The 100th Anniversary of Mingei: Kyoto’s Legacy of Everyday Life
13 Sep – 07 Dec 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, Main Building (South Wing), 1st floor
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 
Kiyomizu-dera Temple Illumination and Special Night Opening
22 Nov – 07 Dec 2025
Special Openings Venue: Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Byodo-in Temple’s Special Night Opening “Radiant Light and Autumn Brilliance”
22 Nov – 07 Dec 2025
Special Openings Venue: Byodo-in Temple
Shimai Tenjin – Last Tenjin-san Flea Market of the Year
25 Dec 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
Old Mitsui Family Shimogamo Villa Autumn Special Opening
20 Nov – 07 Dec 2025
Special Openings Venue: Old Mitsui Family Shimogamo Villa
Grand Kabuki Theater Kaomise Performance
01 Dec – 25 Dec 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Minamiza Theatre
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Special Autumn Opening
01 Nov - 07 Dec 2025
Special Openings Venue: Daiun-in Temple
Special Night Opening of Shoren-in Temple
07 Nov - 07 Dec 2025
Special Openings Venue: Shoren-in Temple
Autumn Illumination of Chion-in Temple
19 Nov - 07 Dec 2025
Special Openings Venue: Chion-in Temple
Kiyomizu-dera Temple Illumination and Special Night Opening
22 Nov - 07 Dec 2025
Special Openings Venue: Kiyomizu-dera Temple
FOuR DANCERS vol.333: Dance Performance Night
10 Dec 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: UrBANGUILD
Final Konpira Festival
10 Dec 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Yasui Konpira Shrine
Autumn Nighttime Special Opening
24 Oct - 14 Dec 2025
Special Openings Venue: Kodai-ji Temple
Butoh Night vol.36
14 Dec 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: UrBANGUILD
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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