New Traditional Performing Arts Festival: The Brilliance of Kyoto 2026
28 Feb 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kamishichiken Kaburenjo Theater
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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.
Featured Events
Art / Music / Theater 
Weeping Plum and Camellia Festival
18 Feb – 22 Mar 2026
Traditional Events Venue: Jonangu Shrine
New Year’s Feature Exhibition – Pony Tales: Celebrating the Year of the Horse
16 Dec 2025 – 25 Jan 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kyoto National Museum, Heisei Chishinkan Wing, Galleries 2F-1, 2, 3
Yuzen-Dyeing Experience and Workshop Tour
04 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Tours & Experiences Venue: Okayama Kogei Head Office
List of Setsubun Festivals in 2026
01 Feb – 04 Feb 2026
Traditional Events Venue: Various temples and shrines in the city
KYOTO NIPPON FESTIVAL 2026: -Beyond time, the garden blooms-
01 Feb – 24 May 2026
Special Openings Venue: Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
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Hatsuuma Festival
01 Feb 2026
Traditional Events Venue: Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine
Weeping Plum and Camellia Festival
18 Feb - 22 Mar 2026
Traditional Events Venue: Jonangu Shrine
Yuzen-Dyeing Experience and Workshop Tour
04 Nov 2025 - 31 Mar 2026
Tours & Experiences Venue: Okayama Kogei Head Office
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*Closed from December 26th to January 5th.
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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