Event Name	General Schedule	Inquiries	TEL	Location	Outline
Yokohama Film Festival	First Sunday in February	Executive Committee	045-751-0480	Kannai Hall	The best 10 movies are selected from the movies released last year. Prizes will be awarded individually. This event is set up and run by a group of film lovers.
Sankeien Plum Blossom Viewing	First Sunday in February	Sankeien	045-621-0635	Sankeien	White and Red plum trees will be in bloom in Sankeien, a garden famous for plum blossom viewing. The plum tree which looks like a dragon is hugging the ground, "Garyobai" is really worth seeing. Koto musicians will perform on Sundays and Holidays.
Okurayama Plum Blossom Viewing	Fourth Saturday/Sunday in February	Kohoku Ward Office Regional Development Division	045-540-2234	Okurayama Plum Garden	A total of 180 including 30 different kinds of plum trees such as Shirakaga, Bungo and Ryokugakubai will be in bloom.
Yokohama International Women's Ekiden	Fourth Sunday in February	Yokohama City Council Secretariat, Sports Division	045-671-3589	Red Brick Warehouse ~Hakkeijima	The world's top runners will have a heated race in Yokohama in early spring.
Yokohama City Walk	Spring Day	The Recreation Association of Yokohama	045-671-5049	Start and arrive: Nippon-maru Memorial Park	Start from the Nippon-maru Memorial Park and walk around Yokohama city. There are 4 walking courses, 10, 20, 30 and 42km.
Sankeien Evening Cherry Blossom Viewing	The end of March until beginning of April	Sankeien	045-621-0635	Sankeien	The opening hours of the outer garden will be extended while the cherry blossoms in the garden are in bloom. Buildings including the three-storied pagoda of old Tomyoji will be illuminated and Japanese traditional music concerts will be held during this term.
Yokohama Spring Fair with Flowers and Green The tulip Festival	The end of April	Steering Committee	045-476-6009	Yokohama Park	This event fills Yokohama with flowers and greenery. It will be held in Yokohama Park and Yamashita Park. Various shapes and colors of tulips will be in bloom.
Spring Street Performance	Third Saturday/Sunday in April	Each Executive Committee	Each Executive Committee(Noge) 045-262-1234 (Minato Mirai) 045-682-4402 (Yokohama) 045-662-9189	Noge, Minato Mirai 21, Isezakicho/ Yoshida-cho/ Bashamichi	The city of Yokohama will become a stage for street performers. Veteran performers will entertain you with their special talents such as exciting acrobatics, juggling and mime.
Noge Street Performance
Minato Mirai 21 Street Performance
Yokohama Street Performance
Yokohama Port Boat Tengoku Dinghy Race	Beginning of May	Executive Committee	045-681-3731	On the sea in front of Rinko Park	Yokohama port will be opened for people to get familiar with marine leisure and marine sports. You can experience boarding motorboats and yachts and feel the ocean breeze.
Shomyoji Takigi Noh	Middle of May	Kanazawa Ward Office	045-788-7804	Shomyoji	In commemoration of the fiftieth year since the Kanazawa ward was established, this event started in 1998. Since Kanazawa ward has a history of Noh, this event has been supported by many citizens.
Minato Festival Yokohama Parade Masquerade Parade	May 3rd	The Yokohama Chamber of Commerce & Industry	045-671-7423	Yamashita Park ~Shinko-ch i~Bashamichi ~Isezakicho area	The parade marks the beginning of the "Minato Festival". There will be elaborate colorful floats and marching bands, and being Yokohama, lion and dragon dancers will participate, too. The parade travels 3.8 km from Yamashita Park to Isezakicho.
Fitness Yokohama	May 5th	Yokohama Sports Association	045-640-0015	Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall	About 50 groups of 1500 dancers will participate in one of the largest amateur dance exhibitions. A dance contest has been included in this event since 2006.
Yokohama World Walk	May 5th	Yokohama Sports Association	045-640-0018	Minato Mirai 21/Yamate/ Yamashita area	Anyone can participate freely. Collect stamps as you walk along the pass checkpoints and get prize.
Yokohama Port Cutter Race	The end of May	Port of Yokohama Promotion Association	045-671-7241	On the sea in front of Yamashita Park	This event is an early summer tradition in Yokohama Port and the bay at Yamashita Park since 1985. The athletes make a round trip along Yamashita Park for 360 meters on a 6-meter cutter.
Yokohama International Marine Entertainment Show	The end of May	Executive Committee	03-3440-4416	Around Red Brick Warehouse	The latest models of boats and yachts will gather around Red Brick Warehouse in Minato Mirai.
Yokohama Port Opening Festival	Beginning of June	Executive Committee	045-212-5511	Rinko Park area	The festival celebrates the opening of Yokohama Port. There will be boat test riding-event on the sea and music concerts on the ground around the main event site in Rinko Park in the Minato Mirai 21 area. The fireworks will be synchronized with a sound and laser lightshow.
Yokohama Port Opening Commemorative Bazaar	From the end of May	Yokohama Economic and Tourism Bureau	045-671-3488	Yokohama Park	This traditional Bazaar started in 1920. There will be a famous plant fair and stalls as well as booths of clothing, chandlery and food in Yokohama Park.
Hakkeijima Hydrangea Festival	From beginning to middle of June	Hydrangea Festival Executive Office	045-788-9778	Hakkeijima	Twenty thousand hydrangea plants including macrophylla and hortensia which is one of the largest displays in Kanagawa will be in bloom at Hakkeijima during rainy season.
