Picks for the next 30 days

Picked from 26 events in Kansai

Festival

Autumn Grand Festival & Yabusame

Oct 25 · Osaka

Festival

Kumano Kodo Picture Scroll Procession

Nov 3 · Tanabe

Festival

Chanbara Battle in Omihachiman: Nobunaga vs. Hideyoshi (Azuchi Nobunaga Festival)

Nov 14 · Omihachiman

Performance

Kinomoto Lion Dance

Oct 17 · Wakayama

Performance

Nachi no Dengaku: 50th Anniversary of Designation as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property

Oct 25 · Nachikatsuura

Music

Jion-e (Buddhist Gratitude Ceremony)

Nov 13 · Kyoto

Performance

Hyogo Para Street Dance Championship: Universal Dance Festival 2026 in Kobe Harborland

Nov 1 · Kobe

Performance

Tempozan World Performance Festival 2026

Oct 16 – Oct 18 · Osaka

Day by day

Saturday, Oct 17

Today4

Kinomoto Lion Dance

木本八幡宮 · Wakayama

PerformanceOct 17

Tempozan World Performance Festival 2026

Mount Tenpo · Osaka

PerformanceOct 16 – Oct 18

October Dance Performance: East-West Dance Masters Appreciation

Bunraku Theater · Osaka

PerformanceOct 17

Suimei-kai Maiko & Geiko Dance Performance

Pontocho · Kyoto

PerformanceOct 15 – Oct 20

Sunday, Oct 18

Tomorrow1

Kasagake Jinji Archery Ritual

Arashiyama · Kyoto

PerformanceOct 18

Friday, Oct 23

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Sugawara Shrine (Ueno Tenjingu) · Iga

FestivalOct 23 – Oct 25

Saturday, Oct 24

Toei Noh (Pagoda Shadow Noh) / Kofuku-ji Temple

Nara Park · Nara

PerformanceOct 24

Sunday, Oct 25

Autumn Grand Festival & Yabusame

Osaka Tenmangu Shrine · Osaka

FestivalOct 25

Nachi no Dengaku: 50th Anniversary of Designation as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property

那智勝浦体育文化会館 · Nachikatsuura

PerformanceOct 25

Saga Dainenbutsu Kyogen Theater Performance

Arashiyama · Kyoto

PerformanceOct 25

Sumadera Arts Festival 2026

Sumadera Temple · Kobe

PerformanceOct 25

Sunday, Nov 1

Hyogo Para Street Dance Championship: Universal Dance Festival 2026 in Kobe Harborland

Kobe Harborland · Kobe

PerformanceNov 1

Chihara Junior's Zaou: East-West Live Tour

Osaka-Jo Hall · Osaka

PerformanceNov 1

Detective Precure! Show

Hirakata Park · Hirakata

PerformanceNov 1

Tuesday, Nov 3

Kumano Kodo Picture Scroll Procession

高原霧の里休憩所付近 · Tanabe

FestivalNov 3

65th Ujisato Festival

Matsusaka Castle Ruins · Matsusaka

FestivalNov 3

Bugaku Court Dance Offering

Yasaka Shrine · Kyoto

PerformanceNov 3

Meiji Festival & Culture Day Gagaku Concert / Kasuga Grand Shrine

Nara Park · Nara

PerformanceNov 3

Saturday, Nov 7

"Play with Wanwan" Show (Nov 7)

Nagashima Spa Land · Kuwana

PerformanceNov 7

Sunday, Nov 8

Fischer's Stage Event, Sunday November 8

Nagashima Spa Land · Kuwana

PerformanceNov 8

Friday, Nov 13

Jion-e (Buddhist Gratitude Ceremony)

Kiyomizudera · Kyoto

MusicNov 13

Saturday, Nov 14

Chanbara Battle in Omihachiman: Nobunaga vs. Hideyoshi (Azuchi Nobunaga Festival)

Omi Hachiman · Omihachiman

FestivalNov 14

Sunday, Nov 15

Kamen Rider Mais Special Show

Hirakata Park · Hirakata

PerformanceNov 15

Running all period

3 exhibitions, illuminations and more

Himeji Castle Night Event

Himeji Castle · Himeji

Illuminationuntil Dec 15

Reiwa 8 Autumn Bunraku Performance

Bunraku Theater · Osaka

Performanceuntil Nov 23

IMAGINE NOH – Legends and Laughter on Stage

Arashiyama · Kyoto

Performanceuntil Nov 5