Events - Event Schedule 2017-2018
The event schedules of 2017 until March 2018, which are already decided, is as follows.
| Date | Event | Place | Contact |
| Apr 13-20 | Nighttime Cherry Blossom Viewing | Matsumoto Castle | Matsumoto Castle
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| 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 |
| Apr 29 | Harquebuses Shooting Event at Matsumoto Castle (Demonstration of Traditional Japanese Guns) | Matsumoto Castle Garden | Matsumoto Castle Office |
| 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 |
| Apr 29 | "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 22 | Norikura Opening (Plum Blossoms and Edible Mountain Vegetables) Festival | Norikura Heights Ichinose Park | Norikura Heights Hot spring Tourist Information Center |
| Apirl 15-16 | Matsumoto Azusa River & Cheery Blossom View Walk | Azusa area waterside path | Festival Committee |
| Apr 9, 29, May 13, 14 | The Chilavert Cup - Nagano Junior League Football - honoring the camp of the 2002 World Cup Paraguay team in Matsumoto | Karigane Football Field, etc | Matsumoto City Physical Training Division |
May 28 | Nomugi-Toge pass festival | Nomugi-Toge pass | Matsumoto City Nagawa Branch Tourism Division |
| May 27 - 28 | Craft Fair Matsumoto | Agatanomori park | NPO Matsumoto Craft Association |
| June 17 - 18 | Shinshu Yume Kaidou (Road of Dreams) Festival | Sky Park Yamabiko Dome | Nagano Broadcast Central and South Office |
| May 28 - July 2 | Flower Clock Park's annual Flower Contest | Flower Clock Park | Matsumoto City Parks and Green Division |
| June 3 - 4 | Weston Festival (A festival in honor of British Alpinist, Walter Weston) | Kamikochi | Nihon Sangaku Kai Shinano Office |
| May 27 | Matsumoto Temari (Silk-wound ball) clock festival | The M-wing building (Matsumoto Central Municipal Hall) | Matsumoto Temari (Silk-wounds ball) clock festival Committee |
| June 18 | Heavenly Marathon in Norikura | Mt. Norikura Echo Line | Shinshu Norikura heights Tenku Marathon Committee |
| June 25 | Tour de Utsukushigahara Heights -- hill climb bike race | Asama Onsen area to Utsukushigahara Heights | Asama Hot spring Tourism Association |
| June 17-18 | Frog Fest | Nawate Street | Frog Fest Committee |
| July 18 | Koikoi Matsumoto (multicultural festival) | The M-wing building (Matsumoto Central Municipal Hall) | M-wing |
| July 14 | Yasaka-sama Festival | Fukashi, Okanomiya, Shiogama Shrine | Matsumoto City Tourism and Hot Spring Division |
| July 14-16 | Matsumoto Area Industrial Fair | Matsumoto Univ | Festival Committee |
| Jul 16-17 | Nature's Playground -- experience the Nature of Matsumoto (Naturing Festa) | Alps Park | Naturing Festa Committee |
| Jul 24-25 | Tenjin Festival | Fukashi Shirine, Matsumoto Downtown | Matsumoto City Tourism and Hot Spring Division |
| Aug 17-29 | Matsumoto Summer (Beer) Festival | Flower Clock Park | Matsumoto Summer Festival Committee |
| Jul 29-30 | Matsumoto Castle Taiko (Japanese Drum) Festival | Matsumoto Castle Park | Matsumoto City Tourism and Hot spring Division |
| Jul 29 | Matsumoto Azusagawa-Hata area Suirin Fireworks Festival | Azusagawa Sisuien & Hata Sensuda Undo Park | Fireworks Festival Committee |
| Aug 5 | Matsumoto Bon-Bon dance Festival | Downtown | Matsumoto Chamber of Commerce |
| Aug 8 | Matsumoto Castle Takigi-Noh | Matsumoto Castle | Matsumoto Castle Office |
| Aug 13, 18 - Sep 10 | Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival | Nagano Prefectural Matsumoto Culture Hall, etc | Matsumoto City International Music Festival Division |
| Aug 14-16 | Castle Bon Dance Festival | Matsumoto Castle Garden | Matsumoto City Lifelong Study Division |
| Aug 19 | Karasawa Mini Concert Night | Karasawa Cirque("kaar") | Karasawa Mountain Hut |
| Sep 3 | Patagonia Presents "Banff Mountain Film Festival in Japan Matsumoto" | Norikura Highlands | Sky High Mountain Works 0797-34-3299 |
| Aug 27 | Norikura Mountain Cycling Race | Norikura Highland | Japan Cycling Association 03-3583-5628 |
| Sep 9 | Shiga Concert | Shiga Elementary School Gym | Matsumoto City Shiga Public Hall |
| Sep 23 | World Car Free Day (Leave Your Car at Home) | Undecided | Matsumoto City Policy Division |
| Sep 9 | The Matsumoto Agriculture and Forestry Festival | Agatanomori Park | Matsumoto City Agricultural Division |
| Sep 23 | Dosojin Festival | Utsukushigahara Hot Spring | Utsukushigahara Hot Spring |
| Sep 29 - Oct 4 | Moon Viewing Party | Matsumoto Castle Garden | Matsumoto Castle Office |
| Oct 1-3 | Yohashira Shrine Festival | Yohashira Shrine and Nawate Street | Yohashira Shrine |
| Oct 7 | Asama Hot Spring Fire Festival | Asama Hot Spring | Asama Hot Spring |
| Oct 8 | Myojin Pond Float Festival | Kamikochi | Azumino City Hotaka Shrine |
| Oct 7-9 | Shinshu Matsumoto Soba Festival | Matsumoto Castle Garden | Shimin Times |
| Nov 3 | Castle Festival Tea Ceremony Party | Matsumoto Castle | Matsumoto Castle Office |
| Oct 22 | Market Festival (tuna disassembling performance, etc) | Matsumoto Official Wholesale Market | Wholesale Market Management Office |
| Oct 15 | Harquebuses Shooting Event at Matsumoto Castle (Demonstration of Traditional Japanese Guns) | Matsumoto Castle Garden | Matsumoto Castle Office |
| Oct 25-Nov 8 | The Castle Festival "Chrysanthemum Fair" | Matsumoto Castle Garden | 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 |
| Dec 16, 17 | Citizen's Opera Performance | Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre | Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre |
| Dec 3 | Matsumoto Cross Country Race | Shinshu Sky Park Family Sports Zone | Matsumoto City Physical Training 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 3 | Matsumoto Castle "Gate Opening" Ceremony and Events | Matsumoto Castle | Matsumoto Castle Office |
| Jan 13-14 | Ameichi "Candy Festival" | Downtown | Matsumoto City Commerce and Industry Division |
