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17 Oct – 18 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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Art / Music / Theater 
The 100th Anniversary of Mingei: Kyoto’s Legacy of Everyday Life
13 Sep – 07 Dec 2025
Art / Music / Theater 
Hozugawa River Cruise
05 Jan 2025 – 09 Mar 2026
Tours & Experiences 
An Evening of Noh and Kyogen 2025
21 Nov 2025
Art / Music / Theater 
Fushimi Sake Festival in Otesuji Shopping Street
15 Nov 2025
Tours & Experiences 
“Kokera Otoshi” – Maiko and Geiko Performance for Miyagawacho’s Theater Opening Ceremony
01 Nov – 09 Nov 2025
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Imamiya-jinja Shrine Annual Autumn Festival
08 Oct - 09 Oct 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Imamiya-jinja Shrine
Kongo School of Noh Special Theater Performance
12 Oct 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kongo Noh Theatre
Yamaguni Sakigake Festival
12 Oct 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: The approach to Yamakuni Shrine
Kasuga Festival
11 Oct - 12 Oct 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Saiin Kasuga-jinja Shrine
Misu Torch Festival
12 Oct 2025
Traditional Events Venue: In front of the "Chushojima" bus stop
Gokonomiya Shrine Festival
04 Oct - 12 Oct 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Gokonomiya Shrine
“Kanji Yokai: Demons and Monsters, Night Parade of One Hundred Demons” Special Exhibition
29 May - 13 Oct 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Japan Kanji Museum & Library, 2nd Floor Special Exhibition Space
Belgian Beer Weekend
09 Oct - 13 Oct 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: Ohigashi-san Square (in front of Higashi Hongan-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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