Arts and stage · Tohoku
Kitakami Michinoku Performing Arts Festival 2027
北上みちのく芸能まつり2027
Folk performing arts from across Tohoku gather in Kitakami for three days in early August, led by the city's sword wielding Onikenbai demon dance.
Tentative date
Tentative date. The organiser has not published dates for this edition yet. This window comes from the previous edition or tradition, and the dates can move. Confirm at the official source before booking travel around it.
- Dates
- Fri 06 to Sun 08 Aug 2027
- Date status
- Tentative date, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Kitakami city centre
- City
- Kitakami
- Prefecture
- Iwate
- Region
- Tohoku
- Category
- Arts and stage
- Checked
- Sun 25 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Iwate's prefectural culture guide describes the festival as three days at the beginning of August where folk arts gather from across the prefecture and beyond. The 2027 window follows that pattern and is marked expected until the city publishes dates.
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.japan.travel/en/destinations/tohoku/iwate/morioka-and-around/. Dates checked Sun 25 Oct 2026.