Fushimi Sake Festival in Otesuji Shopping Street
15 Nov 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.
*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
Tours & Experiences 
YAMATO – The Drummers of Japan Concert
17 Oct – 18 Oct 2025
Art / Music / Theater 
Tenjin Market
25 Nov 2024 – 31 Dec 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other 
“Kokera Otoshi” – Maiko and Geiko Performance for Miyagawacho’s Theater Opening Ceremony
01 Nov – 09 Nov 2025
Traditional Events 
Belgian Beer Weekend
09 Oct – 13 Oct 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other 
Autumn Foliage Illumination at Shozan Resort Garden
01 Nov – 07 Dec 2025
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ENTER NOH
21 Oct 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kyoto Kanze Kaikan Noh Theater
A Graceful Moment with a Maiko on the Noh stage (lunch plan)
27 Apr - 24 Nov 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Okazakian
Special Autumn Opening of the Honen-in Temple Complex
18 Nov - 24 Nov 2025
Special Openings Venue: Honen-in Temple
Maiko Dance and Jazz Night
24 May - 30 Nov 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Okazakian
Special Autumn Opening of Reikan-ji Temple
21 Nov - 30 Nov 2025
Special Openings Venue: Reikan-ji Temple
Hello Kitty Exhibition: When I change, Kitty changes too
25 Sep - 07 Dec 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, Higashiyama Cube
The 100th Anniversary of Mingei: Kyoto’s Legacy of Everyday Life
13 Sep - 07 Dec 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, Main Building (South Wing), 1st floor
Special Autumn Night Opening of Konkai Komyo-ji Temple
15 Nov - 07 Dec 2025
Special Openings Venue: Konkai Komyo-ji Temple
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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