Mid to late April every year
Festival period

Nakayama Ofuji

November 18 (Tue) – 24 (Mon, public holiday), 2025
Mid to late November every year

Taibaru Gingko Trees

Daizenji Tamataregu Shrine’s “Oniyo” (Fire Festival)

Late April – Late August 2025 (tentative)

Nyoirinji Temple(Frog Temple) Wind Bell Festival

Yume Tachibana Plum Blossom Viewing Festival

November 22, 2025 (Sat) – December 27, 2025 (Sat), every day except Mondays
January 3, 2026 (Sat, holiday) – January 18, 2026 (Sun), Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays only
*The garden is open year-round.

Ishibashi Cultural Center Winter Illumination – “Museum of Light”

December 6, 2025 - February 15, 2026

Kurume Lightsival "Hotomeki Fantasy"

Kowakamai (Government-Designated Intangible Folk Cultural Asset)

Kurume Water Festival

November 1 (Sat) – 3 (Mon, National Holiday), 2025
*Held annually from November 1 to 3

Hakushu Festival and Parade on Water

Saturday, November 22, 2025

Tanushimaru Mushi-oi Matsuri

Saturday, August 9, 2025
*In case of rain, the event will be postponed to Sunday, August 10 and Monday, August 11.

Dream HANABI

Spring Festival at Suitengu Shrine

Hirokawa Kofun Park Historical Museum (Kofun Pia Hirokawa)

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Chikugo River Fireworks Festival

July 19 (Sat) - 27 (Sun), 2025
*Port festival will take place on July 19 (Sat) and 20(Sun).

Omuta Daijyayama (Large Snake Float) Festival

Summer Festival at Tanabata Shrine

February 14-15, 2026

The Annual Opening of the Jojima Sake Breweries

Japanese Grenadier Anchovy Fishing

Tsukiyomi Shrine Festival (“Sanyasama”)

River Festival at Yanagwa

Miike Port (Miike Port Observation Point)

Yanagawa Night River Cruise

Kurume Azalea Festival

Setsubun Festival

Firday/Holiday, November 3 - Sunday, November 5, 2023

Nyoirinji Temple Light and Autumn Leaves Maple Festival

February 11, 2024 (Sunday, holiday) - March 20, 2024 (Wednesday, holiday)
The exhibition period is shorter than in previous years.

Chikugo Yoshii Ohinasama Meguri (Tour of Dolls)

“Shogun” Plum Blossom Festival at Miyanojin Shrine

Kora Taisha Shrine’s “Kangetsusai” Festival

Monday, July 21 and Tuesday, July 22, 2025
*July 21 and 22 every year

Yoshii Gion Festival

Tuesday 19 November - Sunday 1 December 2024

Ishibashi Cultural Center Maple Festival

December 5–7 (Fri–Sun) and December 12–13 (Fri–Sat), 2025 – 5 days in total

#Winter in Sanshika

Kurume Furusato Mizuma Festival (Special Edition: Jojima Sake Brewery Opening in Mizuma)

Yame Fukushima’s Toro Ningyo and “Akari to Chapponpon” Festival

September 15, 2025 (Mon, public holiday)
*The event will be held even in light rain.
*Held every year on September 15

Akaji Hachimangu Hojo-ya Dedication Fireworks Festival

Saturday, January 13 and Sunday, January 14, 2024

Experience the traditional Okawa Kumiko craftwork and the charm of the local cuisine in the woodworking city of Okawa

December 8

Tashiro Furyu (Hachiryu Shrine)

Home of Hina Dolls / Yame Bonbori (Paper Lantern) Festival

Sunday, October 26, 2025
*Rain or shine, but canceled in case of severe weather

Minō de FES 2025 (Kurume City)

September 15, 2025 (Mon, National Holiday)

Hanabi Dorampachi (Fireworks Display)