2027 Nagasaki Lantern Festival

February 5th - February 21rd, 2027

Nagasaki Kunchi / Okunchi

October 7th - 9th, every year

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

Sasebo Seaside Festival

Sep 6 - 7th, 2025

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

2026 Nagasaki Port Festival

July 25 - 26th, 2026

Kujukushima Sunset Cruise

Enjoy the spectacular contrast of sunset and islands.

Kyushu's Largest Fireworks Festival

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

Takengei (Wakamiya Inari Shrine's Autumn Festival)

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

Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony

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

A prayer for everlasting world peace.

Emukae Sentourou (Thousand Lantern) Festival

August 23 - 24th, 2026
*Held on the same day every year

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

Kanoukaen

Mar 28, 2026

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

Spiny Lobster Festival, Nomozaki

September 1 - 30th, 2025

The Spirit Boat Procession / Shoronagashi

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

Nagasaki's traditional summer event

The Huis Ten Bosch Tulip Festival

February 6th - April 6th, 2026

Enter the Flower Kingdom!

Hasami Porcelain Festival

Apr 29 - May 5, 2026

A Golden Week Tradition in Hasami Town, Nagasaki for Over 60 Years

Yosakoi Sasebo Festival

October 17th - 19th, 2025

The largest Yosakoi event in Kyushu.

Huis Ten Bosch - Count Down Fireworks

December 31st, 2025

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

Tateyama Park Cherry Blossom Festival

March 27th - April 5th, 2026

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.

Kujukushima Oyster Festival - Fall / Winter

Nagasaki Peiron Championship & Port Festival

July 27th, 2025

Shiman-rokusennichi Festival

August 8th - 10th every year

The summer festival of Fukuishi Kannon

Saikai bashi Bridge Autumn Festival

Late October to early November every year

Enjoy autumn events at the Saikai Bashi Bridge Park!

Mizukake Jizo Festival

August 23rd・24th every year

A Summer tradition of Emukae

Nagushiyama Azalea Festival

Every April

Breathtaking views of a hundred thousand azaleas, set against the backdrop of the northern Kujukushima Islands.

Umegae Sake Brewery Open Warehouse in Autumn

Early November

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

Huis Ten Bosch - Kingdom of Light

A maginificent display of 10 million lights

Nomozaki Daffodil Festival

January 31st - February 15th, 2026

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.

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.

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.

Sasebo Kunchi Festival

November 1-3

An annual autumn festival of Kameyama Hachiman-gu

Burning of the fields of Kawachi Pass

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.

Nakashima River Summer Festival

Kazagashira Park Cherry Blossom Festival

March 22nd - 30th, 2025

A park with a great view and a bronze statue of Ryoma Sakamoto can be seen. Every year, the "Kazagashira Park Cherry Blossom Festival" is held with 350 Someiyoshino cherry trees lit with paper lanterns.

Tohka Ebisu Festival

January 10th every year

A special festival with an eight hundred-year history and tradition, praying for better luck and thriving business.

Tabira Park Hikari No Festa

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

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.

Mt. Nakao Autumn Ceramics Festival, Hasami

October 25th - 26th, 2025

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.

Ainoura-Atago Fair

Late February

A traditional event that celebrates the arrival of spring.