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Tanabata Festivals 2026: Full Schedule
136 events
Every Tanabata festival we list, from Sendai and Hiratsuka to local street decorations, in order of start date. Dates follow official announcements; where none has been made yet, we show last year's dates marked as estimated. Please confirm on the official site before visiting.
Starting in June21 events
DatesEventVenue / PrefectureStatus
- Jun 4 – Jul 6, 2026Est. from last yearKagoshima City Science HallKagoshimaEnded
- Jun 10 – Jul 20, 2026Hakusan ShrineNiigataEnded
- Jun 13 - Jul 7, 2026Est. from last yearAsutamuland Tokushima (Tokushima Children's Science Museum Planetarium)TokushimaEnded
- Jun 13 – Jul 13, 2026Echizen Fukui Botanical Garden PlantopiaFukuiEnded
- Jun 15 – Jul 7, 2026Est. from last yearAwashima ShrineWakayamaEnded
- Jun 19 – Jul 20, 2026Hayashida Former Miki ResidenceHyogoEnded
- Jun 20 – Jul 7, 2026Est. from last yearOkage YokochoMieEnded
- Jun 20 – Jul 7, 2026Est. from last yearAngel Land Fukui (Fantasy Egg hall)FukuiEnded
- Jun 24 – Jul 7, 2026Est. from last yearKonan-Hondori Shopping StreetHyogoEnded
- Jun 24 – Jul 8, 2026Former Takano Residence (Kanzo Yashiki) & MiyakoenYamanashiEnded
- Jun 24 – Jul 6, 2026Est. from last yearAndo Residence (Important Cultural Property)YamanashiEnded
- Jun 25 - Jul 7, 2026Est. from last yearKochi Ryoma Airport TerminalKochiEnded
- Jun 25 – Jul 7, 2026Est. from last yearUsa Sora-no-Sato (history & peace learning facility)OitaEnded
- Jun 26 – Jul 7, 2026Numazu Nakamise Shopping ArcadeShizuokaEnded
- Jun 26 – Aug 7, 2026Dogo Onsen Bekkan Asuka-no-Yu & Dogo Shopping ArcadeEhimeEnded
- Jun 27-28, 2026Fureai-dori shopping street, KitakataFukushimaEnded
- Jun 27 - Jul 7, 2026Est. from last yearTakamatsu Children's Future Museum (Miraie)KagawaEnded
- Jun 27 – Aug 7, 2026Est. from last yearAshikaga Orihime Shrine (mid-slope of Mt. Orihime)TochigiEnded
- Jun 28 - Jul 7, 2026Est. from last yearAround Shimobun Community CenterTokushimaEnded
- Jun 29 – Jul 7, 2026Est. from last yearKatayama Sengen Shrine groundsTochigiEnded
- Jun 29 – Jul 31, 2026Est. from last yearSasebo Yonkacho shopping arcade ('Saruku City 4○3')NagasakiEnded
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Starting in July72 events
DatesEventVenue / PrefectureStatus
- Jul 1-31, 2026Shonai Shrine (within Tsuruoka Park)YamagataEnded
- Jul 1-5, 2026Kiyokawa Checkpoint, Kiyokawa History ParkYamagataEnded
- Jul 1 – Jul 7, 2026Zojoji Temple grounds (Shiba Park)TokyoEnded
- Jul 1 – Aug 9, 2026Gosen Hachimangu ShrineNiigataEnded
- Jul 1 – Aug 15, 2026Kifune ShrineKyotoEnded
- Jul 1-7, 2026Hofu Tenmangu ShrineYamaguchiEnded