Yokohama HAWAI'I Festival	The end of July	Executive Committee	045-664-6633	Mainly in Osanbashi (Yokohama International Passenger Terminal), also multiple areas in the city	In addition to the Hawaiian music concert and hula show, there will be many stalls selling Aloha shirts, quilts, ukuleles, Hawaiian jewelry, etc. The whole city will be covered in a Hawaiian mood.
Asahi Jazz Festival	The end of July	Liaison Office	045-363-7311	Kodomo Shizen Park Baseball Ground	There are many Jazz events, but this lively event attracts people and offers opportunities to amateur musicians to play.
Kanagawa Shinbun Fireworks Show	The end of August	Executive Committee		Rinko Park area	About 8000 fireworks will be displayed in the night sky above the sea in Minato Mirai 21 area.
Yokohama Carnival	Saturday and Sunday in the end of August	Executive Committee	045-319-2533	Around Yokohama Station	Various events will be held mainly around the west exit of Yokohama Station, including the "Hamakoi Dance" and an impressive portable shrine parade.
Yokohama Boat Tengoku Windsurfing Race	The end of August	Executive Committee	045-681-3731	On the sea in front of Rinko Park	Yokohama port will be opened for people to get familiar with marine leisure and marine sports. You can experience boarding motorboats and yachts and feel the ocean breeze.
Tsurumi-kumin Fireworks Show	The end of August	Tsurumi Ward Office	045-510-1688	Tsukuno Park	The fireworks show by Tsurumi River.
Kanazawa Festival Fireworks Show	The end of August	Kanazawa Ward Office	045-788-7801	Umi-no Koen	You can sit on the wide beach at Umi-no Koen and view the powerful fireworks displays directly above you.
YOKOHAMA Honmoku Jazz Festival	Last Sunday in August	Executive Committee	045-224-8135	Honmoku Shimin Park	This is the lively Jazz festival which is held in an open and wide area in Shimin Park.
Yokohama Floating Yacht Show	The end of September until beginning of October	Executive Office	03-3486-9678	Yokohama Bayside Marina	The event will be held in Bayside Marina which is one of the biggest marinas in Japan. You can look inside of yachts, and sit in a swingy cabin so you can feel the excitement of boarding a yacht.
Yokohama Furusato Festival	Second Saturday in October	Executive Committee	045-641-6262	Yokohama Park	In addition to refreshment booths, welfare and charity section, a Japanese drum concert will be held on the stage.
Sankeien Harvest moon night viewing	The end of September until beginning of October	Sankeien	045-621-0635	Sankeien	The three-storied pagoda and other buildings in the garden will be illuminated. You can enjoy moon night viewing in a traditional Japanese garden.
Yokohama Oktoberfest	Beginning of October	Executive Committee	045-682-0129	Red Brick Warehouse	This event models the harvest festival in Munich in Germany. It offers an opportunity to taste beer from various countries.
YOKOHAMA Train Festival	First Saturday and Sunday in October	Railway Day Kanto Executive Committee	045-211-7239	Shin-Toshi Plaza	The executive office is the administration division in the railways department at Kanto Transportation Bureau. Events will be held on the stage and photographs will be displayed as well as shops selling Railway Day memorial goods.
Yokohama Jazz Promenade	First Saturday and Sunday in October	Executive Committee	045-221-0212	Multiple locations in the city	This is one of the biggest Jazz festivals in Japan. Hundreds of musicians will have powerful concerts in many locations not only the Jazz spots in the city. You can hear Jazz anywhere in the city.
Art Ennichi	Beginning of October	Executive Office	045-243-2013	Portside Park	More than 500 artists will have shops to sell their own art such as paintings, photographs, ceramics, woodwork and glasswork. There will be ethnic food stalls as well.
World Festa Yokohama	Beginning of October	Executive Committee	045-671-7471	Yamashita Park	You can learn about "clothing, food, housing and entertainment" from various countries all over the world. Shops will be selling traditional food and goods. Traditional music and dances will be performed as well.
Bashamichi Shopping Street Festival	The end of October	Bashamichi Shopping Street	045-641-4068	Bashamichi	You can see and experience the Westernization movement with rickshaws, real horse-drawn carriages and people walking around in Rokumeikan period (around 1884-1886) costumes.
Yokohama Marathon	Second Sunday in November	Yokohama Marathon Executive Committee	045-651-9990	Yamashita Park ~Honmoku Wharf ~Public Park ~Yamashita Park	This race will be held on the road along the sea. Two events, a half marathon and a 10km (including a wheelchair race), will be held. The race will start from Yamashita Park and run around Honmoku Wharf to the goal back at Yamashita Park.
Shinyokohama Performance	The end of November	Executive Committee	045-476-0747	Shinyokohama area (Nissan Stadium, Brick street)	The local community, citizens and companies work together on this elaborate event. There will be shops, a parade, a prize draw and performances on the stage.
Shomyoji Year-end and New-year Illumination	The end of December until beginning of January	Kanazawa Ward Office	045-788-7804	Shomyoji	The bridge, main hall, belfry and deva gate in Shomyoji, which is one of the most famous temples in Yokohama, will be illuminated. It has an ethereal atmosphere.
Yokohama Brilliant Way	December until February	Executive Office	045-227-7449	Around Yokohama Station ~Minato Mirai area ~Yamashita Park	The aim of this project is to make the winter night scene in Yokohama more beautiful. It seamlessly connects illuminations through the whole bay area so that visitors can walk around in the sparkling town.