NAKED meets Nijo Castle 2025 Moon Viewing
31 Oct – 07 Dec 2025
Special Openings Venue: Former Imperial Villa Nijo-jo Castle
Things to Do
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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Special Openings 
KYOTO EXPERIMENT: Kyoto International Performing Arts Festival
04 Oct – 26 Oct 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: ROHM Theatre Kyoto, Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto Art Theater Shunjuza, THEATRE E9 KYOTO, Kyoto City University of Arts Gallery @KCUA, Ito Memorial Library (Kyoto City University of Arts Library), Kyoto City Sakyo Higashibu Ikiiki Civic Activities Center, CLUB METRO, and others
Fushimi Sake Festival in Otesuji Shopping Street
15 Nov 2025
Tours & Experiences Venue: Fushimi Ote-suji Shopping Street *Please note that the reception location is Nanbu Park.
“Kokera Otoshi” – Maiko and Geiko Performance for Miyagawacho’s Theater Opening Ceremony
01 Nov – 09 Nov 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Miyagawacho Kaburenjo Mitsuwaza Theater
Special Autumn Opening of Daitoku-ji Oubai-in Temple
03 Oct – 07 Dec 2025
Special Openings Venue: Oubai-in (Daitoku-ji Temple's Subtemple)
An Evening of Noh and Kyogen 2025
21 Nov 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kongo Noh Theater
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Autumn Night Opening of Daigo-ji Temple
22 Nov - 07 Dec 2025
Special Openings Venue: Daigo-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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