Sunflower Festival Usually early July · Please check the official website for dates.
- Nakayama Senmaida Mushiokuri (Insect-Sending Torch Procession) Usually early July 2026Cancelled
- Hitoyama Mushiokuri (Insect-Sending Torch Procession) Ended Usually early July Thu, Jul 2, 2026
- Daisen Nenbutsu Odori (Rain-Prayer Dance) Usually late July · Please check the official website for dates.
August
- Nio Dragon Festival Ended Usually early August Sat, Aug 1, 2026
- Tsushima Shrine Summer Grand Festival Ended Usually early August Aug 4–5, 2026
- Yasuda Odori Usually mid August · Please check the official website for dates.
- Sanuki Takamatsu Festival Ended Usually mid August Aug 12–14, 2026
- Takinomiya Nenbutsu Odori Ended Usually late August Sun, Aug 23, 2026
September
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October
- Shirotori Shrine Autumn Festival Usually early October · Please check the official website for dates.
- Sanuki Toyohama Chosa Festival Ended Usually early October Oct 9–11, 2026
- Kotohiragu Grand Annual Festival Ended Usually early October Oct 9–11, 2026
- Kotohiki Hachimangu Grand Festival Usually mid October Oct 16–18, 2026
- Nakayama Rural Kabuki Usually mid October · Please check the official website for dates.
- Takamatsu Autumn Festival: Busshozan Daimyo Procession Usually mid October Oct 17–18, 2026
- Shishitachi no Sato Miki Mandegan Festival Usually late October Sat, Oct 24, 2026
- Utazu Autumn Festival Usually late October · Please check the official website for dates.
November
- Kotohiragu Momiji-sai (Autumn Leaves Festival) Usually early November · Please check the official website for dates.
- Zentsuji Kukai Festival Usually early November Tue, Nov 3, 2026
December
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