- Jul 1-10, 2026Est. from last yearHondori, Chuo-dori and other downtown arcadesHiroshimaEnded
- Jul 1 – Aug 31, 2026Miyajidake ShrineFukuokaEnded
- Jul 1–7, 2026Est. from last yearHamanomachi ArcadeNagasakiEnded
- Jul 1 – Jul 7, 2026Est. from last yearZEN Cube and sites across the cityKagawaEnded
- Jul 1 – Jul 8, 2026Est. from last yearIsahaya Shrine groundsNagasakiEnded
- Jul 2 – Jul 5, 2026Shimizu Ekimae Ginza & Shimizu Ginza Shopping ArcadesShizuokaEnded
- Jul 3 – Jul 5, 2026Shonan Star Mall, Beniya Pearl Road and surrounding streetsKanagawaEnded
- Jul 3 – Jul 7, 2026 (main days Jul 4–5)Kappabashi Hondori (from Showa-dori to Kokusai-dori)TokyoEnded
- Jul 3 – Jul 5, 2026Around JR Shimmachi Station and the station-front streetGunmaEnded
- Jul 3 – Jul 7, 2026Shopping streets around JR Kawaguchi StationSaitamaEnded
- Jul 3–7, 2026Est. from last yearTakamori Spring Water Tunnel ParkKumamotoEnded
- Jul 3–12, 2026Est. from last yearOkinawa Peace Memorial ParkOkinawaEnded
- Jul 4-5, 2026Otaru Art Base Courtyard (Sakaimachi Shopping Street)HokkaidoEnded
- Jul 4, 2026Omotemachi shopping street (near Katsuta Station)IbarakiEnded
- Jul 4 – Jul 5, 2026Rinko Park and Pacifico Yokohama (Minatomirai)KanagawaEnded
- Jul 4 – Jul 5, 2026Central Funami District, NyuzenToyamaEnded
- Jul 4-7, 2026Central Kofu Shopping Streets (Ginza-dori, Kasuga-dori, etc.)YamanashiEnded
- Jul 4, 2026Isshinden Jinaicho (around Senju-ji Temple)MieEnded
- Jul 4, 2026Sumadera-mae Shopping StreetHyogoEnded
- Jul 4, 2026Aifuru 316 (Chuo-dori) Arcade, TakeharaHiroshimaEnded
- Jul 4-12, 2026Est. from last yearSeisotei (former Yunoki Residence)OkayamaEnded
- Jul 4, 2026Est. from last yearTorigin Bunka Kaikan courtyard, TottoriTottoriEnded
- Jul 4, 2026Est. from last yearTokushima Zoo (Stella Preschool Animal Kingdom)TokushimaEnded
- Jul 4–5, 2026Est. from last yearSunroad Shinshigai and other central shopping arcadesKumamotoEnded
- Jul 4–12, 2026Est. from last yearYamashita Shintengai ArcadeMiyazakiEnded
- Jul 4–5, 2026Est. from last yeariias Okinawa ToyosakiOkinawaEnded
- Jul 4, 2026Uenohara shopping streets (four venues)YamanashiEnded
- Jul 4, 2026Est. from last yearKanazawa Station Motenashi Dome (Tsuzumi Gate & underground plaza)IshikawaEnded
- Jul 4-5, 2026Est. from last yearTree Picnic Adventure IkedaFukuiEnded
- Jul 4, 2026Taku Products Hall 'Horai-an' open plazaSagaEnded
- Jul 5, 2026Sanbashi Hiroba and Kayz Harbor (Chiba Minato)ChibaEnded
- Jul 5, 2026Est. from last yearSoja Wada Hachimangu ShrineFukuiEnded
- Jul 5 – Aug 7, 2026Central Matsumoto & Matsumoto City MuseumNaganoEnded
- Jul 5 – Jul 7, 2026Est. from last yearSumiyoshi TaishaOsakaEnded
- Jul 5–7, 2026Est. from last yearFukuoka TowerFukuokaEnded
