Japan Festival Calendar 2026 — Live Data on 295 Upcoming Events
As of July 16, 2026, Japan-Event tracks 295 confirmed upcoming festivals and events across Japan, 60% of them free to attend — the largest concentration in August (74 events). This page is a live-methodology data resource: every number below is extracted directly from our own event database, not estimated.
Events by month (confirmed, upcoming)
| Month | Confirmed events tracked |
|---|---|
| July 2026 | 45 |
| August 2026 | 74 |
| September 2026 | 27 |
| October 2026 | 38 |
| November 2026 | 27 |
| December 2026 | 17 |
| January 2027 | 8 |
| February 2027 | 16 |
| March 2027 | 10 |
| April 2027 | 11 |
| May 2027 | 15 |
| June 2027 | 2 |
Peak season is clearly July–October, when regional matsuri, fireworks and harvest festivals cluster. Counts fall through winter before rising again for spring (cherry blossom season, March–May).
Get the data
- CSV download (slug, title, start/end date, city, admission — snapshot as of July 16, 2026): japan-festival-calendar-2026.csv
- Live JSON feed (always current, same underlying database): https://owned-media-production.up.railway.app/api/sites/event/articles/?type=event&page_size=1000
How to cite this data
If you reference these figures, please cite: "Japan-Event Festival Calendar Database, Japan-Event (japan-event.info), data as of July 16, 2026." We update the underlying database continuously — for a live count, use the JSON feed above rather than a cached figure.
Methodology
Counts include every event-type page in our database with a confirmed or provisional start date on or after the pull date, across all regions and cities. "Free" means the event's own ticket data marks admission as free; paid events include everything from ¥600 museum tastings to ¥24,000 banquet-course dinners. We do not include events whose only source is an unverified single mention — see our editorial policy for our two-source verification standard.