summer festival
A festival held in summer, often featuring yukata, food stalls, bon dancing, and fireworks. The term is widely understood and used in both casual and news contexts.
I watched fireworks at the local summer festival.
I plan to go to this year's summer festival wearing a yukata.
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news and common usage.
Kana-mixed spelling sometimes used for a softer or more approachable feel, especially in event names or casual contexts.
Abbreviated kanji form; may appear in older or compact contexts, but 夏祭り is strongly preferred.
Compound of 夏 (summer) and 祭り (festival). The reading is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings of each kanji.