Pick
Sat & Sun Kyoto Kameoka Hozugawa Park and four other sites across Kyoto Tamba (Kameoka, Nantan, Kyotamba)
Hours vary by site (Wachi Wild Grass Garden: 9:00–17:00, last entry 16:00, closed Tuesdays) · 〜11/8
Pick
Sat & Sun Higashiyama Cube, Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art
10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30). Closed Mondays (open Oct 12 and Nov 23) · 〜12/6
Sat & Sun Kyoto City Hall and 8 other venues across Kyoto
Viewing hours vary by venue · 〜11/9
Sat & Sun Toei Kyoto Studio Park (Uzumasa Eigamura)
10:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. (nighttime admission from 5:00 p.m.; the attraction plaza closes at 6:00 p.m., or 9:00 p.m. on Sept 19-22) · 〜11/29
Sat & Sun 17 university museums and partner venues in and around Kyoto
Opening hours and closing days vary by museum · 〜2/23
Sat & Sun Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, Main Building, South Wing 1F
10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30)
・Closed Mondays (open when Monday is a national holiday) · 〜12/20
Sat & Sun Arashiyama Bamboo Grove path
18:00–21:00 (last entry 20:40) · 〜11/8
UNTIL
10/15
EXHIBITION
Sat & Sun Yuhisai Kodokan (main venue) / Former Mitsui Family Shimogamo Villa (special venue)
・Yuhisai Kodokan: 10:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30)
・Former Mitsui Family Shimogamo Villa: 9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30; closed 7 and 14 Oct) · 〜10/15
UNTIL
12/25
SEASONAL
Sat & Sun Kyoto Botanical Garden
9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:00) · 〜12/25
UNTIL
10/11
FESTIVAL
Ends this weekend Sat & Sun Gokonomiya Shrine (Fushimi-ku, Kyoto)
Oct 3: Hanagasa procession 18:00–21:00 / Oct 10: Hanagasa parade 18:00–21:00 / Oct 11: Mikoshi procession 9:00–20:30 · 〜10/11
Sat & Sun Heisei Chishinkan Wing, Kyoto National Museum
9:00–17:30 (last entry 17:00)
・Fridays until 20:00 (last entry 19:30)
・Closed Mondays (open 12 Oct and 23 Nov), plus Tue 13 Oct and Tue 24 Nov · 〜11/29
UNTIL
10/12
EXHIBITION
Sat & Sun Grand Hall, 7F, Kyoto Takashimaya S.C. (department store)
10:30–19:00 (last entry 18:30)
・Final day, Mon 12 Oct (national holiday): closes 17:00 (last entry 16:30) · 〜10/12
Sat & Sun Ohigashi-san Hiroba (the public green in front of Higashi Hongan-ji)
・Thu Oct 8: 16:00–22:00
・Fri Oct 9: 11:00–22:00
・Sat Oct 10 & Sun Oct 11: 11:00–21:00
・Mon Oct 12 (holiday): 11:00–20:00 · 〜10/12
UNTIL
10/11
CULTURE
Ends this weekend Sat & Sun Miyagawacho Kaburenjo Theatre (Mitsuwa-za)
・8 Oct (Thu) & 9 Oct (Fri): one show at 16:00
・10 Oct (Sat) & 11 Oct (Sun): two shows at 13:00 and 16:00 · 〜10/11
Sat & Sun Nidec Kyoto Tower, Observation Deck 1F (Kyoto Tower Building 11F)
10:00–21:00(最終入場20:30) · 〜1/11
Sat & Sun Shosei-en Garden (Kikoku-tei), Shigenobu Kaikan and satellite venues around Kyoto
9:30–17:00(最終入場16:30) · 〜10/18
FROM
10/10
MARCHE
Ends this weekend Sat & Sun Hankyu Arashiyama Station Riverside Plaza
10:00–16:00 (planned) · 〜10/11
FROM
10/10
FESTIVAL
Sat & Sun Awata Shrine and the surrounding parish area (procession)
Oct 10, around 17:30 Oide-matsuri / Oct 11, from 17:00 Yowatari-shinji procession / Oct 12, from 10:00 Shinko-sai procession and Kanko-sai around 16:00 (once the procession returns) / Oct 15, from 11:00 Reitaisai · 〜10/15
FROM
10/10
FESTIVAL
Sat & Sun Kyoto City Hall Plaza
・Sat Oct 10: 14:00–20:00
・Sun Oct 11: 10:00–20:00
・Mon Oct 12 (holiday): 10:00–16:00
*On the 10th and 11th some booths close at 18:00 · 〜10/12
FROM
10/10
EXHIBITION
Sat & Sun Museum of Kyoto — Annex Hall, courtyard and Roji shop lane
11:00–17:30 (until 17:00 on the final day, Oct 12) · 〜10/12
FROM
10/10
MARCHE
Sat & Sun Kyoto Botanical Garden, Main Lawn
9:00–16:00 · 〜10/12
FROM
10/10
MUSIC
Ends this weekend Sat & Sun Umekoji Park, Lawn Square
Doors 10:00 / Show 11:30 (both days) · 〜10/11
Ends this weekend Sat & Sun Kamigamo Shrine grounds
10:00–16:00 · 〜10/11
FROM
10/10
CULTURE
Sat & Sun Mibu-dera Temple, Dainenbutsu-do (Kyogen Hall)
13:00 to around 17:30 (doors open around 12:30) · 〜10/12
FROM
10/10
MARCHE
Ends this weekend Sat & Sun South Plaza of Kyoto Institute, Library and Archives (Rekisaikan) and Kitayama Promenade
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. each day (food trucks from 11:00 a.m.) · 〜10/11
Sun only Around Arashiyama Nakanoshima Park (as in 2025)
8:30 p.m. for about 5 minutes each night (paid viewing area open 6:30-8:45 p.m.) · 〜10/12
SUN
10/11
FESTIVAL
Sun only Ayabe Nitto Seiko Arena
15:30–20:00(入場は15:00から)
SUN
10/11
FESTIVAL
Sun only Hiraoka Hachimangu Shrine
10:30〜15:00頃
SUN
10/11
FESTIVAL
Sun only Around Misu Kaikan and Takeda-kaido Street, Misu Shrine neighborhood
19:00 departure from the otabisho, 20:00 the great torch is lit
SUN
10/11
FESTIVAL
Sun only Kaya Sohō Park
10:00–15:00
SUN
10/11
MARCHE
Sun only Acty Joyo Shopping Street, JR Joyo Station-front Shopping Street and surroundings (Joyo, Kyoto)
10:00–15:00
SUN
10/11
FESTIVAL
Sun only Yase Akimoto Shrine (Yase Elementary School gym if it rains)
From around 19:00
SUN
10/11
MARCHE
Sun only sai GALLERY Fable, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto
11:00–19:00 (market until 16:00)