What's on in Kyoto
Kyoto events in July 2027
81 events in July 2027: 53 festivals, 8 performances, 5 food events, 5 exhibitions, 5 markets, 4 gardens and 1 illumination, from headline festivals to neighbourhood fairs. 28 of them are annual events whose 2027 dates are still to be confirmed, listed with their usual window.
Gion Matsuri month. The floats stand in the streets for the Yoiyama evenings (14 to 16 and 21 to 23 July) and process on 17 July from 9:00 and 24 July from 9:30. The rainy season usually ends around the 19th, and the average high is 32°C. More on the season in Kyoto early in the morning.
MapKyoto weather in July
- Average high
- 32°C (90°F)
- Average low
- 24°C (74°F)
- Rain
- 224 mm
- Rainy days
- about 12
Dress for the heat in light clothes, and carry water when you're out walking. Pack a small umbrella too, as it rains on about 12 days.
Averages from the Japan Meteorological Agency normals for 1991 to 2020, Kyoto station (rain table). Rainy days have at least 1 mm of rain.
Don't miss in July 2027
Performance Kamo Mitoshiro Noh at Kamigamo Shrine 1 Jul, dates to be confirmed · Kamigamo Kanze school noh and Okura school kyogen by firelight at Kamigamo Shrine on the evening of 1 July. The offering goes back to the dengaku and sarugaku once performed for the farmers of the rice land given to the shrine in the Nara period, and you need a ticket. Photo: Kimon Berlin, CC BY-SA 2.0
Festival Gion Matsuri 1 to 31 Jul, dates to be confirmed · Gion Yasaka Shrine's festival takes over Kyoto for the whole of July, from the opening rites on the 1st to the purification at Eki Shrine on the 31st. The days you'll want to plan round are the float processions on 17 and 24 July and the three yoiyama evenings before each, and there are paid seats on Oike-dori for both processions. Photo: underutilized, CC BY-SA 2.0
Illumination Tanabata Light-up at Kifune Shrine 1 Jul to 15 Aug, dates to be confirmed · Kibune Decorated tanabata bamboo branches are lit in the main shrine grounds from sunset to 20:00 every evening, and Kyoto Bus runs extra 33 buses from Kibuneguchi station while it's on.
Festival Lotus Sake Gathering at Mimuroto-ji 10 Jul · Uji Sake is poured into a lotus leaf and drunk through the stem, a custom said to bring health and long life. It is open to the first 300 people and rain cancels it.
Festival Gion Matsuri Yoiyama (first procession) 14 to 16 Jul, dates to be confirmed · Shijo-Karasuma The floats of the first procession stand built in the streets round Shijo-Karasuma, lit by komagata lanterns with Gion-bayashi music played on top. Old townhouses in the float districts open to show their folding screens, and the float associations display their figures and tapestries.
Festival Gion Matsuri Float Procession, Hanagasa Parade and Kanko-sai (second procession) 24 Jul, dates to be confirmed · Shijo-Karasuma The second procession, revived in 2014, leaves Karasuma-Oike at 9:30 and runs the first route the other way. The Hanagasa parade sets off from Shimogyo Junior High for the Otabisho and Yasaka Shrine, and from about 16:00 the mikoshi go back to the shrine.
Calendar
Showing all 91 events in July 2027
16Kamo Mitoshiro Noh at Kamigamo Shrine+5 more+14 on for weeks21+1 more+14 on for weeks34Umekoji Park Handmade MarketUmekoji Park Handmade Market+2 more+15 on for weeks46Garakuta-ichi at To-ji+5 more+15 on for weeks52+2 more+14 on for weeks62+2 more+14 on for weeks74+4 more+14 on for weeks84+4 more+14 on for weeks92Pottery Fair at Senbon Shakado+1 more+14 on for weeks104Lotus Sake Gathering at Mimuroto-jiPottery Fair at Senbon Shakado+2 more+14 on for weeks118Pottery Fair at Senbon Shakado+7 more+14 on for weeks122Pottery Fair at Senbon Shakado+1 more+14 on for weeks132+2 more+15 on for weeks144Gion Matsuri Yoiyama (first procession)+3 more+15 on for weeks158Gion Matsuri Yoiyama (first procession)Hyakumanben Handmade Market at Chion-ji+6 more+15 on for weeks164Gion Matsuri Yoiyama (first procession)+3 more+15 on for weeks173+3 more+15 on for weeks188+8 more+15 on for weeks192+2 more+15 on for weeks203+3 more+13 on for weeks215Kobo-ichi Market at To-jiKobo-san Market at To-ji+3 more+13 on for weeks221+1 more+13 on for weeks231+1 more+13 on for weeks245Fire-walking Festival at Tanukidani-san Fudo-inGion Matsuri Float Procession, Hanagasa Parade and Kanko-sai (second procession)Motomiya-sai at Fushimi Inari+2 more+13 on for weeks2514Pumpkin Memorial at Anraku-jiMotomiya-sai at Fushimi InariKamigamo Handmade Market+11 more+13 on for weeks263+3 more+11 on for weeks271+1 more+11 on for weeks2861000market at Kiyomizu-dera+5 more+11 on for weeks292+2 more+11 on for weeks301+1 more+11 on for weeks313+3 more+11 on for weeks
Day by day
Each event on its first day still ahead, regular markets on each of their days. Tap a day in the calendar for everything on that day.
