Calendar

Aki matsuri season

Aki matsuri: fall festivals, moon viewing, and harvest celebrations from September through November.

Sep 4-6, 2026

1

Nikkei Matsuri日系祭り
Sep 4-6, 2026 Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, Burnaby
Source confirmedMatsuri

Sep 5-6, 2026

2

44th Annual Okinawan Festival
Sep 5-6, 2026 Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu
Not yet confirmedMatsuri
Garfield Park Conservatory Fall Bonsai Showガーフィールド・パーク温室秋盆栽展
Sep 5-6, 2026 Garfield Park Conservatory, Indianapolis
Source confirmedMatsuri

Sep 5-7, 2026

1

Japanese Festival日本祭り
Sep 5-7, 2026 Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
Source confirmedMatsuri

Sep 8, 2026

1

Crafting Light: A Japanese Washi Paper Experience
Sep 8, 2026 UW-Stout, Harvey Hall, Room 140, Menomonie
Source confirmedMatsuri

Sep 10, 2026

1

Akikaze: An Evening of Rakugo with Katsura Sunshine秋風：桂サンシャイン落語の夕べ
Sep 10, 2026 Sundin Music Hall, Hamline University, St. Paul
Source confirmedMatsuri

Sep 12-13, 2026

1

Japan Festival Houston 2026ヒューストン日本祭り
Sep 12-13, 2026 Hermann Park, Houston
Source confirmedMatsuri

Sep 13, 2026

1

Annual Japan Festival日本祭り
Sep 13, 2026 Japanese Cultural Center, Tea House, and Gardens, Saginaw
Source confirmedMatsuri

Sep 17, 2026

1

Sunset Stroll: Japanese Fashion & Cosplay
Sep 17, 2026 Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, Delray Beach
Source confirmedMatsuri

Sep 18-20, 2026

1

Spirit of Japan Denverスピリット・オブ・ジャパン
Sep 18-20, 2026 Sakura Square, Denver
Source confirmedFood festivals

Sep 19-20, 2026

1

JapanFest Atlanta 2026ジャパンフェスト・アトランタ 2026
Sep 19-20, 2026 Gas South Convention Center, Duluth
Source confirmedMatsuri

Sep 19, 2026

2

Aki Matsuri / Japanese Fall Festival秋祭り
Sep 19, 2026 Jesup Green, Westport
Source confirmedMatsuri
Normandale Japanese Garden 50th Anniversary Celebrationノーマンデール日本庭園50周年記念式典
Sep 19, 2026 Normandale Community College Japanese Garden, Bloomington
Source confirmedMatsuri

Sep 19-20, 2026

1

St. Louis Japan Festivalセントルイス日本フェスティバル
Sep 19-20, 2026 Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
Source confirmedCulture weeks

Sep 20, 2026

3

Japan Fest with JA-NE Cultural Mixtape
Sep 20, 2026 Levitt Pavilion Denver, Denver
Source confirmedMatsuri
Kelowna Buddhist Temple Autumn Higan (Fall Equinox)
Sep 20, 2026 Kelowna Buddhist Temple, Kelowna
Source confirmedTemple & shrine
Majison-Madison Japanese Autumn Festival秋祭り (Aki-matsuri)
Sep 20, 2026 EAGLE School, Fitchburg
Not yet confirmedMatsuri

Sep 25-27, 2026

1

Mountain States District Conference
Sep 25-27, 2026 Longmont Buddhist Temple, Longmont
Source confirmedTemple & shrine

Sep 25, 2026

1

Otsukimi Japanese Tea Ceremony: Moonlight Harmony観月茶会
Sep 25, 2026 Shumei San Francisco Center, Daly City
Source confirmedMatsuri

Sep 26-27, 2026

1

Placer Buddhist Church Annual Food Bazaarプレサー仏教会フードバザー
Sep 26-27, 2026 Placer Buddhist Church, Penryn
Source confirmedFood festivals

Sep 26, 2026

1

Otsukimi Japanese Moon Viewing Festivalお月見
Sep 26, 2026 Haggard Park, Plano
Source confirmedMatsuri

