Top events in Japan 2026
The events worth planning around in Japan in 2026 — the biggest and best-known first, with people to go with.
126 events
16 Jul – 31 Aug 2027
Highlights: Ishigaki Island Festival, Ueno Cherry Blossom Festival, Kanmon Straits Fireworks Festival
Any time
Today1This weekend38This month354Next month210FreeHighlights126Festivals12Halloween15Date night115With kids17On your own104With friends2After-work & aperitivo1Birthday2Hen and stag parties1Fireworks3Stargazing6Rainy day171
Festival
Ishigaki Island Festival
2 Nov 2026 · Ishigaki
Festival
Ueno Cherry Blossom Festival
March · Tokyo
Festival
Kanmon Straits Fireworks Festival
August · Shimonoseki
Festival
Morioka Sansa Odori
August · Morioka
Festival
Summer Sonic
August
Festival
Fukue Minato Festival
September · Fukuechō
Festival
Kokiriko Festival
September · Nanto
Festival
Morioka Autumn Festival
September · Morioka
Sports event
Biwako Takashima Kuri Marathon
October · Takashima
Festival
Daimon Hikiyama Festival
October · Imizu
Festival
Fukuoka Oktoberfest
October · Fukuoka
Festival
Gosen Satoimo Festival
October · Gosen
2
TicketsHotel New Otani Tokyo The Main
3
TicketsEmblem Flow Hakone
4
TicketsHostel & Dining Tanga Table
5
TicketsOsaka Science Museum
6
TicketsUeno Park
7
TicketsSankei Hall Breeze
8
TicketsRyogoku Kokugikan
9
TicketsABC Hall
10
Hayashima Town Fureai Forest Park
Questions
Top events in Japan 2026: what's on?
126 events between 12 Oct – 31 Aug 2027. Among them: Ishigaki Island Festival · Ueno Cherry Blossom Festival · Kanmon Straits Fireworks Festival.
What is the next event in Japan?
川根温泉ホテル「温泉宿ホテル総選挙2026」 on 14 Oct in Shimada.
What are the biggest events in Japan?
The named events of the place: Ishigaki Island Festival (2 Nov) · Ueno Cherry Blossom Festival (March) · Kanmon Straits Fireworks Festival (August) · Morioka Sansa Odori (August).
Where in Japan is most going on?
Most events are in Shimada (20) · Kitakyushu (16) · Osaka (11).