Festivals, exhibitions, pop-ups, and seasonal happenings across all nine regions.
By month: November 2026, December 2026, January 2027, February 2027
The Fox's Wedding features a grand procession with white fox bride and groom, rooted in a legend of benevolent spirits said to bring marriage blessings.
3 Nov 2026Kudamatsu · YamaguchiA castle festival features an armored warrior procession, parades, and traditional performances including taiko drumming and Shinto kagura dance.
16 Nov 2026Iwakuni · YamaguchiFootraces run in inflatable T-rex costumes, held in parks, on beaches and at local festivals across Japan since 2022, with adult and juvenile classes.
22 Nov 2026Kasaoka · OkayamaOnce a year the gods of Japan are said to abandon their shrines for Izumo, where a season of quiet rites welcomes, hosts, and finally sends them home again.
18–25 Nov 2026Izumo · ShimaneThis festival honors Tenjin, a tenth-century poet and administrator deified for his integrity, through a ritual dating back over a thousand years.
28 Nov 2026Hofu · YamaguchiFire-lit pillars hung with sacred paper stand on the beach as the community performs ceremonial dances twice a day for protection from illness and calamity.
11 Feb 2027Exact date not confirmed yetYanai · YamaguchiAn Okayama festival over 500 years old where men in loincloths compete for a wooden stick; the winner becomes the Lucky Man, believed blessed for a year.
21 Feb 2027Exact date not confirmed yetOkayamaA mid-February festival celebrates Hinase's oyster harvest with fresh seafood, barbecue areas, and regional specialties.
22 Feb 2027Exact date not confirmed yetBizen · OkayamaA shrine festival at Akama-jingu in Shimonoseki honoring Emperor Antoku with Shinto rituals, offerings and performances that mark the young emperor's death.
2–4 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetShimonoseki · YamaguchiThis downtown festival features food and craft stalls, agricultural products, and family activities rooted in Ube City's late 18th-century market traditions.
5 May 2027Ube · YamaguchiA renowned summer festival features over 3,500 participants in the Daikan Bayashi-Odori dance, decorated floats, and traditional performances.
25 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKurashiki · OkayamaThe Tsuyama Gongo Festival is a summer event in Tsuyama City with kappa-themed dances along Yakko-dori Street and one of Okayama's largest fireworks displays.
1–2 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTsuyama · OkayamaA summer festival where 4,000 decorated goldfish lanterns cast a spellbinding glow over the town, alongside a spirited Goldfish Nebuta procession.
13 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetYanai · YamaguchiA major August fireworks festival over the Kanmon Straits, jointly staged by Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki, with over 15,000 fireworks visible from both shores.
13 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetShimonoseki · YamaguchiA rare Yamaguchi ritual festival said to date back over 1,800 years, with seven nights of dances around the Oni-ishi stone, tall banners and lantern poles.
7–13 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetShimonoseki · YamaguchiA traditional Bon dance on Shiraishi Island honouring those killed in a historical battle, with several dances performed together in time with a lead.
13–16 Aug 2027Kasaoka · OkayamaAn Okayama City summer festival inspired by the Momotaro folk tale, featuring demon-costumed Uraja dancing and parades across the city in August.
22–23 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetOkayamaAn October festival in which a portable shrine is carried in a procession led by participants dressed as samurai, while local residents bow along the streets.
15 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNiimi · Okayama
