Festivals, exhibitions, pop-ups, and seasonal happenings across all nine regions.
Japan's largest free urban sports festival returns to Yokohama's Red Brick Warehouse on 17–18 October 2026, with eight disciplines and free admission.
17–18 Oct 2026Yokohama · KanagawaAn annual market held in December where visitors purchase traditional daruma dolls representing wishes for health, family unity, and prosperity.
17–18 Dec 2026 · Dates not yet confirmedOdawara · KanagawaShiro EXPO is Japan's largest annual castle festival, celebrating castle culture through specialist talks, regional performances, and booths representing castles nationwide.
19–20 Dec 2026Yokohama · KanagawaA year-end market features daruma dolls, traditional symbols of resilience, accompanied by a distinctive soul-insertion ritual using flint sparks.
28 Dec 2026 · Dates not yet confirmedMatsuda · KanagawaThe Sagicho-shinji ritual burns New Year's decorations on January 15 at Tsurugaoka Hachimangū shrine in a purifying fire believed to cleanse impurities and bring a bountiful harvest.
15 Jan 2027 · Dates not yet confirmedKamakura · KanagawaA family-friendly racing event sees participants in full Tyrannosaurus costumes sprinting across park fields in various divisions, from junior to adult competitors.
17 Jan 2027 · Dates not yet confirmedYokosuka · KanagawaA National Important Folk Cultural Property, this Little New Year fire ritual purifies homes and communities through burning traditional new-year decorations.
17 Jan 2027 · Dates not yet confirmedOiso · KanagawaTraditional hina dolls and intricately crafted miniature furnishings reveal the artistry and cultural significance of this centuries-old celebration.
30 Jan – 15 Feb 2027 · Dates not yet confirmedYokohama · KanagawaA winter festival in Yokohama celebrates the legacy of a historic plum grove, with around 100 trees blooming at Myōhōji Temple, reviving centuries of tradition.
14–15 Feb 2027 · Dates not yet confirmedYokohama · KanagawaThis winter festival celebrates Japan's regional strawberry varieties through 45 vendors offering themed sweets and merchandise at the iconic Red Brick Warehouse.
5 Feb – 1 Mar 2027 · Dates not yet confirmedYokohama · KanagawaAn annual Shinto festival at Kanayama Shrine in Kawasaki featuring distinctive phallic imagery in decorations and parades while raising funds for HIV research.
5 Apr 2027 · Dates not yet confirmedKawasaki · KanagawaThe Yokohama Flower & Garden Festival showcases horticultural heritage through garden displays, rose collections, and design installations with educational workshops.
2–4 May 2027 · Dates not yet confirmedYokohama · KanagawaOne of Kanto's largest illuminations features approximately six million lights integrated into a natural landscape at a sprawling venue.
14 Nov 2026 – 9 May 2027Sagamihara · KanagawaA week-long festival in central Kawasaki where two great mikoshi act out a divine marriage, pregnancy, and birth across the city's streets.
19–21 Jun 2027 · Dates not yet confirmedKawasaki · KanagawaA shopping complex's summer event now aligns with the Sanno Shrine Festival, featuring portable shrine processions and sacred rites amid Mediterranean streets and food stalls.
19–21 Jun 2027 · Dates not yet confirmedKawasaki · KanagawaThe 74th edition of a summer festival known for elaborate street decorations and featuring the Tanabata Dance Thousand-Person Parade on its opening day.
3–5 Jul 2027Hiratsuka · KanagawaA local fireworks festival held in August in Kanazawa Ward, with 3,000 fireworks launched offshore near Umino Park, spanning over four decades.
22 Aug 2027 · Dates not yet confirmedYokohama · KanagawaChristmas trees, winter window art, evening lighting on the Harappa and warm seasonal drinks at the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in Kawasaki.
From 7 Oct 2026Kawasaki · Kanagawa
