Kyoto YOKAI Festival 2026
12 Sep – 29 Nov 2026
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: Uzumasa Kyoto Village
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.
Featured Events
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The Grand Sumo Tournament in Kyoto
16 Oct 2026
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: Kyoto City Gymnasium
IMAGINE NOH – Legends and Laughter on Stage
14 Oct – 05 Nov 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kyoto Kanze Noh Theater
UNDERTALE WIND SYMPHONY in KYOTO
22 Sep – 23 Sep 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kyoto Concert Hall
Special Illumination and Nighttime Viewing of the Main Hall, Lecture Hall, and Three-Dimensional Mandala
31 Oct – 13 Dec 2026
Special Openings Venue: Tō-ji Temple
“Zen and Ghibli” Kyoto Exhibition
03 Oct – 06 Dec 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art (Higashiyama Cube)
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Kamigyo Noh Performance
18 Sep 2026
Traditional Events Venue: Shiramine-jingu Shrine (or Kongo Noh Theater in case of rain)
Free Admission to the Sacred Gardens of Heian Jingu Shrine.
19 Sep 2026
Special Openings Venue: Heian Jingu Shrine
Kyoto Symphony Orchestra Regular Concert
18 Sep - 19 Sep 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kyoto Concert Hall
Toyokuni-jinja Shrine Annual Festival and Tea Ceremony
18 Sep - 19 Sep 2026
Traditional Events Venue: Toyokuni-jinja Shrine
Kyoto International Manga & Anime Fair 2026: KYOMAF
19 Sep - 20 Sep 2026
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: Miyako Messe (Kyoto International Exhibition Hall) / ROHM Theatre Kyoto / Kyoto International Manga Museum
The 1st Gion Marche Handicraft Market: Monozukuri Zaka
20 Sep 2026
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: Maruyama Park and Ōtani Mausoleum
Cormorant Fishing in Arashiyama
01 Jul - 23 Sep 2026
Traditional Events Venue: Along the Ōi River *There are to boarding areas: northern and southern.
Nishijin Traditional Culture Festival “Senryogatsuji”
23 Sep 2026
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: Imadegawa, south of Omiya-dori and north of Nakadachiuri-dori in Kamigyo Ward
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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