murmurKurikoma Dashi Matsuri (Kurikoma Float Festival)
Kurihara City · Baba-dori Street, Iwagasaki, Kurikoma
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Kurihara City (Kurikoma Dashi Matsuri Committee) · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jul 25–26, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late July
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year A Saturday (eve festival) and Sunday (main festival) in late July
- Venue
- Baba-dori Street, Iwagasaki, Kurikoma
- City
- Kurihara City, Miyagi
About
This summer float festival fills Baba-dori street in Iwagasaki in the Kurikoma district of Kurihara. It runs over two days: an eve festival followed by the main festival. The first day opens with a Shinto rite and opening ceremony, then brings an aerial display by F-2 aircraft of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's 4th Air Wing, festival music, local folk performing arts, a children's mikoshi and a lively mass dance of portable shrines. After dark, the floats parade down the street in a night procession. The main festival begins in the morning with all the musicians playing together, followed by the announcement of the mayor's prize and a parade of the floats through town — a lively taste of summer in Kurikoma.
Sources
- OfficialKurihara City (Kurikoma Dashi Matsuri Committee) www.kuriharacity.jp
Last checked: Oct 10, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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