Festivals · Chubu
Matsumoto Bon Bon
松本ぼんぼん
Nagano's largest summer dance festival: thousands dance a 6.4 km course around Matsumoto Castle on the first Saturday of August.
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
- Sat 07 Aug 2027
- Date status
- Tentative date, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Central Matsumoto, on a dance course around Matsumoto Castle
- City
- Matsumoto
- Prefecture
- Nagano
- Region
- Chubu
- Category
- Festivals
- Checked
- Sun 25 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Matsumoto City's official tourism events page lists Matsumoto Bonbon on Saturday 1 August 2026. The festival is held annually on the first Saturday of August, with roughly 300 dance groups and over 25,000 participants. The 2027 date is not yet published; the first Saturday of August 2027, 7 August, is shown as the expected date.
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://visitmatsumoto.com/en/event/index_1_2_7.html. Dates checked Sun 25 Oct 2026.