2027 Nagasaki Lantern Festival

February 5th - February 21rd, 2027

Kyushu's Largest Fireworks Festival

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

Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony

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

A prayer for everlasting world peace.

Huis Ten Bosch - Count Down Fireworks

December 31st, 2025

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

Huis Ten Bosch One-Million Rose Festival

April 26 (Sat) - June 1 (Sun) , 2025

You wil be amazed at rose field spread out before your eyes

The Huis Ten Bosch Tulip Festival

February 6th - April 6th, 2026

Enter the Flower Kingdom!

Kanoukaen

Mar 28, 2026

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

Huis Ten Bosch - Kingdom of Light

A maginificent display of 10 million lights

Hasami Porcelain Festival

Apr 29 - May 5, 2026

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

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.

Nagasaki Kunchi / Okunchi

October 7th - 9th, every year

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

Yosakoi Sasebo Festival

October 17th - 19th, 2025

The largest Yosakoi event in Kyushu.

Kujukushima Sunset Cruise

Enjoy the spectacular contrast of sunset and islands.

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!

Nakashima River Summer Festival

Nagasaki Peiron Championship & Port Festival

July 27th, 2025

Nagushiyama Azalea Festival

Every April

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

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!

Mt. Nakao Autumn Ceramics Festival, Hasami

October 25th - 26th, 2025

Omura Flower Festival

March 20th - June 20th, 2026

Omura is filled with flowers from spring to early summer.

Nomozaki Daffodil Festival

January 31st - February 15th, 2026

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.

Isahaya Akari Fantasia

Izuhara Port Festival, Tsushima Island

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

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

Mizukake Jizo Festival

August 23rd・24th every year

A Summer tradition of Emukae

Hirado Flounder Festival

January 24th - March 15th, 2026

Gion Festival(Yasaka Shrine Summer Festival)

Mid-July

A Summer tradition of Uku Island. The festival has a ceremony to drive away bad luck.

Mikawachi Ware Fair

November 21st - 24th, 2025

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

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.

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.

Shiman-rokusennichi Festival

August 8th - 10th every year

The summer festival of Fukuishi Kannon

Kujukushima Oyster Festival - Fall / Winter

Kira Kira Festival

November 21st - December 25th, 2025

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

Spiny Lobster Festival, Nomozaki

September 1 - 30th, 2025

Shimbara Water Festival

August 9th - 10th, 2025

Festivitas Natalis

December 6th, 2025

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

Unzen Akari No Hanaboro

February 1st - February 28th, 2026

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