Nagoya in March 2027 — Festivals & Events

2 events in Nagoya during March. Rooms near the biggest festivals go first, so book your stay as soon as your dates are set.

🎪 Matsuri Festivals

Nagoya Castle Cherry Blossom Festival (Sakura Matsuri)

Late March to early April (planned for 2027; 2026 edition: March 20 to April 5)

Nagoya Castle's official annual schedule lists a Cherry Blossom Festival for late March to early April 2027, within a Spring Festival planned from late March to early May 2027, and notes that plans may change or be cancelled. In 2026 the festival ran from March 20 to April 5 with hours extended to 9:00 to 19:30 and the cherry blossoms lit after sunset. The castle site gives about 900 cherry trees of about 10 varieties, mainly Someiyoshino and weeping cherry.

Access: About 5 minutes on foot from Nagoyajo Station (Meijo Line, Exit 7); about 15 minutes on foot from Higashi-Otemae Station (Meitetsu Seto Line).

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Tsuruma Park Cherry Blossom Festival

Third week of March to mid-April (2027 dates not yet announced)

Tsuruma Park in Nagoya's Showa Ward holds a cherry blossom festival around about 750 Somei Yoshino trees, with evening illumination, food trucks and a beer garden. The Aichi tourism site lists the 2026 festival from March 20 to April 12, with free park admission and illumination from 18:00 to 22:00. The festival's contact is the Nagoya City Greenery Center, and the 2027 dates have not been announced.

Access: Tsurumai Station (Subway Tsurumai Line Exit 4, or JR Chuo Main Line), a short walk from the park (minutes not stated)

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