- Jul 5, 2026Est. from last yearShiga Samegai Trout FarmShigaEnded
- Jul 6 – Jul 7, 2026Hatamono ShrineOsakaEnded
- Jul 6–7, 2026Est. from last yearTsuma ShrineMiyazakiEnded
- Jul 7, 2026Around Goryokaku Tower and various locations in the cityHokkaidoEnded
- Jul 7 – Sep 1, 2026Fuchi Rokusho Sengen ShrineShizuokaEnded
- Jul 7, 2026Est. from last yearYakawa ShrineShigaEnded
- Jul 7, 2026Osaka Tenmangu ShrineOsakaEnded
- Jul 7, 2026Okawa River (Tenmabashi to Hachikenya)OsakaEnded
- Jul 7, 2026Kimiidera TempleWakayamaEnded
- Jul 7, 2026Est. from last yearShimanouchi, Yuasa (around Benzaiten)WakayamaEnded
- Jul 7, 2026Saijo Inari (Myokyoji Temple)OkayamaEnded
- Jul 7 – Jul 12, 2026Susaki Machikado Gallery (former Miura Residence)KochiEnded
- Jul 7 – Jul 10, 2026Est. from last yearSengan-en Garden (Shimazu family villa)KagoshimaEnded
- Jul 10 – Jul 12, 2026Central Maebashi (Chuo-dori, Ginza-dori and other arcades)GunmaEnded
- Jul 10-11, 2026Fukuyama Hondori & Funamachi ArcadesHiroshimaEnded
- Jul 11, 2026Est. from last yearUchinoumi Sogo ParkTokushimaEnded
- Jul 12, 2026Est. from last yearNiihama Women's PlazaEhimeEnded
- Jul 12, 2026Est. from last yearHaga Tenmangu groundsTochigiEnded
- Jul 17 – Jul 19, 2026Mikkamachi, Jusankamachi and Yagura Yokocho, HachinoheAomoriEnded
- Jul 17 – Jul 23, 2026Daimon-kamiike Retarding Basin Plaza (next to Saitama Stadium 2002 Park)SaitamaEnded
- Jul 18 – Aug 7, 2026Gondo Shopping ArcadeNaganoEnded
- Jul 18, 2026Hirata Honmachi shopping street areaShimaneEnded
- Jul 23 – Jul 26, 2026Masumida Shrine & Honmachi Shopping ArcadeAichiEnded
- Jul 24 – Jul 26, 2026Central shopping district and America Square, MisawaAomoriEnded
- Jul 24 – Jul 26, 2026Shopping streets around JR Mobara StationChibaEnded
- Jul 24 – Jul 26, 2026Fukumitsu Shopping District, NantoToyamaEnded
- Jul 25 – Jul 26, 2026Around Ogawamachi Station (Tobu Tojo / JR Hachiko lines)SaitamaEnded
- Jul 25 – Jul 26, 2026Est. from last yearCentral Neagari District, NomiIshikawaEnded
- Jul 27 – Aug 2, 2026Est. from last yearAround Shimo-Imaichi Sta., Imaichi Sta. and central ImaichiTochigiEnded
- Jul 29 – Aug 2, 2026Endoji & Endoji Honmachi Shopping ArcadesAichiEnded
- Jul 31 – Aug 3, 2026Orion-dori shopping arcade and Orion SquareTochigiEnded
Starting in August43 events
DatesEventVenue / PrefectureStatus
- Aug 1, 2026Heiwa-dori Kaimono Koen (Pedestrian Mall)HokkaidoEnded
- Aug 1 – Aug 7, 2026Sakanacho shopping arcade, MoriokaIwateEnded
- Aug 1 – Aug 2, 2026Meiji Hyakunen-dori, KosakaAkitaEnded
- Aug 1 – Aug 2, 2026Sayamashi Station West Plaza to Tanabata-dori shopping streetSaitamaEnded
- Aug 1 – Aug 2, 2026Suzuran-dori and Konan-dori, Shittenaka, KamisuIbarakiEnded
