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 .

Like in the real world, it is traditional for girls to display a set of ornamental dolls representing the. 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, 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
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
Festival de la Princesa Giorno della Principessa