Kamishichiken Beer Garden
2025/07/01 - 2025/09/06
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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.
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World Heritage Site Kamigamo Shrine Summertime Light Display Visit to the Dragon God and Refreshing Evening Footbath – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
2025/07/14 - 2025/07/23
Special Openings 
Kamogawa’s Noryo Yuka (Riverside Dining)
2025/05/01 - 2025/09/30
Cuisine / Markets / Other 
Kawadoko in Kibune (Riverside Dining)
2025/05/01 - 2025/09/30
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Higashi Hongan-ji Temple, Goei-do-mon (Founder’s Hall Gate) – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
2025/07/11 - 2025/09/30
Special Openings 
Nagoshi no Harae (Summer Purification Rites)
2025/06/01 - 2025/07/31
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“Young Poland” – Polish Art 1890-1918 Exhibition
25 Mar - 29 Jun 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
A Private Café with a View of Kyoto’s scenic gardens from the second floor
06 Apr - 29 Jun 2025
Tours & Experiences Venue: Murinan
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Concert
05 Jul 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: ROHM Theatre Kyoto Main Hall
2025 Spring Special Exhibition “Namikawa Shippo – Applause at the World’s Fair”
05 Apr - 21 Jul 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Yasuyuki Namikawa Shippo Memorial Museum
The Airing Out Ceremony of Shinnyo-do Temple’s Treasures
25 Jul 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Shinnyo-do Temple
Shishigatani Pumpkin Memorial Service
25 Jul 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Anraku-ji Temple
Byobu and Emaki: Expansive Large Screens and Illustrated Narrative Handscrolls
24 May - 03 Aug 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Hosomi Museum
Return of SEN-OKU HAKUKOKAN MUSEUM: Other Forms of Modern Art in Japan
21 Jun - 03 Aug 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: SEN-OKU HAKUKOKAN MUSEUM
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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