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 
Mitarashi Foot-Dipping Festival
18 Jul – 30 Jul 2026
Traditional Events Venue: Shimogamo-jinja Shrine
Shoren-in Temple Special Illumination
17 Jul – 23 Aug 2026
Special Openings Venue: Shoren-in Temple (Shoren-in Monzeki)
Special Exhibition: Raku Successive Generations — Raku Tea Bowls Crossing Time
25 Apr – 26 Aug 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Raku Museum
VIE presents ZEN NIGHT: Sound Art Night Event
29 May – 20 Jul 2026
Special Openings Venue: Tofuku-ji Temple
Bronze Gallery: Ancient Chinese Bronzes
04 Apr – 31 Jul 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Sen-oku Hakukokan Museum
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Special Early Summer Garden Opening
29 May - 12 Jul 2026
Special Openings Venue: Ryosoku-in Temple
Pottery Market
09 Jul - 12 Jul 2026
Traditional Events Venue: Senbon Shakadō Temple
Mae Engelgeer x Ryosokuin UTSUROI HYMN (From Fragments to Soft Gestures in Stillness) Textile Exhibition
29 May - 12 Jul 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Ryosoku-in Temple
Onda (Rice Planting) Festival
19 Jul 2026
Traditional Events Venue: Matsunoo Taisha Shrine
Kodo One Earth Tour 2026: Elysian
18 Jul - 19 Jul 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kyoto Art Theater (Shunjuza / studio21)
Yawata Taiko Festival
19 Jul 2026
Traditional Events Venue: Kora-jinja Shrine
Osuzumi Kagura Ritual Dance
20 Jul 2026
Traditional Events Venue: Jonangu Shrine
Motomiya Festival
19 Jul - 20 Jul 2026
Traditional Events Venue: Fushimi Inari Taisha 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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