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12 Apr – 23 Oct 2025
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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.
Featured Events
Art / Music / Theater 
List of Rokusai Nembutsu Dances in 2025
09 Aug – 07 Sep 2025
Traditional Events 
Kobo Market
21 Dec 2024 – 31 Dec 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other 
Kamigamo-jinja Shrine Honden (Main Sanctuary) and Gonden (Temporary Sanctuary) – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
11 Jul – 30 Sep 2025
Special Openings 
Ninna-ji Temple Kannon-do Hall – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
11 Jul – 30 Sep 2025
Special Openings 
Kyoto City Zoo Autumn Nighttime Opening
13 Sep – 15 Sep 2025
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Beer Garden Event with Maiko and Geiko
01 Jul - 06 Sep 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: Kamishichiken Kaburenjo
Hassaku Festival and Related Events
06 Sep - 07 Sep 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Matsunoo-taisha Shrine
Enshrinement Commemoration and Lantern Festival
14 Sep 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Hirano-jinja Shrine
Ninna-ji Temple Kannon-do Hall – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
11 Jul - 30 Sep 2025
Special Openings Venue: Ninna-ji Temple Kannon-do Hall
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Closed on July 18th (Fri), August 18th (Mon), and September 18th (Thu)
Tenjin Market
25 Nov 2024 - 31 Dec 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: Kitano Tenmangu 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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