Festivals · Tohoku
Ishinomaki Kawabiraki Festival
石巻川開き祭り
River festival of thanks and memorial with floating lanterns, mikoshi and drum parades, boat races and fireworks over the Kitakami River.
Tentative date
- Dates
- Sat 31 Jul to Mon 02 Aug 2027
- Date status
- Tentative date, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Central Ishinomaki and the Old Kitakami River
- City
- Ishinomaki
- Prefecture
- Miyagi
- Region
- Tohoku
- Category
- Festivals
- Checked
- Sun 25 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
The official Travel to Tohoku site describes the festival, begun in thanks to Kawamura Magobei for flood control work, with Toro Nagashi floating lanterns, a mikoshi parade and fireworks on the second night. The 2027 dates are not yet published; the window shown follows the previous edition, which ran in late July to early August (31 July to 2 August in 2026), so treat it as expected, not confirmed.
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking options for this event are being checked and will be added here.
Official source: https://www.tohokukanko.jp/en/attractions/detail_10047.html. Dates checked Sun 25 Oct 2026.