Yamashina Gishi Samurai Festival
14 Dec 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Bishamon-do Temple, Iwaya-ji Temple, Oishi Shrine
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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
Traditional Events 
Kobo Market
21 Dec 2024 – 31 Dec 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: To-ji Temple
Sake Tasting Night in Fushimi
21 Nov – 29 Nov 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: Fushimi Yume Hyakushu
Old Mitsui Family Shimogamo Villa Autumn Special Opening
20 Nov – 07 Dec 2025
Special Openings Venue: Old Mitsui Family Shimogamo Villa
Shimai Kobo – Last Kobo-ichi Flea Market of the Year
21 Dec 2025
Traditional Events Venue: To-ji Temple
Kiyomizu-dera Temple Illumination and Special Night Opening
22 Nov – 07 Dec 2025
Special Openings Venue: Kiyomizu-dera Temple
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Kamigamo Handicraft Market (Kamigamo Shrine) [2025]
24 Nov 2024 - 31 Dec 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: Along the "Nara no Ogawa" stream in the grounds of Kamigamo 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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