Maruyama Okyo and Ito Jakuchu Exhibition
17 Oct 2026 – 20 Jun 2027
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Shokoku-ji Jotenkaku Museum
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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.
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List of Fire Festivals in Kyoto City in 2026
05 Nov – 23 Nov 2026
Traditional Events Venue: Various venues throughout Kyoto
KYOTO EXPERIMENT Kyoto International Performing Arts Festival 2026
03 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: ROHM Theatre Kyoto, Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto Art Theater (Shunjuza / studio21), and others.
Special Illumination and Nighttime Viewing of the Main Hall, Lecture Hall, and Three-Dimensional Mandala
31 Oct – 13 Dec 2026
Special Openings Venue: Tō-ji Temple
Reikan-ji Temple’s Autumn Special Opening
20 Nov – 06 Dec 2026
Special Openings Venue: Reikan-ji Temple
The Tengu’s Feast
08 Nov 2026
Traditional Events Venue: Atago Nenbutsu-ji Temple
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30th Kyoto Autumn Music Festival: Irina Mejoueva’s Piano Recital
23 Oct 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kyoto Concert Hall (Ensemble Hall Murata)
KYOTO EXPERIMENT Kyoto International Performing Arts Festival 2026
03 Oct - 25 Oct 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: ROHM Theatre Kyoto, Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto Art Theater (Shunjuza / studio21), and others.
Saga Dainenbutsu Kyogen Theater Performance
25 Oct 2026
Traditional Events Venue: Seiryō-ji Temple (Saga Shakadō)
Yukihanashō – Traditional Japanese Music and Dance on a Noh Stage
25 Oct 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Touseian Noh Stage
Kyoto Station Building Art Festival: The Station of Art 2026 / GNE
17 Oct - 03 Nov 2026
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: Kyoto Station Building, Ninna-ji, Keishun-in, and Higashi Hongan-ji Temples, as well as other venues
IMAGINE NOH – Legends and Laughter on Stage
14 Oct - 05 Nov 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kyoto Kanze Noh Theater
Matsuri Crossing – Brazilian Culture Festival
06 Nov - 08 Nov 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Higashi Hongan-ji Temple, Ohigashi-san Hiroba Square
Kongo School of Noh Theater Performance
08 Nov 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kongo Noh Theater
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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