Festivals, exhibitions, pop-ups, and seasonal happenings across all nine regions.
An autumn festival held in October with origins tracing to a 1608 rainmaking ritual, featuring 27 ornately carved musical floats from the Edo period.
10–11 Oct 2026Kanuma · TochigiThe Oyama Balloon Festa fills autumn skies with hot air balloons competing in precision flights from dawn, and features illuminated night glows with synchronized fireworks and music.
14–15 Nov 2026Oyama · TochigiTall doll floats built in the 19th century are drawn through the storehouse streets of Tochigi over two days, in a festival held every second year.
14–15 Nov 2026TochigiIn February, this festival features a grand procession of 200 costumed samurai in traditional armor proceeding to Bannaji Temple for a traditional purification ceremony.
31 Jan 2027 · Dates not yet confirmedAshikaga · TochigiA spring festival dating to the Edo period features nine elaborately decorated floats paraded through city streets accompanied by traditional music.
18–19 Apr 2027 · Dates not yet confirmedOtawara · TochigiBefore the rice-planting season, children parade enormous painted serpents through town while chanting, immersing them in a pond as part of a centuries-old rainmaking ritual.
5 May 2027Oyama · TochigiKarasuyama's largest festival combines a nationally designated folk performance tradition with outdoor Kabuki dance, organized rotationally by six local districts.
24–26 Jul 2027 · Dates not yet confirmedNasukarasuyama · TochigiMoka Summer Festival honors Kojin, the god of fire and hearth, with over 20 mikoshi and festival floats paraded through the city during a three-day summer celebration.
24–26 Jul 2027 · Dates not yet confirmedMoka · TochigiThis Utsunomiya summer festival brings residents together for parades, traditional performances, and displays of local culture.
1–2 Aug 2027 · Dates not yet confirmedUtsunomiya · Tochigi
