Chichibu-yomatsuri (ChichibuNight festival)
is in December.
I have been to Chichibu shrine few times.
It is big and magnificent structure
related festival in Kyoto-gion-matsuri is below
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/mittchan_january/e/45c8de4e3dd5f651a7e0b32f6cf1678d