Events in Nagasaki

Huis Ten Bosch New Year Countdown

Celebrate the new year in extravagant style at this (literally!) star-studded event

Huis Ten Bosch Christmas Town

Christmas really does come early in Nagasaki.

Nagasaki Lantern Festival 2025

Head to Nagasaki Lantern Festival to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

Kujuku Islands Oyster Eating Festival

Feast on this winter delicacy that was fetched fresh from nearby waters.

Huis Ten Bosch Tulip Festival 2025

There's a little Netherlands in Nagasaki and in spring it transforms itself into a tulip paradise.

Nagasaki Port Festival

A summer festival in one of Japan's most beautiful seaside spots.

Shoro Nagashi Lantern Floating Ceremony

This religious festival is loud with firecrackers and gongs, a solemn and joyous seeing-off.

Nagasaki Sasebo Seaside Festival

The festival's main draw is a ginormous firework display in the evening on the first day.

Nagasaki Kyoryuchi Festival

See how foreign influences have enriched Japanese culture at this festival

Nagasaki Kunchi Festival

This vibrant celebration of Nagasaki's multicultural history is not to be missed.

Nagasaki Tall Ship Festival

Board tall ships with billowing sails, see races, cruises, evening light-ups and fireworks.

Huis Ten Bosch Kyushu Ichi Fireworks Festival 2025

Enjoy one of Kyushu's largest and longest firework displays here.

Glover Garden Night Illumination

Get your dose of local history while also enjoying pretty nighttime illuminations.