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Events Happening Year-Round in Sendai and Surrounding Areas 2022Something to look forward to every month!

January

July

January

 Asaichi Sunday
Morning Market 

9th January 

Dontosai Festival

Mid January

February

Shiogama Shrine Setsubun Festival

Early February

Yonekawa Mizukaburi

Early February

Aone Onsen Snow Illumination

Early February

Matsushima Oyster Festival

Early February

 Asaichi Sunday
Morning Market 

13th February 

March

 
Asaichi Sunday
Morning Market 

13th March 

April

 Asaichi Sunday
Morning Market

10th April 

Funaoka Castle Park Cherry Blossom Festival

Early April

Hitome Senbonzakura Cherry Blossoms Festival

Early April

Shiogama Shrine
Spring Light Up

Mid April

Tohoku Food 
Marathon Festival

Late April

Fire Protection Tiger
Dance Festival

Late April

Arabaki Rock Fest

Late April

May

Asaichi Sunday
Morning Market 

 8th May

Sendai Ramen Festa

Early May

Hanayama Matchlock Rifle Festival

Early May

Sendai International 
Half Marathon

Early May

Sendai Aoba Matsuri

Mid May

Sake Night at the Aquarium

Late May

Tohoku Kizuna Festival

Late May

June

Sendai Snoopy Festival

26th May–1st June

TinyTAN BTS Café

1st–26th June

Sake and Nishi Park

4th–5th June

Miyagi Kawasaki Hasekura Tsunenaga Festival

6th June

Free Tours in Downtown Sendai!

