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January

First Sunday in January : Gifu New Year's Day Marathon (Naoko Takahashi Road, Gifu City)

January 1:Harukoma (Shirakawa Village)

January 5: Gokaichi (Sakashita Izumo Fukutoku Shrine, Sakashita, Nakatsugawa City)

January 6: Nagataki no Ennen/Hana Robbery Festival (Nagataki Hakusan Shrine, Gujo City)

January 7: 7th Fukuichi (Ichigami Shrine, Oi-cho, Ena City)

January 8: 8th Ebisu Festival (Kenshindo - Iwamura-cho, Ena City)

January 10: Tokaichi and Tokaebisu Grand Festival (Nishinomiya Shrine - Nakatsugawa City)

January 15: San-dera mairi (Hida City)

January 24: Nijyushi Market (Takayama City)

February

Mid-February: Japan's First Kamakura Festival (Takayama City)

Mid-February: Hida Kawai Snow Festival (Hida City)

February 3: Hoshi Matsuri (Hoshi Festival) (Shin Hase Temple, Seki City)

February 3: Fukuoni Festival (Oniwa Park, Mizunami City)

February 3: Setsubun Tezutsu Smoke Festival (Inaba Shrine, Gifu City)

February 7-14: Gero Tanokami Festival (Morimizunashi Hachiman Shrine, Gero City)

February 18: Hatsukannon (Shinhase Temple, Seki City)

March

First Saturday and Sunday in March: Gifu Ume Festival (Plum Grove Park, Gifu City)

First Sunday in March: Mieji Festival (Mieji Temple, Gifu City)

First Sunday in March: Amazake Festival (Chitora Hakusan Shrine, Hachiman-cho, Gujo City)

Third Sunday in March: Seki City Marathon in the City of Cutlery (Seki City)

Third Sunday in March: Gifu Cormorant Marathon and Walking Festival (Gifu City)

Vernal Equinox Day and the day before (around March 20): Makusa Puppet Show (Monobe Shrine, Motosu City)

April

First Saturday and Sunday in April: Gifu Festival (Dosan Festival, Gifu City)

First Sunday in April: Mino Folk Art Pottery Village Festival (Kyoei Park, Tajimi City)

Second Saturday and Sunday in April: Mino Festival / Mino Nagashi Niwaka (Hachiman Shrine, Mino City)

April 3:Hida Ikibina Festival (Hida Ichinomiya Mizunashi Shrine, Takayama City)

April 13th:Noh and Kyogen in Nogo (Hakusan Shrine, Motosu City)

April 14:Kasamatsu Festival (Kasamatsu-cho)

April 14-15: Takayama Festival (Hida Sanno Shrine, Takayama City)

April 17: Okame Odori dance (Takayama City)

April 19, 20: Furukawa Festival (Kishidaiko, Kida Wakamiya Shrine, Hida City)

Sunday in mid-April: Mizunashi Shrine Spring Festival (Tominoho, Seki City)

May

May 1-2: Mizunashi Shrine Festival (Mizunashi Shrine, Takayama City)

May 2-3:Takehana Festival (Yakken Shrine, Hashima City)

May 3-4: Kobe Sanno Festival (Hiyoshi Shrine, Ibigawa Town)

May 4: Shirotori Spring Festival (Shirotori city center, Gujo City)

May 4-5: Ibi Festival (Miwa Shrine, Ibigawa Town)

May 5: Deden Festival (Nagataki Hakusan Shrine, Gujo City)

May 2nd, Sunday-Saturday: Ogaki Festival (Ogaki City)

May 15: Nagara River Cormorant Fishing Festival begins

June

June 10: Toki no Taiko (Seishunji Temple, Kitagata Town)

July

July 10-September: Gujo Odori (Gujo City)

July 16: Ogasse Pond Festival (Ogasse Pond, Kakamigahara City)

Last Saturday in July: National Selected Nagara River Chunichi Fireworks Festival (Nagara River, Gifu City)

Last Saturday in July: Gifu Shimbun Ogaki Fireworks Festival (Ibigawa, Ogaki City)

Last Saturday in July: Hosokute Chochin Festival (Hadanami City)

Last Sunday in July: Kawashima River Festival (Kakamigahara City)

August

First Saturday in August: Nagara River National Fireworks Festival (Nagara River, Gifu City)

Second Sunday in August: Tegiki Fire Festival, Summer (Nagara River Park, Gifu City)

August 1: Umakake Festival (Nagaya Shrine, Motosu City)

August 7:Seventh Day Festival (Meiken Shrine, Kurisu, Yamato Town, Gujo City)

August 9: 99,000-day memorial service (Shinchotani Temple, Seki City)

August 14 : Nobi Grand Fireworks (Nobi Bridge area, Hashima City/Ichinomiya City)

August 15 : Kasamatsu River Festival (Kasamatsu Town)

August 18-19 : Dairyuji Lantern Festival (Dairyuji Temple, Gifu City)

August 20:Munegi Water God Festival (Munegi Water, Gujo City)

September

September 5: Hakusan Shrine Festival (Suga Shishi, Hida City)

Second Saturday and Sunday in September: Kakeodori of Kansui (Hakusan Shrine, Meiho Kansui, Gujo City)

Fourth Saturday in September: Kitsune Fire Festival (Hida City)

October

First Saturday and Sunday in October: Gifu Nobunaga Festival (Gifu City)

October 9-10: Takayama Festival (Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine, Takayama City)

Saturday and Sunday before October Sports Day: Knife Festival (Seki City)

Mid-October:Suwa Shrine Festival (Ogi Boshinote) (Suwa Shrine, Tajimi City)

October 14-19: Doburoku Festival: (Shirakawa Hachiman Shrine, Hatoya Hachiman Shrine, Iijima Hachiman Shrine, Shirakawa Village)

November

November 3: Tajimi Festival (Tajimi City Hall - in front of Tajimi Station, Tajimi City)

November 8: Cutlery Memorial Service (Cutlery Day, Seki City)

November 8: Kinzan Festival (Fuigo Festival, Nangu Taisha Shrine, Tarui Town)

Second Sunday in November: Ibigawa Marathon (along the Ibigawa River, Ibigawa Town)

November 23: Tajimi Abbey Wine Festa (Tajimi Abbey, Tajimi City)

December

Second Saturday in December: Ikenoue Misogi Festival (Kuzukake Shrine, Gifu City)

Winter Solstice: Koyomi no Yobune (Nagara River, Gifu City)

December 31: Tsukechi New Year's Eve Fireworks Festival

 

Sakura Festival
Sakura Festival

 

Nagara Ukai
Nagara River Cormorant Fishing

 

Mikoshi Parade
Mikoshi Parade

 

Fire Works Festival
Fire Works Festival

 

Mino Festival
Mino Festival