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As of May 2026
2026
| Event name | Event date | Venue | Contact information |
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| 73rd Gifu Plum Festival | Event date March 7th (Sat) - March 8th (Sun), 2020 | Venue Plum Blossom Park and surrounding area | Gifu Plum Festival Executive Committee 058-240-6530 |
Gifu Seiryu Sakura Fireworks Festival 2026 | Event date Saturday, March 21st | Venue Riverside in front of GIFU GRAND HOTEL（岐阜グランドホテル） | Gifu Seiryu Sakura Fireworks Festival Executive Committee https://lian.co.jp/hanabi/ (Please contact us via the inquiry form on the website) |
| Kurort® Healthy Walking Course | Event date April to June *Dates vary depending on the course | Venue <Meeting place> Gifu Park General Information Center / Shiki no Mori Center / Yanagase Grassle 35 3rd floor Ugokute *Depends on the course | Yanagase Grassle 3F "Ugokute" 058-214-3760 |
| Gifu castle panorama night view | Event date Saturdays and Sundays from April 4th to April 19th, and every day from April 25th to May 6th (Wednesday/Holiday). | Venue Gifu Castle | Gifu City Tourism and Convention Division 058-265-3984 (direct) |
| Gifu Festival Sponsor Dosan Festival | Event date The first Saturday and Sunday of April (April 4th and 5th in 2026) | Venue Gifu City downtown area (Kinkoen, Yanagase, Kandacho, etc.) | Dosan Festival Executive Committee (Gifu City Economic Department) 058-214-2360 |
| Spring Textile Festival | Event date Sunday, April 5th | Venue Gifu Station Fiber Wholesale District | Textile Festival Executive Committee (Gifu Fashion Industry Association) 058-265-1366 |
| Hand fire festival | Event date 2nd Saturday in April | Venue Tejikao Shrine (Kuramae, Gifu City) | Gifu Tebiki Festival Support Party 058-245-2063 |
| Cormorant fishing demonstration | Event date April 18th (Sat) ①, 25th (Sat) ①, 26th (Sun) ①, 27th (Mon) ①, 29th (Wednesday holiday) ①, 30th (Thu) ①・May 1st (Fri) ①・2nd (Sat) ①・3rd (Sunday/Holiday) ①②・4th (Monday/Holiday) ①②・5th (Tuesday/Holiday) ①②・6th (Mizufuri)① | Venue Nagaragawa Ukai Museum | Nagaragawa Ukai Museum 058-210-1555 |
| Unveiling and launching ceremony of the cormorant fishing boat. | Event date Sunday, April 19th | Venue Nagaragawa Ukai Museum(Citizens' Exchange Plaza) | Gifu Nagara River Cormorant Fishing Preservation Society Secretariat (located within the Cultural Properties Protection Division, Gifu City's Gifu Charm Promotion Department) Phone: 058-214-2365 (direct line) Email: bunkazai@city.gifu.gifu.jp |
| Gifu Castle Rakuichi Market Anniversary Festival | Event date April 25th (Sat) - May 6th (Wed) | Venue Gifu Park and Gifu Castle Market (Omiyacho 1-chome, Gifu City) | Gifu City Hall, Historical Town Planning Division 058-214-4596 (Weekdays 8:45 AM - 5:30 PM) |
| Naoko Takahashi Cup Gifu Clear Stream Half Marathon | Event date Sunday, April 26th | Venue Gifu Memorial Center（岐阜メモリアルセンター） | Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon Runner Call Center TEL: 0570-666801 (Reception hours: Weekdays 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM) |
| Floral Festival Gifu | Event date April 29th (Wednesday/Holiday) | Venue Nagara Park (lawn area), Jōnouchi, Nagara, Gifu City | Gifu City Future City Planning Foundation TEL: 058-262-4787 |
| Nagara River Sightseeing Boat (Golden Week Cruise) | Event date April 29th (Wednesday), May 1st (Friday), May 2nd (Saturday), May 3rd (Sunday), May 4th (Monday), May 5th (Tuesday), May 6th (Wednesday) | Venue Cormorant Fishing Sightseeing Boat Office | Gifu City Cormorant Fishing Observation Boat Office 058-262-0104 |
| Don't miss it! Koi Koi Festival 2026 | Event date May 5th (Children's Day) | Venue Sakaigawa Greenbelt Park | Yanagizu Town Community Development Council Secretariat |
| Cormorant fishing on the Gifu Nagara River | Event date Monday, May 11th | Venue Around Minatomachi, Gifu City | Gifu City Cormorant Fishing Observation Boat Office 058-262-0104 |
| Cormorant Fishing Backyard Tour | Event date May 16th (Sat), 22nd (Fri), 30th (Sat) June 12th (Fri), 27th (Sat) July 11th (Sat) August 21st (Fri) September 11th (Fri), 19th (Sat), 22nd (Tue/Holiday) October 2nd (Fri), 10th (Sat) | Venue Nagaragawa Ukai Museum | Nagaragawa Ukai Museum 058-210-1555 |
| 2026 Gifu Nagara River Stone Skipping Competition | Event date Sunday, May 17th | Venue Gifu City Nagara River Left Bank Nagara Bridge upstream riverbed (Kagamiiwa area, Gifu City) | The Gifu Chamber of Commerce and Industry（岐阜商工会議所） Promotion Group TEL 058-264-2131 |
| Nagara River Basin Festival 2026 | Event date Sunday, June 7th | Venue Nagara River Right Bank Promenade Area (in front of Nagaragawa Ukai Museum) | Nagara River Basin Festival Executive Committee Instagram: @nagaragawa.ryuikisai |
| Summer Textile Festival | Event date July 5th (Sunday) | Venue Gifu Station Fiber Wholesale District | Gifu Textile Festival Executive Committee, Gifu Fashion Industry Federation (Tel: 058-265-1366) |
| Gifu Nagaragawa Fireworks Festival | Event date Saturday, August 8th | Venue The Nagara River in Gifu City, from downstream of Nagara Bridge to upstream of Kinka Bridge (the viewing area is on the north side of the river, and the launch site is on the sandbar on the south side of the river). | For general inquiries about the tournament, please contact Hello Dial. TEL: 050-5542-8600 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM daily until August 31st (Monday) Ticket inquiries (Ticket Pia Nagoya) TEL: 052-308-4400 11:00-16:00 each day from April 24th (Fri) to August 8th (Sat) *If postponed, the deadline will be August 22nd (Saturday). |
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