10th, 18th & 24th June 2022

Yagiyama Minami
Square of Light

11th June

Forest of Fireflies
Special Exhibition

11th – 26th June

Hama de Marché

11th–12th June

Kurikoma Night Market

11th June

Sendai Akiu Soba Festival 

11th – 12th June

Miyagi Rainbow Parade

12th June

Bar-Sendai

15th–18th

RIFU2022 Legacy Event 

18th June

Enichi Banquet Market
Give Me Vegetables

18th June

Tagajo Castle Site Iris Festival

18th–25th June

Ikuo Hirayama Special Exhibition

20th – 26th June

Hydrangea Road of Light

25th June

Sendai Short Film Festival

25th – 26th June

Sendai Tabi Colle Fest

25th – 26th June

Ishinomaki 
Restoration Marathon

25th–26th June

Michinoku Shishi Odori Deer Dance Festival

Mid June

Wagashi Making Workshop

25th June

Summer Flower Viewing Events

June–July

Umbrella Sky

20th–23rd and 27th–30th June

July

Bar-Sendai

1st June – 31st August

Hana-Ranbu Performance

2nd July

Kurikoma Night Market

9th July

Hatsune Miku 
Pop Up Museum

15th July – 3rd August

Shiogama Minato Festival

17th – 18th July

Yanagimachi 
Summer Festival

 19th–20th July

Sanbongi Sunflower Festival

23rd July – 16th August

Onagawa Minato Festival

24th July  

Kurihara Lotus Festival

25th July – 22nd August

Asaichi Sunday 
Morning Market

10th August 

August

Morioka Sansa Odori Festival

1st–4th August

Aomori Nebuta Festival

2nd–7th August

Akita Kanto Festival

3rd–8th August

Sendai Tanabata Festival

6th–8th August

Fukushima Waraji Festival

5th–7th August

Yamagata Hanagasa Festival

5th–7th August

Ishinomaki
Kawabiraki Festival

7th – 8th August

Sairigenya Lantern Illumination

8th August

Kurikoma Night Market

13th August

Asaichi Sunday 
Morning Market 

14th August 

Reborn Art Festival

20th August –2nd October

Wagashi Making Workshop

27th August 

Matsushima Umi no Bon
Festival

 15th–16th August

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September

QUEEN The Greatest Fireworks

CANCELED

National Kokeshi Festival

3rd–4th September

Sendai Oktoberfest

9th–25th September

Asaichi Sunday 
Morning Market

 11th September

Jozenji Street Jazz Festival

10th–11th September

October

Asaichi Sunday 
Morning Market

9th October 

Michinoku Yosakoi Festival

8–9 October

Nanatsumori Half Marathon

23rd October

Matsushima Fall Light Up

Late October, Early November

Zuihoden Fall Light Up

Late October, Early November

November

Asaichi Sunday 
Morning Market

 13th November

Akiu Night Museum

Late October–Late November

Zuihoden Fall Light Up

Mid November

Osaki Hot Air Balloon Festival

Late November

December

Japan's Number 1 
Hatto Festival

Early December

Asaichi Sunday 
Morning Market

11th December 

Michinoku Park Winter Illumination

Late November–Late December

Sendai Pageant of Starlight Winter Illumination

Mid December

Events Happening Year-Round in Sendai and Surrounding Areas 2022

Something to look forward to every month!

January

Asaichi SundayMorning Market

Dontosai Festival

February

Shiogama Shrine Setsubun Festival

Yonekawa Mizukaburi

Aone Onsen Snow Illumination

Matsushima Oyster Festival

Asaichi SundayMorning Market

March

Asaichi SundayMorning Market

April

Asaichi SundayMorning Market

Funaoka Castle Park Cherry Blossom Festival

Hitome Senbonzakura Cherry Blossoms Festival

Shiogama ShrineSpring Light Up

Tohoku Food Marathon Festival

Fire Protection TigerDance Festival

Arabaki Rock Fest

May

Asaichi SundayMorning Market

Sendai Ramen Festa

Hanayama Matchlock Rifle Festival

Sendai International Half Marathon

Sendai Aoba Matsuri

Sake Night at the Aquarium

Tohoku Kizuna Festival

June

Sendai Snoopy Festival

TinyTAN BTS Café

Sake and Nishi Park

Miyagi Kawasaki Hasekura Tsunenaga Festival

Free Tours in Downtown Sendai!

Yagiyama MinamiSquare of Light

Forest of FirefliesSpecial Exhibition

Hama de Marché

Kurikoma Night Market

Sendai Akiu Soba Festival

Miyagi Rainbow Parade

Bar-Sendai

RIFU2022 Legacy Event

Enichi Banquet MarketGive Me Vegetables

Tagajo Castle Site Iris Festival

Ikuo Hirayama Special Exhibition

Hydrangea Road of Light

Sendai Short Film Festival

Sendai Tabi Colle Fest

Ishinomaki Restoration Marathon

Michinoku Shishi Odori Deer Dance Festival

Wagashi Making Workshop

Summer Flower Viewing Events

Umbrella Sky

July

Bar-Sendai

Hana-Ranbu Performance

Kurikoma Night Market

Hatsune Miku Pop Up Museum

Shiogama Minato Festival

Yanagimachi Summer Festival

Sanbongi Sunflower Festival

Onagawa Minato Festival

Kurihara Lotus Festival

Asaichi Sunday Morning Market

August

Morioka Sansa Odori Festival

Aomori Nebuta Festival

Akita Kanto Festival

Sendai Tanabata Festival

Fukushima Waraji Festival

Yamagata Hanagasa Festival

IshinomakiKawabiraki Festival

Sairigenya Lantern Illumination

Kurikoma Night Market

Asaichi Sunday Morning Market

Reborn Art Festival

Wagashi Making Workshop

Matsushima Umi no BonFestival

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Asaichi Sunday
Morning Market

Asaichi Sunday
Morning Market

Asaichi Sunday
Morning Market

Asaichi Sunday
Morning Market

Shiogama Shrine
Spring Light Up

Tohoku Food
Marathon Festival

Fire Protection Tiger
Dance Festival

Asaichi Sunday
Morning Market

Sendai International
Half Marathon

Yagiyama Minami
Square of Light

Forest of Fireflies
Special Exhibition

Enichi Banquet Market
Give Me Vegetables

Ishinomaki
Restoration Marathon

Hatsune Miku
Pop Up Museum

Yanagimachi
Summer Festival

Asaichi Sunday
Morning Market

Ishinomaki
Kawabiraki Festival

Asaichi Sunday
Morning Market

Matsushima Umi no Bon
Festival

Asaichi Sunday
Morning Market

Asaichi Sunday
Morning Market

Asaichi Sunday
Morning Market

Japan's Number 1
Hatto Festival

Asaichi Sunday
Morning Market