Gozan Okuribi (Bonfire) Festival
16 Aug 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.
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Traditional Events 
Mitarashi River Walking Festival with Lanterns
02 Aug – 17 Aug 2025
Traditional Events 
Secrets of the Kimono: The Advent of Yuzen Dyeing (Exhibition)
19 Jul – 15 Sep 2025
Art / Music / Theater 
Shozan Hogyokutei – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
11 Jul – 30 Sep 2025
Special Openings 
Shimogamo-jinja Shrine Honden (Main Sanctuary) and Oidono (Old Sanctuary Kitchen) – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
11 Jul – 30 Sep 2025
Special Openings 
Hozugawa River Cruise
05 Jan 2025 – 09 Mar 2026
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Tanabata Bamboo Decorations Illumination
01 Jul - 15 Aug 2025
Special Openings Venue: Kifune-jinja Shrine
Ruriko-in Temple Summer Special Opening
01 Jul - 17 Aug 2025
Special Openings Venue: Ruriko-in Temple
Kyoto’s Great Dinosaur Exhibition – “Moving! Roaring! Rampaging!”
10 Aug - 17 Aug 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kyoto International Conference Center, Event Hall
Kamigamo-jinja Shrine Honden (Main Sanctuary) and Gonden (Temporary Sanctuary) – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
11 Jul - 30 Sep 2025
Special Openings Venue: Kamigamo-jinja Shrine Honden (Main Sanctuary) and Gonden (Temporary Sanctuary)
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Closed on July 16th (Wed), 17th (Thu), and 18th (Fri)
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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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