Suimeikai Geiko & Maiko Performance
23 Oct – 26 Oct 2025
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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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Traditional Events 
List of Rokusai Nembutsu Dances in 2025
09 Aug – 07 Sep 2025
Traditional Events 
Kongo School of Noh Special Theater Performance
12 Oct 2025
Art / Music / Theater 
YAMATO – The Drummers of Japan Concert
17 Oct – 18 Oct 2025
Art / Music / Theater 
Kobo Market
21 Dec 2024 – 31 Dec 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other 
Kyoto International Manga and Anime Fair “KYOMAF”
20 Sep – 21 Sep 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other Search for Events
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Yamaguni Sakigake Festival
12 Oct 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: The approach to Yamakuni 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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