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Umekoji Park Handmade MarketKyoto Station · Umekoji ParkFreeRegular market
Umekoji Park Handmade MarketKyoto Station · Umekoji ParkFreeRegular market
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Garakuta-ichi at To-jiKyoto Station · To-jiFreeRegular market
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Pottery Fair at Senbon ShakadoKitano · Senbon Shakado (Daihoon-ji) · 9 to 12 JulFreeUsual dates
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Lotus Sake Gathering at Mimuroto-jiUji · Mimuroto-ji · 10 Jul
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Gion Matsuri Yoiyama (first procession)Shijo-Karasuma · Float streets round Shijo-Karasuma · 14 to 16 JulFreeUsual dates
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Hyakumanben Handmade Market at Chion-jiDemachiyanagi · Hyakumanben Chion-jiFreeRegular market
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Kobo-ichi Market at To-jiKyoto Station · To-jiFreeRegular market
Kobo-san Market at To-jiKyoto Station · To-jiFreeRegular market
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Fire-walking Festival at Tanukidani-san Fudo-inIchijoji · Tanukidani-san Fudo-in · 24 JulUsual dates
Gion Matsuri Float Procession, Hanagasa Parade and Kanko-sai (second procession)Shijo-Karasuma · Karasuma-Oike to Shijo-Karasuma · 24 JulFreeUsual dates
Motomiya-sai at Fushimi InariFushimi · Fushimi Inari Taisha · 24 to 25 JulFreeUsual dates
4 events
Pumpkin Memorial at Anraku-jiGinkakuji · Anraku-ji · 25 JulUsual dates
Kamigamo Handmade MarketDemachiyanagi · Kamigamo ShrineFreeRegular market
Tenjin-ichi Market at Kitano TenmanguKitano · Kitano TenmanguFreeRegular market
Tenjin-san Market at Kitano TenmanguKitano · Kitano TenmanguFreeRegular market
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1000market at Kiyomizu-deraHigashiyama · Kiyomizu-deraFreeRegular market
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Also on dates the organisers post: Heian Antique Market (Heian Nomi-no-ichi) (About once a month on dates the organiser posts, 9:00 to 16:00), Heian Rakuichi Handmade Market (About once a month on dates the organiser posts, 10:00 to 16:00), Kyoto Antique Fair (Three times a year (spring, early summer and autumn) over a Friday to Sunday, 10:00 to 17:00, last day to 16:00).
On for weeks
16 long runs, such as exhibitions and illuminations: on for more than a week, so shown once instead of every day.
