murmurKagoshima 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
- Oni-oi Demon Chase (Kumano Shrine) Usually early January · Please check the official website for dates.
- Omato Hajime-shiki (New Year Archery Rite) Usually mid January · Please check the official website for dates.
February
- Sata Misaki Matsuri Usually mid February · Please check the official website for dates.
- Anraku Yamamiya Shrine Spring Festival Usually mid February · Please check the official website for dates.
March
- Kagoshima Jingu Hatsuuma-sai (Dancing Horse Festival) Ended Usually early March Sun, Mar 8, 2026Sun, Feb 28, 2027
- Tarotaro Festival Usually mid March · Please check the official website for dates.
April
- Kyokusui no Utage (Winding Stream Poetry Party) at Sengan-en Ended Usually early April Sun, Apr 12, 2026
- Shibushi Oshaka Matsuri (Buddha's Birthday Festival) Ended Usually late April Apr 28–29, 2026
May
- Fukiagehama Sand Festival Ended Usually early May May 3–5, 2026
- Kanoya Rose Festival (Spring) Ended Usually in May Apr 25 – May 31, 2026
June
- Seppe Tobe (Rice-Planting Festival) Ended Usually early June Sun, Jun 7, 2026
- Kirishima Jingu Rice-Planting Festival Usually early June · Please check the official website for dates.
- Kajiki Spider Fighting Tournament Ended Usually mid June Sun, Jun 21, 2026
July
- Soga-don no Kasayaki (Umbrella Burning) Ended Usually mid July Sun, Jul 19, 2026
- Amami Matsuri Ended Usually late July Jul 30 – Aug 2, 2026
- Izumi Kakusho Summer Festival Ended Usually late July Jul 25–26, 2026
- Chiran Neputa Festival Ended Usually late July Sat, Jul 25, 2026
- Takeda Shrine Summer Festival Usually late July · Please check the official website for dates.
August
- Yakushima Goshinzan Festival Ended Usually early August Aug 1–2, 2026
- Yoron Coral Festival Usually early August · Please check the official website for dates.
- Kagoshima Kinkowan Summer Night Fireworks Festival Ended Usually late August Sat, Aug 29, 2026
- Tanegashima Gun Festival Ended Usually late August Sun, Aug 23, 2026
September
- Akina Arasetsu Rituals (Shochogama and Hirase Mankai) Ended Usually in September Sat, Sep 19, 2026
- Ibusuki Onsen Festival Ended Usually late September Sep 26–27, 2026
- Sendai Otsunahiki (Giant Tug-of-War) Ended Usually late September Tue, Sep 22, 2026
October
- Ichiki Tanabata Odori (Tanabata Drum Dance) Ended Usually early October Sun, Oct 4, 2026
- Shodon Shibaya Usually in October · Please check the official website for dates.
- Hamakudari Shinko-sai Procession of Kagoshima Jingu Shrine Usually mid October Oct 17–18, 2026
- Myoenji Mairi (Pilgrimage to Tokushige Shrine) Usually late October Oct 24–25, 2026
November
- Ohara Matsuri Usually early November Nov 2–3, 2026
- Tenson Korin Goshinka-sai (Sacred Fire Festival) Usually early November · Please check the official website for dates.
- Yagoro-don Festival Usually early November Tue, Nov 3, 2026
December
- Toshidon of the Koshiki Islands Usually late December · Please check the official website for dates.