Kamigamo-jinja Shrine Honden (Main Sanctuary) and Gonden (Temporary Sanctuary) – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
11 Jul – 30 Sep 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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Kiyomizu-yaki Pottery Village Festival
17 Oct – 19 Oct 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other 
Shimogamo-jinja Shrine Honden (Main Sanctuary) and Oidono (Old Sanctuary Kitchen) – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
11 Jul – 30 Sep 2025
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Higashi Hongan-ji Temple, Goei-do-mon (Founder’s Hall Gate) – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
11 Jul – 30 Sep 2025
Special Openings 
Kyoto International Manga and Anime Fair “KYOMAF”
20 Sep – 21 Sep 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other 
Kawadoko in Kibune (Riverside Dining)
01 May – 30 Sep 2025
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UTTOCO MARCHE / Uttoko Marche (Handicraft Market)
21 Mar - 16 Sep 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: Higashi Hongan-ji Temple, Otogisan Square
Free Opening of The Shrine Gardens
19 Sep 2025
Special Openings Venue: Heian-jingu Shrine
Kyoto International Manga and Anime Fair “KYOMAF”
20 Sep - 21 Sep 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: ・Miyako Messe / ROHM Theatre Kyoto ・Kyoto International Manga Museum
Cormorant fishing in Arashiyama
01 Jul - 23 Sep 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Along the Oi River
Candlelit Noh Theater Devotional Performance
23 Sep 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Gokonomiya Shrine
Nishijin District’s Traditional Culture Festival “Senryogatsuji”
23 Sep 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: Around the south of Omiya-dori Street (near the Imadegawa area) and north of Nakadachiuri-dori Street
UTTOCO MARCHE / Uttoco Marche (Handicraft Market)
13 May - 26 Sep 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: Heian-jingu Shrine, Approach to Okazaki Park
Japanese Art at World’s Fairs from the Late Edo Period Onwards, Nihonga in Profusion: Hokusai, Taikan, Suiseki (Exhibition)
19 Jul - 28 Sep 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Fukuda Art 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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