Kamogawa Noryo-yuka Riverside TerracesKawaramachi · Riverside restaurants in Kiyamachi, Pontocho and Saiseki · 1 May to 15 OctUsual dates
Kibune Kawadoko riverside diningKurama and Kibune · Riverside restaurants along the Kibune River · 1 May to 30 SeptUsual dates
Gilbert & GeorgeOkazaki · Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, Higashiyama Cube · 26 May to 29 Aug
Hydrangea Garden at Mimuroto-jiUji · Mimuroto-ji · 29 May to 4 Jul
The Great Kano School, Part 2: Edo to MeijiHigashiyama · Kyoto National Museum (Heisei Chishinkan) · 8 Jun to 19 Jul
Nijo Castle Wall Paintings Original Display (Summer)Nijo · Nijo Castle Shoheki-ga Exhibition and Storage Hall · 13 Jun to 11 AugUsual dates
Rin Rin RinpaArashiyama · Fukuda Art Museum · 19 Jun to 29 Aug
Tanabata Wind Chime Festival at Heian ShrineOkazaki · Heian Shrine (garden) · 20 Jun to 31 AugUsual dates
Bellflower Viewing at Tentoku-inFushimi · Tentoku-in, Tofuku-ji · 26 Jun to 19 JulUsual dates
Uji River Cormorant FishingUji · Uji Park Nakanoshima, boarding at Kisen Bridge · 1 Jul to 30 Sept
Cormorant Fishing at ArashiyamaArashiyama · Oi River, Arashiyama · 1 Jul to 23 SeptUsual dates
Kamishichiken Beer GardenKitano · Kamishichiken Kaburenjo · 1 Jul to 4 SeptUsual dates
Tanabata Light-up at Kifune ShrineKibune · Kifune Shrine · 1 Jul to 15 AugFreeUsual dates
Gion MatsuriGion · Yasaka Shrine · 1 to 31 JulFreeUsual dates
Lotus Viewing at Hokongo-inKinkakuji · Hokongo-in · 3 to 25 JulUsual dates
Mitarashi Matsuri at Shimogamo ShrineDemachiyanagi · Shimogamo Shrine · 13 to 25 JulUsual dates
Planning a trip in July
National holidays in July 2027:
- Monday 19 July Marine Day (海の日)
Holidays from the Cabinet Office's list of national holidays.
The calendar above lists 81 events in July 2027, and it's updated every week. Where to stay in Kyoto compares the main areas.
More things to do in Kyoto in July
Beyond the dated events, here's what the season brings and which guides cover July.
At their best in July
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Good to know
What is on in Kyoto in July 2027?
There are 81 events listed for July 2027 (53 festivals, 8 performances, 5 food events, 5 exhibitions, 5 markets, 4 gardens and 1 illumination). The big dates are Kamo Mitoshiro Noh at Kamigamo Shrine (1 Jul, dates to be confirmed), Gion Matsuri (1 to 31 Jul, dates to be confirmed), Tanabata Light-up at Kifune Shrine (1 Jul to 15 Aug, dates to be confirmed), Lotus Sake Gathering at Mimuroto-ji (10 Jul), Gion Matsuri Yoiyama (first procession) (14 to 16 Jul, dates to be confirmed) and Gion Matsuri Float Procession, Hanagasa Parade and Kanko-sai (second procession) (24 Jul, dates to be confirmed). 53 have confirmed dates and 28 are annual events whose exact 2027 dates are still to be announced, shown with the usual window. Every listing links to the interactive map.
What's the weather like in Kyoto in July?
In July Kyoto averages a high of 32°C (90°F) and a low of 24°C (74°F), with 224 mm of rain on about 12 days. Those are the Japan Meteorological Agency's averages for 1991 to 2020 at its Kyoto station, counting days with at least 1 mm of rain.
What festivals are on in Kyoto in July 2027?
8 festivals are listed for July 2027, among them Gion Matsuri (1 to 31 Jul, dates to be confirmed), Lotus Sake Gathering at Mimuroto-ji (10 Jul), Gion Matsuri Yoiyama (first procession) (14 to 16 Jul, dates to be confirmed), Gion Matsuri Float Procession, Hanagasa Parade and Kanko-sai (second procession) (24 Jul, dates to be confirmed) and Motomiya-sai at Fushimi Inari (24 to 25 Jul, dates to be confirmed). Smaller local festivals are under Around the neighbourhoods, further down the page.
Are there free events in Kyoto in July 2027?
Yes. 13 of the 81 events listed for July 2027 are free to attend, including Gion Matsuri (1 to 31 Jul, dates to be confirmed), Tanabata Light-up at Kifune Shrine (1 Jul to 15 Aug, dates to be confirmed) and Gion Matsuri Yoiyama (first procession) (14 to 16 Jul, dates to be confirmed).
Is July a good time to visit Kyoto?
Gion Matsuri month. The floats stand in the streets for the Yoiyama evenings (14 to 16 and 21 to 23 July) and process on 17 July from 9:00 and 24 July from 9:30. The rainy season usually ends around the 19th, and the average high is 32°C.
How current is this list?
Dated events are checked against the organiser's own page, and finished events drop off the page on their own. Annual events further out carry their usual dates until the official ones are published.
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