2025 Nagasaki Lantern Festival

February 6th - February 23rd, 2025

Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony

August 9th (held on the same day every year)

A prayer for everlasting world peace.

Sasebo Seaside Festival

Sep 7 - 8th, 2024

Speaking of summer in Sasebo, it's Seaside Festival! Fantastic fireworks decorate the summer night sky.

2025 Nagasaki Port Festival

July 26 - 27th, 2025

10,000 fireworks over two days!

Yosakoi Sasebo Festival

October 17th - 19th, 2025

The largest Yosakoi event in Kyushu.

The Spirit Boat Procession / Shoronagashi

August 15th (held on the same day every year)

Nagasaki's traditional summer event

Kanoukaen

Mar 29, 2025

Nagasaki's largest fire festival, reenacting the tales of historical scrolls.

Shimbara Water Festival

August 24th, 2024

The Huis Ten Bosch Tulip Festival

Early February - Early April

Enter the Flower Kingdom!

Nagasaki Kunchi / Okunchi

October 7th - 9th, every year

The pride of Nagasaki - the grand autumn festival integrating traditional culture and international flair.

Huis Ten Bosch - Kingdom of Light

A maginificent display of 10 million lights

Emukae Sentourou (Thousand Lantern) Festival

August 23 - 24th, 2025
*Held on the same day every year

Experience a festival over 500 years old with a lantern-lit night of wonder!

Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival

Usually held on the end of April *November 4 - 5th, 2023

Nagasaki Peiron Championship & Port Festival

July 27th - 28th, 2024

Shiman-rokusennichi Festival

August 8th - 10th every year

The summer festival of Fukuishi Kannon

Izuhara Port Festival, Tsushima Island

Celebrate the unique of history of this border island, Tsushima.

Ryujin Festival(Hiyo-hiyo Matsuri)

Mid-July

The traditional ceremony which has been held for about 300 years, praying for a good haul and safety of fishermen.

Tateyama Park Cherry Blossom Festival

March 25th - April 4th, 2025

It has the most cherry blossoms of any park in Nagasaki City, with approximately 700 cherry trees in full bloom when the season is at its best in late March or early April.

Takengei (Wakamiya Inari Shrine's Autumn Festival)

October 14th - 15th *held on the same date each year

Hasami Porcelain Festival

Apr 29 - May 5, 2025

A Golden Week Tradition in Hasami Town, Nagasaki - a Porcelain Festival held in Japan's Second Largest Porcelain Producer!

Bayside of Light - Nagasaki Christmas 2024

Kujukushima Oyster Festival - Fall / Winter

Nakashima River Summer Festival

Kira Kira Festival

Every December

Must-check winter tradition with a million illuminations around Sasebo city.

Mizukake Jizo Festival

August 23rd・24th every year

A Summer tradition of Emukae

Arie Hamankora Beach Festival

Haiki Tea Fair

[Hatsuichi] May 9 (Fri.)～11 (Sun.), 2025
[Nakaichi] May 23 (Fri.)～25 (Sun.), 2025
[Atoichi] May 30 (Fri.)-June 1 (Sun.), 2025
*Umeichi is cancelled.

Haiki Tea Fair has four hundred and some years of history, and still is as lively as ever.

Nagasaki Kite-flying Tournament

Early April

Hataage battle, a fight that has been going on since the Edo period, in which the contestants cut off their opponents' kite.

Umegae Sake Brewery Open Warehouse Spring

Early February

Let's enjoy the fine taste of locally brewed sake!

Goto Camellia Festival

February 22nd - March 2nd, 2025

Enjoy the winter of Goto painted with the color of camellia.

Spiny Lobster Festival, Nomozaki

September 1 - 30th, 2024

Kujukushima Sunset Cruise

Enjoy the spectacular contrast of sunset and islands.

Saikai Bashi Bridge Whirlpool Festival

Late March - early April every year

A great contrast of whirlpools and cherry blossoms.

Nagasaki Settlement Festival

Mid-September

A festival reminiscent of the pride and prosperity of Nagasaki during the settlement period

Doya Tanada (Rice Terrace) Festival

Usually held on the second Sunday of October

A magical scenery created by some 2,600 softly-lit lanterns along the rice terrace.

Maruyama Hana Festival (Maruyama Women's Festival)

November 9th - 10th, 2024

Recreating a parade of courtesans in one of the former three largest hanamachi districts in Japan.

Mikawachi-yaki (ware) HAMAZEN Festival

May 1st - May 5th every year

Take a walk through this scenic townscape of Mikawachi kiln mountain, and enjoy touring around the porcelain factories.

Sechibaru the First Tea of the Season Festival "Jigemon(locally grown) Fair"

Late May

It is an event that you can fully enjoy the rich flavor of Sechibaru Tea.

Kamigoto Church Concerts 【Church Week 2024】

December 1st - 16th, 2023

A spiritual experience that interweaves light and sound

Hirado Flounder Festival

January 25th - March 16th, 2025