- Aug 1-2, 2026Central Noda CityChibaEnded
- Aug 1 – Aug 8, 2026Central Takaoka CityToyamaEnded
- Aug 1 – Aug 7, 2026Est. from last yearTakayama City Streets & Old TownGifuEnded
- Aug 2026 (dates vary by venue)Horikawa Promenade and around Nijo CastleKyotoEnded
- Aug 1, 2026Est. from last yearSaga ShrineSagaEnded
- Aug 1, 2026Mitsuke Park (Mitsuke Beach, mouth of the Ukai River)IshikawaEnded
- Aug 2, 2026Central shopping district of Furukawa, OsakiMiyagiEnded
- Aug 2 – Aug 3, 2026Central NoshiroAkitaEnded
- Aug 4-7, 2026Obihiro Hirokoji Shopping ArcadeHokkaidoEnded
- Aug 5 – Aug 7, 2026Central Yuzawa (Yanagimachi, Omachi, etc.)AkitaEnded
- Aug 5–7, 2026Kaseda Honmachi-dori Shopping Street (Yumepika)KagoshimaEnded
- Aug 6 – Aug 8, 2026Central shopping arcades from Sendai Station to Chuo-dori and IchibanchoMiyagiEnded
- Aug 6 – Aug 7, 2026Sakari Chuo-dori shopping street, OfunatoIwateEnded
- Aug 6 – Aug 8, 2026Est. from last yearPaseo-dori and Bunka-dori, Fukushima CityFukushimaEnded
- Aug 6 – Aug 8, 2026Ekimae-odori shopping streets, Taira, IwakiFukushimaEnded
- Aug 6 – Aug 7, 2026Around Nisshin Tanabata-dori (Nisshin Sta. south) and Nisshin Elementary SchoolSaitamaEnded
- Aug 6-7, 2026Around the Asahi Chamber of Commerce and the central shopping streetChibaEnded
- Aug 6-7, 2026Central shopping arcades, Odono and Yuda Onsen, YamaguchiYamaguchiEnded
- Aug 6–7, 2026Himekoso Shrine (Tanabata Shrine)FukuokaEnded
- Aug 6, 2026Daito shopping street & Aka River embankmentShimaneEnded
- Aug 7, 2026Historical Village of HokkaidoHokkaidoEnded
- Aug 7, 2026Itsukushima ShrineHokkaidoEnded
- Aug 7 – Aug 9, 2026Omachi and central Ichinoseki, along the Iwai RiverIwateEnded
- Aug 7, 2026Kawaramachi Plaza and Kuramachi Mall, Esashi, OshuIwateEnded
- Aug 7 – Aug 11, 2026Asagaya Pearl Center arcade and around JR Asagaya StationTokyoEnded
- Aug 7 – Aug 9, 2026Shopping streets around the north exit of JR Hashimoto StationKanagawaEnded
- Aug 7 – Aug 9, 2026Around the west exit of JR Fussa StationTokyoEnded
- Aug 7 – Aug 9, 2026Warabi Station west-exit street and Sakurabashi-doriSaitamaEnded
- Aug 7 – Aug 9, 2026Area around JR Anjo Station & Anjo Tanabata ShrineAichiEnded
- Aug 7, 2026Kyoden District & Kyoden Fishing Port, UozuToyamaEnded
- Aug 7 – Aug 8, 2026Ryotsu-Ebisu & Ryotsu-Minato, SadoNiigataEnded
- Aug 7, 2026Omiwa ShrineNaraEnded
- Aug 7, 2026Est. from last yearUchimachi and Torimachi area, YonagoTottoriEnded
- Aug 7, 2026Munakata Taisha NakatsuguFukuokaEnded
- Aug 7–8, 2026Chuo-dori '480,000 People's Plaza' and surrounding areaOitaEnded
- Aug 8-9, 2026Area around Mizunami StationGifuEnded
- Aug 8-9, 2026Ikenobe shopping street areaKagawaEnded
- Aug 15-17, 2026Central Murakami CityNiigataEnded