Events - Event Schedule 2009-2010 March
The event schedule of 2009-2010 until March 2010 is as follows.
| Date | Event | Place | Contact |
| Apr 25 | Utsukushigahara Plateau Mountain Opening Festival | Utsukushigahara Kogen(Plateau)Mountain | Matsumoto City Tourism and Hot Spring Division |
| Apr 27 | Kamikochi Opening Festival | Kamikochi | Matsumoto City Alps Tourism Administration |
| May 3 | Matsumoto Children's Festival | Alps Park | Matsumoto City Youth Division |
| May 4-5 | Ofune Festival | Satoyamabe | Matsumoto City Tourism and Hot Spring Division |
| May 10 | "Ekiden" Road Relay with the cities, towns and villages of Nagano | Matsumoto Castle to Prefectural track and field stadium | Race Secretariat in Shinetsu Broadcast Station 026-237-0545 Matsumoto City Physical Training Division |
| May 17 | Norikura Opening Festival | Norikura Heights Ichinose Park | Norikura Heights Hot spring Tourist Information Center |
| May 24 | Mizu Walk Azumino Festival | Azusa area waterside path | Shimin Times |
May 16 | Gagaku (ancient court music) Concert | Matsumoto castle park | Matsumoto Castle
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May 17 | Nomugi-Toge pass festival | Nomugi-Toge pass | Matsumoto City Nagawa Branch Tourism Division |
| May 30-31 | Craft Fair Matsumoto | Agatanomori park | NPO Matsumoto Craft Association |
| May 30-May 31 | Shinshu Yume Kaidou (Road of Dreams) Festival | Matsumoto castle park | Nagano Broadcast Central and South Office |
| Jun 6-Jun 7 | Weston Festival (A festival in honor of British Alpinist, Walter Weston) | Kamikochi | Nihon Sangaku Kai Shinano Office |
| Jun 13 | Kamikochi Music Festival | Kamikochi Konashi Daira camping place | Kamikochi Tourism Accommodations Association |
| Jun 28 | Tour de Utsukushigahara Heights -- hill climb bike race | Asama Onsen area to Utsukushigahara Heights | Asama Hot spring Tourism Association |
| Jun 21 | Shinshu Norikura heights Tenku Marathon | Mt. Norikura Echo Line | Shinshu Norikura heights Tenku Marathon Committee |
| Jun 27-28 | Frog Fest | Nawate Street | Frog Fest Committee |
| Jul 18-19 | Nature's Playground -- experience the Nature of Matsumoto (Naturing Festa) | Flower Clock Park, Metoba River, Alps Park, etc. | Naturing Festa Committee |
| Jul 25-26 | Matsumoto Castle Taiko (Japanese Drum) Festival | Matsumoto Castle Park | Matsumoto City Tourism and Hot spring Division |
| Jul 25 | Matsumoto Azusagawa area-Hata town Fireworks Festival | Azusagawa Sisuien area | Fireworks Festival Committee |
| Aug 1 | Matsumoto Bon-Bon dance Festival | Downtown | Matsumoto Chamber of Commerce |
| Aug 8 | Matsumoto Castle Takigi-Noh | Matsumoto Castle | Matsumoto Castle Office |
| Aug 17-Sep 9 | Saito Kinen Festival with special Matsumoto related performances | Nagano Prefectural Matsumoto Culture Hall | Matsumoto City International Music Festival Division |
| Aug 22-23 | Karasawa Song of Praise on the Earth Stage | Karasawa Cirque("kaar") | Karasawa Mountain Hut |
| Aug 30 | The National Mountain Cycling Race in Norikura | Norikura Highland | Japan Cycling Association 03-3583-5628 |
| Sep 23 | Dosojin Festival | Utsukushigahara Hot Spring | Utsukushigahara Hot Spring |
| Sep 29-Oct 4 | Moon Viewing Party | Matsumoto Castle Garden | Matsumoto Castle Office |
| Oct 3 | Asama Hot Spring Fire Festival | Asama Hot Spring | Asama Hot Spring |
| Oct 8 | Myojin Pond Float Festival | Kamikochi | Azumino City Hotaka Shrine |
| Oct 10-12 | Shinshu Matsumoto Soba Festival | Matsumoto Castle Garden | Shimin Times |
| Oct 12 | Castle Festival Tea Ceremony Party | Matsumoto Castle | Matsumoto Castle Office |
| Sep 12 | Patagonia Presents "Banff Mountain Film Festival in Japan Matsumoto" | Norikura Highlands | Sky High Mountain Works 0797-34-3299 |
| Oct 25 | Matsumoto Castle Festival "Demonstration of Traditional Japanese Guns" | Matsumoto Castle Garden | Matsumoto Castle Office |
| Nov 3 | Castle Festival "Doll display" | Matsumoto Castle | Matsumoto Castle Office |
| Nov 3 | Matsumoto Citizen's Festival | Downtown | Matsumoto Chamber of Commerce |
| Nov 15 | Kamikochi Mountain Autumn Closing Festival | Kamikochi | Matsumoto City Azumi Branch Tourism Division |
| Mid Dec-Late Dec | Ski Resort Opening Events | Ski Resorts in Matsumoto | Matsumoto City Alps Tourism Administration Matsumoto City Nagawa Branch Tourism Division |
| Jan 2 | Matsumoto Castle "Gate Opening" Ceremony and Events | Matsumoto Castle | Matsumoto Castle Office |
| Early Jan | Matsumoto Candy Festival | Downtown | Matsumoto City Commerce and Industry Division |
| Jan 23- 24 | Matsumoto Castle Ice Carving Festival | Matsumoto Castle Garden | Matsumoto City Tourism and Hot spring Division |
| Early Mar | Fukujuso (Far East Amur Adonis) Flower Festival | Shiga Akanuta Adonis Flowers Area | Matsumoto City Shiga Branch Economic Division |