Mifune Festival
17 May 2026
Traditional Events Venue: Around Arashiyama Ōi River (upstream of Togetsukyo Bridge)
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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 
Special Nighttime Opening in Spring of 2026
13 Mar – 06 May 2026
Special Openings Venue: Kodai-ji Temple
To-ji Temple’s Kondo and Kodo Halls Ilumination and Special Night-time Opening
28 Apr – 10 May 2026
Special Openings Venue: To-ji Temple
Haradani-en Garden Public Opening
20 Mar – 26 Apr 2026
Special Openings Venue: Haradani-en Garden
KYOTO NIPPON FESTIVAL 2026: -Beyond time, the garden blooms-
01 Feb – 24 May 2026
Special Openings Venue: Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
Special Spring Opening
15 Apr – 31 May 2026
Special Openings Venue: Ruriko-in Temple
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Chudoji Rokusai Ritual Dance
29 Apr 2026
Traditional Events Venue: Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine
To-ji Temple’s Kondo and Kodo Halls Ilumination and Special Night-time Opening
28 Apr - 10 May 2026
Special Openings Venue: To-ji Temple
Special Opening of the First Floor of the Five-Story Pagoda
25 Apr - 25 May 2026
Special Openings Venue: To-ji Temple
“Re: Kyoto Exhibition 2026” Market
18 Apr - 31 Dec 2026
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: Higashi Hongan-ji Temple's Ohigashi-san Hiroba Square
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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