What's on in Kyoto
Kyoto events in June 2027
85 events in June 2027: 57 festivals, 8 exhibitions, 8 performances, 5 gardens, 4 markets, 2 food events and 1 anime and games event, from headline festivals to neighbourhood fairs. 20 of them are annual events whose 2027 dates are still to be confirmed, listed with their usual window.
The rainy season in the Kinki region starts around 6 June on average and lasts until mid-July. June and July are Kyoto's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain in June and 220 mm in July, and the covered Teramachi and Shinkyogoku arcades keep you dry between Shijo and Sanjo. More on the season in Rainy day Kyoto.
MapKyoto weather in June
- Average high
- 28°C (83°F)
- Average low
- 19°C (67°F)
- Rain
- 200 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 June 2027
Festival Kifune Matsuri 1 Jun, dates to be confirmed · Kibune Kifune Shrine's annual festival and the most important rite of its year. After the 11:00 ceremony the shrine's deity is carried in a mikoshi through Kibune village to pray for the people who live there.
Performance Takigi Noh at Heian Shrine 1 to 2 Jun, dates to be confirmed · Okazaki Noh performed by firelight at Heian Shrine on the evenings of 1 and 2 June. In rain it moves indoors to the main hall of ROHM Theatre Kyoto, as the second night did in 2026, and the shrine garden stops taking visitors at 17:20 on both days. Photo: Manish Prabhune, CC BY 2.0
Festival Rice-planting Festival at Fushimi Inari 10 Jun, dates to be confirmed · Fushimi After a rite in the main hall the ceremony moves to the shrine's sacred paddy, where young women called saotome plant the seedlings for the rice offered to the gods every day while the courtly Otamai dance is performed. Photo: Thomas CUELHO, CC BY 2.0
Garden Hydrangea Festival at Fujinomori Shrine 15 Jun, dates to be confirmed · Fushimi Fujinomori Shrine holds its hydrangea festival rite on 15 June, in the season its hydrangea gardens are open. The shrine posts the gardens' opening dates and fee each year, so check before you go. Photo: Naokijp, CC BY-SA 4.0
Festival Bamboo-cutting Ceremony at Kurama-dera 20 Jun, dates to be confirmed · Kurama Monks dressed as warrior monks split into Omi and Tanba teams and race to hack through green bamboo poles that stand in for great serpents, and the race is read as a forecast of the harvest. The rite recalls a Heian-period monk who killed a serpent here, and it's said to be a thousand years old.
Calendar
Showing all 95 events in June 2027
17Kifune MatsuriTakigi Noh at Heian Shrine+5 more+8 on for weeks22Takigi Noh at Heian Shrine+1 more+8 on for weeks32+2 more+7 on for weeks42+2 more+7 on for weeks53Umekoji Park Handmade MarketUmekoji Park Handmade Market+1 more+7 on for weeks66Garakuta-ichi at To-ji+5 more+7 on for weeks73+3 more+6 on for weeks84+4 more+7 on for weeks91+1 more+7 on for weeks103Rice-planting Festival at Fushimi Inari+2 more+7 on for weeks111+1 more+8 on for weeks122Hotarubi no Chakai (Firefly Tea Gathering)+1 more+8 on for weeks139+9 more+9 on for weeks142+2 more+9 on for weeks158Hydrangea Festival at Fujinomori ShrineHyakumanben Handmade Market at Chion-ji+6 more+9 on for weeks163+3 more+9 on for weeks173+3 more+9 on for weeks185+5 more+9 on for weeks192+2 more+10 on for weeks205Bamboo-cutting Ceremony at Kurama-dera+4 more+11 on for weeks215Kobo-ichi Market at To-jiKobo-san Market at To-ji+3 more+10 on for weeks221+1 more+10 on for weeks231+1 more+10 on for weeks241+1 more+10 on for weeks258Tenjin-ichi Market at Kitano TenmanguTenjin-san Market at Kitano Tenmangu+6 more+9 on for weeks264Miyako no Nigiwai: Five Hanamachi Joint Performance+3 more+10 on for weeks278Miyako no Nigiwai: Five Hanamachi Joint PerformanceKamigamo Handmade Market+6 more+10 on for weeks2871000market at Kiyomizu-dera+6 more+10 on for weeks293+3 more+10 on for weeks3012+12 more+10 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.
