Princess Festival

The Princess Festival (Japanese: ポケモンひなまつり Pokémon Girls' Festival) is a holiday celebrated annually throughout the Kanto region on March 3 (the date is not stated in the dub). It is the equivalent of the real-world Japanese holiday Hinamatsuri.

The festival

Like in the real world, it is traditional for girls to display a set of ornamental dolls representing the Heian period. It is commemorated by various events, activities, and sales geared towards women. During the Princess Festival, there are drastic discounts at stores and restaurants for women only.

The Princess Festival was featured in Princess vs. Princess. While visiting O-Hina Town, Misty and Jessie reminisced about past Princess Festivals and entered the annual Queen of the Princess Festival, a competition where the winner receives a special collection of Pokémon dolls.

Queen of the Princess Festival
Main article: Queen of the Princess Festival

The Queen of the Princess Festival is a girls-only competition that is the main attraction of the Princess Festival. It consists of a beauty pageant followed by a battle tournament.

In other languages
Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 娃娃節 Doll Festival
Danish Prinsessefestivalen
Finnish Prinsessajuhlat
French Fête des Princesses
German Prinzessinnenfest
Italian Giorno della Principessa
Polish Festiwal Księżniczki
Portuguese Festival da Princesa
Spanish Festival de la Princesa
Swedish Prinsessfestivalen



Anime-exclusive festivals and holidays
Multiregional Christmas • Johto Festival • Kid's Day
Kanto Aura Guardian Festival • Princess Festival • Summer Festival
Orange Archipelago Legend Festival
Johto Eclipse Festival • Mareep Festival • Parade of the Chinchou
Pokémon Exhibition • Pokémon Street Performer Festival
Pokémon Swap Meet • Sunflora Festival • Wobbuffet Festival
Hoenn Feather Carnival • May Festival • Millennium Festival
Sinnoh Pastoria Croagunk Festival • Twinleaf Festival
Unova Eindoak Harvest Festival • Kanto Fair
Subway Bosses' Stamp Rally • Wishing Bell Festival
Decolore Grand Harvest Festival
Kalos Camphrier Harvest Festival • Coumarine City Festival
Gadget Festival • Gourgeist Festival • Zapdos Festival
Alola Manalo Festival • Wela Fire Festival
Unknown Wind Festival
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