Festivals, exhibitions, pop-ups, and seasonal happenings across all nine regions.
By month: November 2026, December 2026, January 2027, February 2027
Annual spring festival featuring ornate floats with elaborate wooden tatemon decorations pulled through streets with traditional music.
17–18 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetToyamaA three-century tradition, this Hokuriku festival showcases elaborately decorated floats and honors the maritime heritage of this former port town.
19–21 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetSakai · FukuiTen thousand fireworks light up against Mt. Fuji and Lake Yamanaka, culminating in a music-synchronized finale by Japan's leading fireworks artist.
30 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetYamanakako · YamanashiCentered at Hie Shrine, this major Toyama festival originated in the Edo period and features a two-day mikoshi procession through the city's parishes.
31 May – 2 Jun 2027ToyamaThe Nagano Gion Festival celebrates Susanoo-no-Mikoto, deity of storms and protection, with mikoshi processions at Yasaka Shrine near historic Zenkoji temple.
6 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNaganoA lantern festival in Toyama Prefecture where 7-meter-high floats decorated with warrior illustrations collide in ritualized clashes to taiko drumming.
5–6 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetOyabe · ToyamaKanazawa's Hyakumangoku Festival honours Lord Maeda Toshiie, whose 1583 entry into the castle established the city, and is now a major regional cultural event.
5–7 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKanazawa · IshikawaTracing its roots to an Edo-period crop dispute, this kite battle showcases traditional craftsmanship as teams compete with specially designed flying kites.
5–9 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNiigataA harvest festival in which red lanterns over 6 metres tall collide in a ritual called tsukiawase, accompanied by taiko drums.
12–13 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTonami · ToyamaA scenic park showcases 150,000 lilies in bloom each June, transforming into an illuminated landscape as evening falls.
1–30 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetSakai · FukuiIlluminated lanterns parade through coastal Ushitsu in a celebration rooted in legend, featuring frenzied rituals to honor spiritual protection from epidemics.
3–4 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNoto · IshikawaSwimmers choose from four distance options ranging from 500 meters to five kilometers in this open-water competition held in Mano Bay.
12 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetSado · NiigataA coastal festival where young men carry ornate floats representing lovers into the sea before Benten Island, under fireworks and ceremonial fires.
19 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNoto · IshikawaHeld annually in Toyohashi, Aichi, the Gion Festival combines tezutsu hand-held fireworks with the Yoritomo Procession, and dates back to the Edo period.
17–19 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetToyohashi · AichiA three-day festival in Nagoya with over 140 sake labels from 50 breweries, pouring Aichi and Gifu summer sake neat, on the rocks or as highballs.
18–20 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNagoya · AichiFestival combining traditional puppet theatre with illuminated wooden lantern processions, featuring elaborate puppet shows depicting classical Japanese tales.
25 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNoto · IshikawaA fireworks display lights the night sky with over twelve thousand pyrotechnic bursts, creating a spectacular visual and auditory show.
25 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKanazawa · IshikawaJapan's largest outdoor music festival, held every year at a mountain ski resort with over 200 Japanese and international artists across multiple stages.
24–26 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetYuzawa · Niigata
