2026 Nagasaki Lantern Festival

February 6th - February 23rd, 2025

Kanoukaen

Mar 29, 2025

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

Jufuku-ji "The Inverted Autumn Leaves"

November 15th - 24th, 2025

Must-see in the season of autumn leaves.

Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony

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

A prayer for everlasting world peace.

The Huis Ten Bosch Tulip Festival

Early February - Early April

Enter the Flower Kingdom!

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.

Kujukushima Oyster Festival - Fall / Winter

2025 Nagasaki Port Festival

July 26 - 27th, 2025

10,000 fireworks over two days!

Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival

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

Huis Ten Bosch - Kingdom of Light

A maginificent display of 10 million lights

Yosakoi Sasebo Festival

October 17th - 19th, 2025

The largest Yosakoi event in Kyushu.

Kira Kira Festival

November 21st - December 25th, 2025

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

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.

The Spirit Boat Procession / Shoronagashi

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

Nagasaki's traditional summer event

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!

Sasebo Kunchi Festival

November 1-3

An annual autumn festival of Kameyama Hachiman-gu

2025 Nomozaki Daffodil Festival

Mid/Late of January, 2025

Festivitas Natalis

December 6th, 2025

A christmas event, which makes you feel as if a travel back in 400 years.

Huis Ten Bosch - Count Down Fireworks

December 31st, 2025

Celebrate New Year’s Eve with Japan’s Largest Fireworks Spectacle

Mikawachi Ware Fair

November 21st - 24th, 2025

A wide selection of Mikawachi Ware ranging from everyday use to artistic treasures!

Kamigoto Church Concerts 【Church Week 2025】

November 23th - December 20th, 2025

A spiritual experience that interweaves light and sound

Nagasaki Kunchi / Okunchi

October 7th - 9th, every year

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

Kyushu's Largest Fireworks Festival

Experience the Spectacular 22,000 Fireworks - Western Japan’s Largest Show Only at Huis Ten Bosch

Goto Camellia Festival

February 22nd - March 2nd, 2025

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

Tabira Park Hikari No Festa

December 6th, 2025 - January 12th, 2026
Light-up time is 17:00-21:00.

Nagasaki Peiron Championship & Port Festival

July 27th, 2025

Sasebo Seaside Festival

Sep 6 - 7th, 2025

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

Kujukushima Sunset Cruise

Enjoy the spectacular contrast of sunset and islands.

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.

Mt. Nakao Autumn Ceramics Festival, Hasami

October 25th - 26th, 2025

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.

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!

Shimbara Water Festival

August 9th - 10th, 2025

Saikai Bashi Bridge Whirlpool Festival

Late March - early April every year

A great contrast of whirlpools and cherry blossoms.

Omura Flower Festival

March 20th - June 20th, 2025

Omura is filled with flowers from spring to early summer.

Unzen Akari No Hanaboro

February 1st - February 22th, 2025

Light-up event inspired by frosty fog, iconic winter charm in Unzen.

Bayside of Light - Nagasaki Christmas 2024

Takengei (Wakamiya Inari Shrine's Autumn Festival)

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

Izuhara Port Festival, Tsushima Island

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

Spiny Lobster Festival, Nomozaki

September 1 - 30th, 2025