Ukiyo-e Super Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi Exhibition
18 Jul – 23 Sep 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, Main Building (North Wing), 1F
Things to Do
Festivals & Events
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.
*Please note that the displayed dates indicate only the start and the end date of an event. There may be days within that period when the event is not held. Please visit the official website linked below each entry for further details and latest information.
Featured Events
Art / Music / Theater 
Exhibition: Children Who Grew Up with Manga– 40 Years of Manga in Europe
17 Sep 2026 – 19 Jan 2027
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kyoto International Manga Museum, 2nd Floor, Galleries 1, 2 & 3
World-traveling Japanese Taiko Drumming Group “Yamato” Japan Tour
11 Sep – 13 Sep 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kyoto Theatre
“Zen and Ghibli” Kyoto Exhibition
03 Oct – 06 Dec 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art (Higashiyama Cube)
The Grand Sumo Tournament in Kyoto
16 Oct 2026
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: Kyoto City Gymnasium
Kyoto YOKAI Festival 2026
12 Sep – 29 Nov 2026
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: Uzumasa Kyoto Village
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Choyo Ritual and Crow Sumo
09 Sep 2026
Traditional Events Venue: Kamigamo-jinja Shrine
Choyo Festival
09 Sep 2026
Traditional Events Venue: Kurumazaki-jinja Shrine
Domoto Insho, Create a Museum Anniversary Concert: Aller et Retour (Going Back and Forth)
13 Sep 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kyoto Prefectural Domoto Insho Museum of Art
World-traveling Japanese Taiko Drumming Group “Yamato” Japan Tour
11 Sep - 13 Sep 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kyoto Theatre
Kongo Noh Theater Renewal Special Performance
13 Sep 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kongo Noh Theater
Mitakari Matsuri (Rice Harvesting Festival) and Sacred Sumo Wrestling
13 Sep 2026
Traditional Events Venue: Oharano-jinja Shrine
Kamigyo Noh Performance
18 Sep 2026
Traditional Events Venue: Shiramine-jingu Shrine (or Kongo Noh Theater in case of rain)
Free Admission to the Sacred Gardens of Heian Jingu Shrine.
19 Sep 2026
Special Openings Venue: Heian Jingu Shrine
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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