murmurFestivals and events in Kyoto
36 major festivals and seasonal events in Kyoto, across the whole year. We only list dates we have confirmed with official announcements.
Dates can change. Check the official website before you go.
The .ics file only includes events whose dates we have confirmed with official announcements. Each entry links to the official website.
January
- 2026 Jan 18 (Sun) Ended
- 2026 Jan 19–23 Ended2027 Jan 30 – Feb 6
February
- 2026 Feb 1 (Sun) Ended
- 2026 Feb 2–4 Ended
- 2026 Feb 25 (Wed) Ended
March
- 2026 Mar 15 (Sun) Ended
April
- 2027 Apr 1–30
- 2026 Cancelled
- 2026 Apr 12 (Sun) Ended
- 2026 Apr 29 (Wed) Ended
May
- 2026 May 5 (Tue) Ended
- 2026 May 3 (Sun) Ended
- 2026 May 15 (Fri) Ended
- 2026 May 17 (Sun) Ended
June
- 2026 Jun 1–2 Ended
- Usually early JunePlease check the official website for dates.
July
- 2026 Jul 7 (Tue) Ended
- 2026 Jul 1–31 Ended
- 2026 Jul 25 (Sat) Ended
- 2026 Jul 26 (Sun) Ended
- 2026 Jul 18–30 Ended
August
- 2026 Aug 7–10 Ended
- 2026 Aug 14 (Fri) / Aug 25 (Tue) Ended
- 2026 Aug 16 (Sun) Ended
- 2026 Cancelled
- 2026 Aug 16 (Sun) Ended
September
- 2026 Sep 15 (Tue) Ended
October
- 2026 Oct 1–5 Ended
- 2026 Oct 22 (Thu)
- Usually late OctoberPlease check the official website for dates.
- 2026 Oct 22 (Thu)
November
- 2026 Nov 7–8
December
- 2026 Dec 7–8
- 2026 Dec 1–24
- Usually late DecemberPlease check the official website for dates.
- Usually late DecemberPlease check the official website for dates.
On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
murmur is an app that shows short, anonymous posts on a map, right where they were written. On festival day, open the map around the venue and see what people nearby are saying.
Download on the App Store Android (Google Play): coming soon