Kasuga-matsuri Festival, a reisai (regular festival) of Kasuga-taisha Shrine, was one of the sanchokusai (three great festivals designated by the Imperial Court) along with Kamo-jinja Shrine's Aoi-Matsuri Festival and Iwashimizu Hachiman-gu Shrine's Iwashimizu-Sai Festival.
当社の例祭である春日祭は、賀茂神社の葵祭、石清水八幡宮の石清水祭とともに三勅祭の一つとされる。