Kiyomizu-yaki Pottery Village Festival
17 Oct – 19 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.
*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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Kongo School of Noh Special Theater Performance
12 Oct 2025
Art / Music / Theater 
The 100th Anniversary of Mingei: Kyoto’s Legacy of Everyday Life
13 Sep – 07 Dec 2025
Art / Music / Theater 
YAMATO – The Drummers of Japan Concert
17 Oct – 18 Oct 2025
Art / Music / Theater 
Belgian Beer Weekend
09 Oct – 13 Oct 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other 
Shosei-en Garden Enshin-do Hall – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
11 Jul – 30 Sep 2025
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Higashi Hongan-ji Temple, Goei-do-mon (Founder’s Hall Gate) – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
11 Jul - 30 Sep 2025
Special Openings Venue: Higashi Hongan-ji Temple, Goei-do-mon (Founder's Hall Gate)
Shosei-en Garden Enshin-do Hall – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
11 Jul - 30 Sep 2025
Special Openings Venue: Shosei-en Garden Enshin-do Hall
Aquatic Yokai Street Exhibition
23 Jul - 30 Sep 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kyoto Aquarium
Enku’s Buddhist Sculptures Exhibition: 330 Years of Prayer
30 Aug - 06 Oct 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Museum "Eki" KYOTO (adjacent to JR Kyoto Station and JR Kyoto Isetan 7th floor)
Belgian Beer Weekend
09 Oct - 13 Oct 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: Ohigashi-san Square (in front of Higashi Hongan-ji Temple)
Hoei Festival
13 Oct 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Rokusonno Shrine
Shinnyo-in Temple Garden’s Special Opening
18 Oct - 03 Nov 2025
Special Openings Venue: Shinnyo-in Temple
Umekoji Park Handicraft Market 2025
01 Feb - 06 Dec 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: Umekoji Park (Shichijo Entrance Event 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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