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.

Kyushu's Largest Fireworks Festival

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

The Huis Ten Bosch Tulip Festival

February 6th - April 6th, 2026

Enter the Flower Kingdom!

Yosakoi Sasebo Festival

October 17th - 19th, 2025

The largest Yosakoi event in Kyushu.

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.

Takengei (Wakamiya Inari Shrine's Autumn Festival)

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

The Spirit Boat Procession / Shoronagashi

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

Nagasaki's traditional summer event

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

Hasami Porcelain Festival

Apr 29 - May 5, 2026

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

Huis Ten Bosch - Kingdom of Light

A maginificent display of 10 million lights

Kanoukaen

Mar 28, 2026

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

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.

Spiny Lobster Festival, Nomozaki

September 1 - 30th, 2025

2026 Nagasaki Port Festival

July 25 - 26th, 2026

Kujukushima Oyster Festival - Fall / Winter

Kujukushima Sunset Cruise

Enjoy the spectacular contrast of sunset and islands.

Nagasaki Peiron Championship & Port Festival

July 27th, 2025

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.

Saikai bashi Bridge Autumn Festival

Late October to early November every year

Enjoy autumn events at the Saikai Bashi Bridge Park!

Sasebo Seaside Festival

Sep 6 - 7th, 2025

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

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!

Sasebo Kunchi Festival

November 1-3

An annual autumn festival of Kameyama Hachiman-gu

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.

Nagushiyama Azalea Festival

Every April

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

Unzen Akari No Hanaboro

February 1st - February 28th, 2026

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

Jufuku-ji "The Inverted Autumn Leaves"

November 15th - 24th, 2025

Must-see in the season of autumn leaves.

Nagasaki Settlement Festival

Mid-September

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

Nomozaki Daffodil Festival

January 31st - February 15th, 2026

Kira Kira Festival

November 21st - December 25th, 2025

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

Nakashima River Summer Festival

Izuhara Port Festival, Tsushima Island

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

Ainoura-Atago Fair

Late February

A traditional event that celebrates the arrival of spring.

Mikawachi Ware Fair

November 21st - 24th, 2025

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

Umegae Sake Brewery Open Warehouse in Autumn

Early November

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

Shimabara Winter Night Fantasia

December 7th, 2024 - January 11th, 2025
*Light-up Time: 17:30-22:00

Seasonal tradition illminated with 200,000 light-ups in Shimabara city.

Mizukake Jizo Festival

August 23rd・24th every year

A Summer tradition of Emukae

Shimbara Water Festival

August 9th - 10th, 2025

Mt. Nakao Autumn Ceramics Festival, Hasami

October 25th - 26th, 2025