2 events
Takigi Noh at Heian ShrineOkazaki · Heian Shrine · 1 to 2 JunUsual dates
2 events
Umekoji Park Handmade MarketKyoto Station · Umekoji ParkFreeRegular market
Umekoji Park Handmade MarketKyoto Station · Umekoji ParkFreeRegular market
1 event
Garakuta-ichi at To-jiKyoto Station · To-jiFreeRegular market
1 event
Rice-planting Festival at Fushimi InariFushimi · Fushimi Inari Taisha · 10 JunFreeUsual dates
1 event
Hotarubi no Chakai (Firefly Tea Gathering)Demachiyanagi · Shimogamo Shrine · 12 JunUsual dates
2 events
Hydrangea Festival at Fujinomori ShrineFushimi · Fujinomori Shrine · 15 JunUsual dates
Hyakumanben Handmade Market at Chion-jiDemachiyanagi · Hyakumanben Chion-jiFreeRegular market
1 event
Bamboo-cutting Ceremony at Kurama-deraKurama · Kurama-dera · 20 JunUsual dates
2 events
Kobo-ichi Market at To-jiKyoto Station · To-jiFreeRegular market
Kobo-san Market at To-jiKyoto Station · To-jiFreeRegular market
2 events
Tenjin-ichi Market at Kitano TenmanguKitano · Kitano TenmanguFreeRegular market
Tenjin-san Market at Kitano TenmanguKitano · Kitano TenmanguFreeRegular market
1 event
Miyako no Nigiwai: Five Hanamachi Joint PerformanceGion · Minamiza · 26 to 27 JunUsual dates
1 event
Kamigamo Handmade MarketDemachiyanagi · Kamigamo ShrineFreeRegular market
1 event
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
14 long runs, such as exhibitions and illuminations: on for more than a week, so shown once instead of every day.
Maruyama Okyo and Ito JakuchuImperial Palace · Shokoku-ji Jotenkaku Museum · 17 Oct to 20 Jun
Timeless Code: Contemporary and EdoArashiyama · Fukuda Art Museum · 30 Jan to 6 Jun
Ninja Show NARUTO at MinamizaGion · Minamiza · 1 Feb to 30 Jun
Shokoku-ji Spring Special OpeningImperial Palace · Shokoku-ji · 25 Mar to 2 JunUsual dates
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
Sal Tree Flower Viewing at Torin-inKinkakuji · Torin-in, Myoshin-ji · 11 to 24 JunUsual dates
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
Planning a trip in June
No national holidays fall in June 2027.
Holidays from the Cabinet Office's list of national holidays.
The calendar above lists 85 events in June 2027, and it's updated every week. Where to stay in Kyoto compares the main areas.
More things to do in Kyoto in June
Beyond the dated events, here's what the season brings and which guides cover June.
At their best in June
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Good to know
What is on in Kyoto in June 2027?
There are 85 events listed for June 2027 (57 festivals, 8 exhibitions, 8 performances, 5 gardens, 4 markets, 2 food events and 1 anime and games event). The big dates are Kifune Matsuri (1 Jun, dates to be confirmed), Takigi Noh at Heian Shrine (1 to 2 Jun, dates to be confirmed), Rice-planting Festival at Fushimi Inari (10 Jun, dates to be confirmed), Hydrangea Festival at Fujinomori Shrine (15 Jun, dates to be confirmed) and Bamboo-cutting Ceremony at Kurama-dera (20 Jun, dates to be confirmed). 65 have confirmed dates and 20 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 June?
In June Kyoto averages a high of 28°C (83°F) and a low of 19°C (67°F), with 200 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 June 2027?
The 3 festivals listed for June 2027 are Kifune Matsuri (1 Jun, dates to be confirmed), Rice-planting Festival at Fushimi Inari (10 Jun, dates to be confirmed) and Bamboo-cutting Ceremony at Kurama-dera (20 Jun, dates to be confirmed). Smaller local festivals are under Around the neighbourhoods, further down the page.
Are there free events in Kyoto in June 2027?
Yes. 17 of the 85 events listed for June 2027 are free to attend, including Kifune Matsuri (1 Jun, dates to be confirmed) and Rice-planting Festival at Fushimi Inari (10 Jun, dates to be confirmed).
Is June a good time to visit Kyoto?
The rainy season in the Kinki region starts around 6 June on average and lasts until mid-July. June and July are Kyoto's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain in June and 220 mm in July, and the covered Teramachi and Shinkyogoku arcades keep you dry between Shijo and Sanjo.
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.
Running an event? Add your event and it's checked for the next weekly update.