murmurKyoto 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
- Toshiya Archery Contest at Sanjusangendo Ended Usually mid January Sun, Jan 18, 2026
- Miyama Kayabuki no Sato Winter Light-up Ended Usually late January Jan 19–23, 2026Jan 30 – Feb 6, 2027
February
- Hatsuuma Grand Festival at Fushimi Inari Taisha Ended Usually early February Sun, Feb 1, 2026
- Setsubun Festival at Yoshida Shrine Ended Usually early February Feb 2–4, 2026
- Baikasai Plum Blossom Festival at Kitano Tenmangu Ended Usually late February Wed, Feb 25, 2026
March
- Otaimatsu Torch Ceremony at Seiryoji (Saga Shakado) Ended Usually mid March Sun, Mar 15, 2026
April
- Miyako Odori (Gion Kobu Spring Dances) Usually in April Apr 1–30, 2027
- Hotaiko Hanami Gyoretsu (Hideyoshi's Cherry Blossom Procession) at Daigoji Usually mid April 2026Cancelled
- Yasurai Matsuri at Imamiya Shrine Ended Usually mid April Sun, Apr 12, 2026
- Kyokusui no Utage (Winding Stream Poetry Party) at Jonangu Shrine Ended Usually late April Wed, Apr 29, 2026
May
- Kamo Kurabeuma (Horse Race Ritual) at Kamigamo Shrine Ended Usually early May Tue, May 5, 2026
- Yabusame Shinji (Horseback Archery) at Shimogamo Shrine Ended Usually early May Sun, May 3, 2026
- Aoi Matsuri (Hollyhock Festival) Ended Usually mid May Fri, May 15, 2026
- Mifune Matsuri (Three Boats Festival) Ended Usually mid May Sun, May 17, 2026
June
- Kyoto Takigi Noh (Firelight Noh at Heian Shrine) Ended Usually early June Jun 1–2, 2026
- Agata Matsuri (Uji Festival in the Dark) Usually early June · Please check the official website for dates.
July
- Kifune Water Festival (Tanabata Rite) Ended Usually early July Tue, Jul 7, 2026
- Gion Matsuri Ended Usually in July Jul 1–31, 2026
- Ayabe Minazuki Festival Ended Usually late July Sat, Jul 25, 2026
- Minato Maizuru Chatta Fireworks Festival Ended Usually late July Sun, Jul 26, 2026
- Mitarashi Festival (Foot-Dipping Ritual) at Shimogamo Shrine Ended Usually late July Jul 18–30, 2026
August
- Rokudo Mairi at Rokudo Chinno-ji Temple Ended Usually early August Aug 7–10, 2026
- Fukuchiyama Dokkoise Matsuri Ended Usually mid August Fri, Aug 14, 2026 / Tue, Aug 25, 2026
- Kyoto Gozan Okuribi (Five Mountain Bonfires) Ended Usually mid August Sun, Aug 16, 2026
- Kyoto Hozugawa Fireworks Festival (Kameoka) Usually mid August 2026Cancelled
- Miyazu Lantern Floating and Fireworks Festival Ended Usually mid August Sun, Aug 16, 2026
September
- Iwashimizu Matsuri (Imperial Festival of Iwashimizu Hachimangu) Ended Usually mid September Tue, Sep 15, 2026
October
- Kitano Matsuri Shinkosai and Kankosai (Zuiki Matsuri) Ended Usually early October Oct 1–5, 2026
- Jidai Matsuri (Festival of the Ages) Usually late October Thu, Oct 22, 2026
- Kameoka Matsuri (Float Festival) Usually late October · Please check the official website for dates.
- Kurama Fire Festival Usually late October Thu, Oct 22, 2026
November
- Arashiyama Momiji Matsuri (Autumn Leaves Festival) Usually mid November Nov 7–8, 2026
December
- Daiko-daki Radish Offering at Senbon Shakado (Daihoonji Temple) Usually early December Dec 7–8, 2026
- Kaomise Kabuki at Minamiza Theatre Usually in December Dec 1–24, 2026
- New Year's Eve Bell at Chion-in Temple Usually late December · Please check the official website for dates.
- Okera Mairi at Yasaka Shrine Usually late December · Please check the official website for dates.