murmurMiyagi 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
- Ramsar Shizugawa Bay Winter Cod Festival Ended Usually mid January Sun, Jan 18, 2026
- Osaki Hachimangu Matsutaki Matsuri (Donto-sai Fire Festival) Ended Usually mid January Wed, Jan 14, 2026
February
- Matsushima Oyster Festival Usually early February · Please check the official website for dates.
- Yonekawa no Mizukaburi (Water-Splashing Fire Rite) Ended Usually early February Sun, Feb 1, 2026
March
- Shiogama Shrine Hote Matsuri Usually early March · Please check the official website for dates.
- Takekoma Shrine Hatsuuma Grand Festival Usually late March · Please check the official website for dates.
April
- Ogawara Cherry Blossom Festival Ended Usually early April Apr 1–14, 2026
- Sanbongi Rapeseed Blossom Festival Ended Usually late April Apr 18 – May 10, 2026
May
- Sendai Aoba Matsuri Ended Usually mid May May 16–17, 2026May 15–16, 2027
June
- Tagajo Ruins Iris Festival Ended Usually in June May 23 – Jun 21, 2026
July
- Shiogama Minato Matsuri (Shiogama Port Festival) Ended Usually mid July Jul 19–20, 2026
- Kurikoma Dashi Matsuri (Kurikoma Float Festival) Ended Usually late July Jul 25–26, 2026
- Shizugawa Bay Summer Festival Ended Usually late July Sat, Jul 25, 2026
August
- Ishinomaki Kawabiraki Festival (River Opening Festival) Ended Usually early August Jul 31 – Aug 2, 2026
- Kesennuma Minato Matsuri (Port Festival) Ended Usually early August Aug 1–2, 2026
- Osaki Furukawa Matsuri Ended Usually early August Sun, Aug 2, 2026
- Sendai Tanabata Festival Ended Usually early August Aug 6–8, 2026
- Matsushima Ryutoe Umi no Bon (Lantern Floating Festival) Usually mid August · Please check the official website for dates.
September
- All Japan Kokeshi Festival Ended Usually early September Sep 5–6, 2026
- Jozenji Streetjazz Festival Ended Usually mid September Sep 12–13, 2026
- Toyoma Autumn Festival Ended Usually mid September Sep 19–20, 2026
October
- Oni-Kojuro Festival Ended Usually early October Sat, Oct 3, 2026
- Sendai Michinoku YOSAKOI Festival Usually mid October Oct 10–11, 2026
November
- Kashimadai Gaichi Market (Autumn) Usually early November Nov 10–12, 2026
December
- Sendai Pageant of Starlight Usually in December · Please check the official website for dates.
- Ramsar Shizugawa Bay Osubade Festival Usually late December · Please check the official website for dates.