As part of our list of resources for visitors to Nagoya, here is a list of festivals in Nagoya, Japan.
Many of these festivals are specifically in the summer.
Atsuta Festival
Atsuta Festival is the most important festival of Atsuta Jingu Shrine, with an imperial envoy sent by the emperor to participate in the religious rituals. In the evening, 1,000 fireworks are launched into the sky from Jingu Park.
Date: First week of June
Time: 10:00-20:30
Location: Atsuta Jingu Shrine
Website: https://www.atsutajingu.or.jp/jingu/about/event.html
Do Mannaka Festival
Do Mannaka Festival Domatsuri for short, is the largest dance festival in Nagoya and it is held in mid-summer at the end of every August, dancers from all over Japan and abroad gather in Nagoya.
Date: The end of August
Time: 19:20–20:10
Location: Hisaya Odori Park
Website: https://www.domatsuri.com/english/
Endoji Tanabata Festival
Endoji Tanabata Festival is held by the Endoji shopping district and many people enjoy parades, street performances under the arcade every year.
Date: The end of July to first week of August
Time: 11:00–21:00
Location: Endoji Shopping Street
Website: xhttps://www.nagoya-info.jp/en/event/detail/119/
Nagoya Castle Summer Festival
Nagoya Castle Summer Festival is back with plenty of summer events like a giant communal bon dance, stage events, and more.
Date: Usually in the middle weeks of August
Time: 9:00 – 20:30
Location: Nagoya Castle
Website: https://www.nagoyajo.city.nagoya.jp/fes2024-2025/summer/
Nagoya Festival
The Nagoya Festival is the biggest autumn event in Nagoya and the main draw is a parade of the three local and national heroes—Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu—and their entourage of armor-clad warriors.
Date: Mid-October
Time: 11:00-20:00
Location: Yabacho, Hisaya Odori Park, Oasis 21, Nagoya Castle
Website:https://www.nagoya-festival.jp
Nagoya Port Festival
Nagoya Port Festival is held every year on Sea Day (Uminohi) in Minato-ku. The event received over 300,000 people, and features parades, communal dance, and fireworks shows. See our pictures of the Port Festival in Nagoya for more information.
Date: Takes place on “Sea Day” ((海の日 – “umi no hi”) every year
Time: 14:300–20:30
Location: Nagoya Port Garden Futo area
Website: https://aichinow.pref.aichi.jp/en/spots/detail/1076/
Osu Summer Festival
Osu Summer Festival is held in Osu shopping district and you can see Osu-daiko (drums), a samba parade, and bon dancing.
Date: First week of August
Time: From 12:00 PM (noon) until 10:30 AM the following day
Location: Osu Kannon Temple
Website: https://aichinow.pref.aichi.jp/en/spots/detail/1085/
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