2026 Nagasaki Lantern Festival

February 6th - February 23rd, 2026

The Huis Ten Bosch Tulip Festival

Early February - Early April

Enter the Flower Kingdom!

2025 Nomozaki Daffodil Festival

January 31st - February 15th, 2026

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.

Kyushu's Largest Fireworks Festival

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

Huis Ten Bosch - Count Down Fireworks

December 31st, 2025

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

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!

Kanoukaen

Mar 28, 2026

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

Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony

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

A prayer for everlasting world peace.

Kujukushima Oyster Festival - Fall / Winter

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

The Spirit Boat Procession / Shoronagashi

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

Nagasaki's traditional summer event

2025 Nagasaki Port Festival

July 26 - 27th, 2025

10,000 fireworks over two days!

Huis Ten Bosch - Kingdom of Light

A maginificent display of 10 million lights

Festivitas Natalis

December 6th, 2025

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

Nagasaki Peiron Championship & Port Festival

July 27th, 2025

Nagasaki Kunchi / Okunchi

October 7th - 9th, every year

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

Omura Flower Festival

March 20th - June 20th, 2025

Omura is filled with flowers from spring to early summer.

Isahaya Akari Fantasia

Yosakoi Sasebo Festival

October 17th - 19th, 2025

The largest Yosakoi event in Kyushu.

Saikai Bashi Bridge Whirlpool Festival

Late March - early April every year

A great contrast of whirlpools and cherry blossoms.

Spiny Lobster Festival, Nomozaki

September 1 - 30th, 2025

Arie Hamankora Beach Festival

Sasebo Seaside Festival

Sep 6 - 7th, 2025

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

Takengei (Wakamiya Inari Shrine's Autumn Festival)

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

Sasebo Kunchi Festival

November 1-3

An annual autumn festival of Kameyama Hachiman-gu

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.

Goto Camellia Festival

February 22nd - March 2nd, 2025

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

Izuhara Port Festival, Tsushima Island

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

Kujukushima Sunset Cruise

Enjoy the spectacular contrast of sunset and islands.

2025 Hirado Night Museum

November 1st, 2025 - January 12th, 2026

Experience the magic of Hirado nights, where Hirado Castle and Kameoka shine in a breathtaking glow

Kira Kira Festival

November 21st - December 25th, 2025

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

Nagasaki Settlement Festival

Mid-September

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

Shimbara Water Festival

August 9th - 10th, 2025

Jufuku-ji "The Inverted Autumn Leaves"

November 15th - 24th, 2025

Must-see in the season of autumn leaves.

Mizukake Jizo Festival

August 23rd・24th every year

A Summer tradition of Emukae

Nakashima River Summer 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.

Ainoura-Atago Fair

Late February

A traditional event that celebrates the arrival of spring.