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Festivals in Kyoto

6 festivals held or especially celebrated in Kyoto, Japan.

October 2026 1

Cultural 22Oct Jidai Matsuri🇯🇵 Kyoto, JapanIn 3 weeks

May 2027 1

Cultural 15May Aoi Matsuri🇯🇵 Kyoto, Japan

July 2027 1

Spiritual 1Jul Gion Festival🇯🇵 Kyoto, Japan

August 2027 1

Spiritual 16Aug Gozan no Okuribi🇯🇵 Kyoto, Japan

Usually in February, date not yet confirmed 1

Spiritual Febvaries Setsubun🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan

Usually in March, date not yet confirmed 1

Seasonal Marvaries Hanami🇯🇵 Japan and 8 more countries

All festivals in Japan

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Gion Festival: 江戸村のとくぞう, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Gozan no Okuribi: J_o, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Hanami: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Jidai Matsuri: PlusMinus, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Setsubun: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Aoi Matsuri: Japanexperterna, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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