Festivals · Kansai
Gion Matsuri
祇園祭
Kyoto's month-long Yasaka Shrine festival, famous for its two Yamaboko float processions on 17 and 24 July.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Thu 01 to Sat 31 Jul 2027
- Date status
- Confirmed by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- Shijo, Karasuma and Oike streets, central Kyoto (Yasaka Shrine)
- City
- Kyoto
- Prefecture
- Kyoto
- Region
- Kansai
- Category
- Festivals
- When it runs
- 1 to 31 July; Yamaboko Junko processions fixed on 17 July (Saki Matsuri) and 24 July (Ato Matsuri)
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
The festival runs through July, with lantern-lit Yoiyama evenings on 14 to 16 and 21 to 23 July and the Yamaboko Junko processions on 17 July (23 floats) and 24 July (11 floats), dates fixed every year and published by the Kyoto City Tourism Association. The floats, some 25 metres tall, are assembled without nails and carry tapestries classed as important cultural properties.
Booking
Reserved seats are sold for this event. These listings were found in the booking pass; links go live only after the commission and date checks pass.
- Kyoto Gion Festival Guided Tour with Reserved Seats (Jul 17 and Jul 24 processions only)
Official source: https://kyoto.travel/en/news/yoiyama-procession-guide/. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.