murmurMiyazaki 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
- Kuwanouchi Shrine Yokagura (Night Kagura) Ended Usually mid January Jan 10–11, 2026
- Shiwasu Matsuri (Mikado Shrine) Ended Usually mid January Jan 16–18, 2026
- Aoshima Shrine Naked Pilgrimage (Hadaka Mairi) Usually mid January · Please check the official website for dates.
February
- Nobeoka Toka Ebisu Festival Ended Usually early February Feb 10–11, 2026
- Takachiho Myth Founding Festival Ended Usually mid February Wed, Feb 11, 2026
- Aya Hinayama Festival Ended Usually late February Feb 21 – Mar 3, 2026
March
- Unama Jizo Grand Festival Ended Usually early March Mar 11–13, 2026
- Saito Flower Festival Ended Usually late March Mar 27 – Apr 5, 2026
April
- Nobeoka Daishi Festival Ended Usually mid April Apr 17–19, 2026
- Hayama Festival (Hayauma Shrine) Ended Usually late April Wed, Apr 29, 2026
- Shiiba Kagura Festival Ended Usually late April Sat, Apr 25, 2026
May
- Rice Planting Festival at Sano Shrine Ended Usually mid May Sat, May 16, 2026
- Jacaranda Festival Ended Usually late May May 23 – Jun 14, 2026
June
- Sadowara Iris Festival Ended Usually early June Sun, Jun 7, 2026
July
- Onda-sai Rice Planting Festival (Tashiro Shrine) Ended Usually early July Jul 4–5, 2026
- Okage Festival (Kanbashira Shrine and Yasaka Shrine) Ended Usually early July Jul 8–9, 2026
- Ebino Kyomachi Onsen Summer Festival Fireworks Ended Usually mid July Sat, Jul 18, 2026
- Matsuri Nobeoka Ended Usually mid July Jul 18–19, 2026
- Matsuri Erekoccha Miyazaki Ended Usually late July Jul 25–26, 2026
August
- Hyuga Hyottoko Summer Festival Ended Usually early August Jul 31 – Aug 1, 2026
- Kobayashi Suki Summer Fireworks Ended Usually early August Sat, Aug 8, 2026
- Tsuno Shrine Summer Festival Ended Usually early August Aug 1–2, 2026
- Cape Toi Fire Festival Ended Usually late August Sat, Aug 22, 2026
September
- Bokusui Festival Ended Usually mid September Thu, Sep 17, 2026
- Gokase Ara-odori Warrior Dance Ended Usually late September Sun, Sep 27, 2026
October
- Hyuga Jugoya Festival Ended Usually early October Oct 10–11, 2026
- Takanabe Castle Lantern Festival Ended Usually early October Sat, Oct 10, 2026
- Obi Castle Town Festival Usually mid October Oct 17–18, 2026
- Kushifuru Shrine Grand Festival Usually mid October Mon, Oct 12, 2026
- Miyazaki Jingu Grand Festival (Jinmu-sama) Usually late October Oct 31 – Nov 1, 2026
November
- Saito Kofun (Burial Mound) Festival Usually early November Nov 7–8, 2026
- Shiiba Heike Festival Usually early November Nov 7–8, 2026
- Shimazu Hassho Festival (Birthplace of the Shimazu Clan Festival) Usually late November Mon, Nov 23, 2026
- Takachiho Yokagura Festival Usually late November Nov 22–23, 2026
December
- Sano Kagura (Takaharu no Kanme) Usually early December · Please check the official website for dates.
- Shiromi Kagura (Shiromi Shrine Grand Festival) Usually mid December · Please check the official website for dates.