Yuzen-Dyeing Experience and Workshop Tour
04 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Tours & Experiences Venue: Okayama Kogei Head Office
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
Tours & Experiences 
National Archery Tournament
18 Jan 2026
Traditional Events Venue: Sanjusangen-do Temple
New Year’s Feature Exhibition – Pony Tales: Celebrating the Year of the Horse
16 Dec 2025 – 25 Jan 2026
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kyoto National Museum, Heisei Chishinkan Wing, Galleries 2F-1, 2, 3
llumination for the 130th Anniversary of Heian-jingu Shrine’s Founding
19 Dec 2025 – 18 Jan 2026
Special Openings Venue: Heian-jingu Shrine
Hozugawa River Cruise
05 Jan 2025 – 09 Mar 2026
Tours & Experiences Venue: Hozugawa River
Shimai Tenjin – Last Tenjin-san Flea Market of the Year
25 Dec 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
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Pumpkin Memorial Service
23 Dec 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Yata-dera Temple
Japan’s National Treasures Depicted Through Kyoto’s Shibori Tie-Dyeing (World Heritage Murals: 100 Views of Kyoto)
04 Sep - 24 Dec 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kyoto Shibori Museum
Hyakumanben Handicraft Market 2025
15 Jan - 25 Dec 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: Hyakumanben Chion-ji Temple
[ Notice ]
The Handicraft Market at Hyakumanben will be closed on August 15th.
Grand Kabuki Theater Kaomise Performance
01 Dec - 25 Dec 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Minamiza Theatre
Shimai Tenjin – Last Tenjin-san Flea Market of the Year
25 Dec 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
FouR DANCERS vol.335: Dance Performance Night
26 Dec 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: UrBANGUILD
Sagano Romantic Train
01 Mar - 29 Dec 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: Torokko Saga Station
See the Winter Illumination From the Sagano Scenic Railway
12 Oct - 29 Dec 2025
Special Openings Venue: Between Torokko Arashiyama Station and Torokko Kameoka Station.
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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