Gozan Okuribi (Bonfire) Festival
16 Aug 2025
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Kyoto holds many cultural, artistic, and nature-related events throughout the year.
See which ones you will have a chance to experience during your upcoming trip.
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Special Summer Night-time Opening of the Old Mitsui Family Shimogamo Villa – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
18 Jul – 27 Jul 2025
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Folding Screens Exhibition during the Gion Matsuri Festival – Sugimono Residence Opening
04 Jul – 23 Jul 2025
Special Openings 
Kawadoko in Kibune (Riverside Dining)
01 May – 30 Sep 2025
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Mitarashi River Walking Festival with Lanterns
02 Aug – 17 Aug 2025
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World Heritage Site Kamigamo Shrine Summertime Light Display Visit to the Dragon God and Refreshing Evening Footbath – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
14 Jul – 23 Jul 2025
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Byobu Matsuri (Folding Screen Festival) – Nagae Family Residence
13 Jul - 16 Jul 2025
Special Openings Venue: Nagae Family Residence
Special Viewing of Bellflowers
28 Jun - 17 Jul 2025
Special Openings Venue: Tentoku-in Temple, the Sub-temple of Tofuku-ji Temple
Mitarashi Festival
19 Jul 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Kojimaza Amaterasu Mitama Shrine (Silkworm Shrine)
Onda Festival (Rice Planting Festival)
20 Jul 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Matsunoo-taisha Shrine
Cooling Kagura Dance Performance
20 Jul 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Jonangu Shrine
Motomiya Festival
19 Jul - 20 Jul 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine
2025 Spring Special Exhibition “Namikawa Shippo – Applause at the World’s Fair”
05 Apr - 21 Jul 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Yasuyuki Namikawa Shippo Memorial Museum
World Heritage Site Kamigamo Shrine Summertime Light Display Visit to the Dragon God and Refreshing Evening Footbath – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
14 Jul - 23 Jul 2025
Special Openings Venue: Kamigamo-jinja Shrine
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Dates: July 14th (Mon) - July 23rd (Wed)
Main Events
Aoi Matsuri Festival
May 15
A long-held procession from Kyoto Imperial Palace to two historic shrines, with 500 people in courtly Heian attire.
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Gion Matsuri Festival
July 1-31
One of the three greatest festivals of Japan, when downtown Kyoto is lively with lavishly decorated festival floats.
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Kyoto Gozan Okuribi Bonfires
August 16
Five mountains around Kyoto are lit up with bonfires as a send-off for ancestral spirits who visit during Obon.
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Jidai Matsuri Festival
October 22
This parade of roughly 2,000 participants dressed in period garb representing over 1,000 years of Kyoto’s history.
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