Princess Festival

The 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.

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

Animated series-exclusive festivals and holidays

Multiregional Christmas • Johto Festival • Kids Day • Summer Festival Kanto Aura Guardian Festival • Pokémon Flower Arrangement Princess Festival Orange Islands 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 • Sinnoh 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 Paldea Artazon Art Festival Unknown Wind Festival

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