Sep 26-27, 2026

1

O-Tsukimi, the Moonviewing Festivalお月見
Sep 26-27, 2026 Portland Japanese Garden, Portland
Source confirmedMatsuri

Sep 26, 2026

1

Jan Ken Po Gakko Craft Fair
Sep 26, 2026 Sacramento Asian Sports Foundation (SASF), Elk Grove
Source confirmedMatsuri

Sep 27, 2026

2

Aki Matsuri Japanese Fall Festival秋祭り
Sep 27, 2026 Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque
Source confirmedMatsuri
10th Annual San Diego Sake Festival
Sep 27, 2026 JULEP Venue, San Diego
Source confirmedFood festivals

Oct 3-4, 2026

2

Japan Market Fallジャパンマーケット秋
Oct 3-4, 2026 Robson Square Ice Rink, Vancouver
Source confirmedMatsuri
Japan Market Autumn
Oct 3-4, 2026 UBC Robson Square, Vancouver
Source confirmedMatsuri

Oct 3, 2026

1

Greater Kansas City Japan Festivalグレーター・カンザスシティ日本祭り
Oct 3, 2026 Johnson County Community College, Overland Park
Source confirmedMatsuri

Oct 3-4, 2026

1

Japanese Ambience Festival日本アンビエンス・フェスティバル
Oct 3-4, 2026 Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha
Not yet confirmedMatsuri

Oct 9-11, 2026

1

Japan Culture Fair
Oct 9-11, 2026 Huntington Beach Central Library Theater, Huntington Beach
Source confirmedCulture weeks

Oct 10, 2026

3

Santa Cruz Japanese Cultural Fairサンタクルーズ日本文化フェア
Oct 10, 2026 Mission Plaza Park, Santa Cruz
Source confirmedMatsuri
17th Annual Aki Matsuri Japanese Festival第17回秋祭り
Oct 10, 2026 Water Street Plaza, Henderson
Source confirmedMatsuri
Japan Fest 2026ジャパンフェスト 2026
Oct 10, 2026 New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans
Source confirmedMatsuri

Oct 15-18, 2026

1

Fall Anniversary Sesshin秋季接心
Oct 15-18, 2026 Zen Center of Syracuse Hoen-ji, Syracuse
Not yet confirmedTemple & shrine

Oct 16-18, 2026

1

OC Japan Fair (Fall)OCジャパンフェア
Oct 16-18, 2026 OC Fair & Event Center, Costa Mesa
Source confirmedMatsuri

Oct 16 to Nov 1, 2026

1

Longwood Gardens Chrysanthemum Festivalロングウッドガーデンズ菊祭り
Oct 16 to Nov 1, 2026 Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square
Source confirmedMatsuri

Oct 17, 2026

1

Japan-America Friendship Festival
Oct 17, 2026 Touro Park, Newport
Source confirmedMatsuri

Oct 18, 2026

1

Idaho-Oregon Buddhist Temple Annual Bazaar and Auction
Oct 18, 2026 Idaho-Oregon Buddhist Temple, Ontario
Source confirmedTemple & shrine

Oct 31, 2026

1

Yokai Masquerade妖怪
Oct 31, 2026 Japanese Friendship Garden, San Diego
Source confirmedMatsuri

Nov 1, 2026

2

Reedley Buddhist Church Food Bazaarリードリー仏教会フードバザー
Nov 1, 2026 Reedley Buddhist Church, Reedley
Source confirmedFood festivals
Memphis Japan Festivalメンフィス・ジャパン・フェスティバル
Nov 1, 2026 Memphis Botanic Garden, Memphis
Not yet confirmedMatsuri

Nov 7-8, 2026

1

Fall Japanese Festival秋祭り
Nov 7-8, 2026 Fort Worth Botanic Garden, Fort Worth
Source confirmedMatsuri

Nov 21-22, 2026

2

JAPAN Fes Austinジャパンフェス・オースティン
Nov 21-22, 2026 Republic Square, Austin
Source confirmedFood festivals
JAPAN Fes Texas
Nov 21-22, 2026 Republic Square, Austin
Source confirmedMatsuri