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This page introduces major events of Hiroshima City from Jan. 2012 to Dec. 2012.
| Event | Outline | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Fair in Spring | The various events such as flower fair, plant fair, and gardening workshop will be held. | Fri. Apr. 13-Sun. Apr. 22 | Central Park |
| Hiroshima Flower Festival | This is the major event during Golden Week alive with flower, green and music. | Thu. May 03-Sat. May 05 | Peace Boulevard (Heiwa Odori), Peace Memorial Park |
| Kagura contest in west Hiroshima | Kagura teams act in the west Hiroshima will perform exciting dances. | Sun. May 13 | Saeki Ward Sports Center Yuki gym |
| Daimonji Festival | With Takamatsuyama standing in the background, a bonfire in the Chinese character "Dai" will appear in early summer night sky. | Sat. May 26-Sun. May 27 | Stretch of Takamatsuyama (Kabe-cho, Asakita Ward) |
| Toukasan Festival | It's proud of more than 380 years history. People in Hiroshima are supposed to begin wearing their yukata from this day on. This festival is famous for marking the coming of summer. Streets lined with numerous stalls will be crowded with people wearing yukata. | Fri. Jun. 01-Sun. Jun. 03 | Enryuji Temple (Mikawa-cho, Naka Ward), All along the Chuo-dori Ave. |
| Yukata Festival | This is the participatory summer festival. The key word is "Walk in yukata, dance in yukata, play in yukata" . | Fri. Jun. 01-Sun. Jun. 03 | Central Hiroshima City including Chuo-dori Ave. |
| Firefly festival in Yuki Hot Spring | In Yuki Hot Spring neighborhood and in some parts of the town, firefly such as Luciola Cruciata, Luciola Lateralis, and rare species Hot aria Parvula can be seen from the middle of the June to the middle of the July. Please enjoy mystery of nature and fantastic firefly show. | To be announced | Yuki Hot Spring hotel district, Nishi Kominkan (Yuki-cho, Saeki Ward) |
| Fireworks Display at Hiroshima Port | About 10,000 fireworks such as bottle rockets and water fireworks will color night sky beautifully. | Sat. Jul. 28 | Hiroshima Port 10,000 ton class berth |
| Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony | It is held in the Peace Memorial Park, to comfort the souls of the many victims of the A-bomb and to pray for lasting world peace. | Sat. Aug. 06 | Peace Memorial Park |
| Lantern Floating Ceremony | Some 10,000 colorful lanterns bearing prayerful words for peace will be floated in the rivers in Hiroshima city including Motoyasugawa-river. | Sat. Aug. 06 | Motoyasu-gawa River etc. |
| The 14th Hiroshima International Animation Festival | This is a comprehensive animation festival, featuring competition programs to choose the Grand Prix and other prizes out of many latest animation shorts submitted from around the world. The festival also offers many special programs including retrospectives of masters and talented filmmakers, as well as seminars, symposiums, workshops, exhibitions, and educational film market, etc. | Thu. Aug. 23 - Mon. Aug. 27 | Aster Plaza |
| Green Fair in Fall | The various events such as flower fair, plant fair, gardening workshop, concert in the greenhouse, and forest experience zone will be held. | The beginning of Oct. | The Hiroshima Botanical Garden |
| Hiroshima Castle Chrysanthemum Exhibition | Some 2,000 pots of chrysanthemum flowers of different blossom types are on display, including those planted in a special flowerbed 10 meters in diameter. The chrysanthemum flowers will also be sold in this Exhibition. | Late Oct. - The middle of Nov | Hiroshima Castle Second Compound, Third Compound |
| Hiroshima Dreamination | The downtown area in Hiroshima city will be decorated with various colored lights. Hiroshima Dreamination will light up the winter nights of Hiroshima with warm illumination. | The middle of Nov. - The beginning of Jan. | Central Hiroshima City |
| Ebisuko Festival | People including merchant families pray for prosperity in their business and worship Ebisu (god of merchant).The sales campaign will also be held. | Sun. Nov. 18-Tue. Nov. 20 | Ebisu Shrine and neighboring shopping street(Hondori Shopping Street, and Ebisu-cho Shopping Street) |
