Summer Festival Tour

The Summer Festival Tour was the twenty-fifth tour of Mario Kart Tour, which began on August 26, 2020 and ended on September 8, 2020. Reflecting its theme, the tour introduced a variant of Daisy in a yukata outfit and saw the return of Tokyo Blur's setting with a new layout, as well as the return of Tokyo Blur and Tokyo Blur 2. It was the first tour since the Baby Rosalina Tour to feature a course from a real-life location as well as the first tour overall to see the return of past real-life location tracks. The menu's background featured, the , and as landmarks for this tour.

Signature kart sets
In every cup, the driver which the cup is themed about is raised a tier on each track, making them a three- or two-item driver on that course. Up until the Ice Tour, a kart and a glider were also given a bonus for each race in the cup.

Rewards
Gold cells indicate rewards exclusive to Gold Pass members.

Initial pipe appearance rates
In the Summer Festival Tour, the B Dasher Pipe held 30 items instead of 100 items and contained these items:

The amounts of various items were changed only for Summer Festival Pipe 2:

In the Summer Festival Tour, the All-Clear Pipe held all regular High-End items, but only shot out one item at random and could contain any of these items:

Event Shop
The limited-time event where event tokens appeared lasted from September 1, 2020 to September 8, 2020. However, the shop was available for two more days until September 10, 2020 for players to spend any already collected event tokens.

Profiles

 * Mario Kart Tour Twitter:
 * "The Pirate Tour is wrapping up in blue. Starting Aug. 25, 11 PM PT, you can return to Tokyo for the Summer Festival Tour! What's hotter—the weather or the competition?"
 * "It's time for the Summer Festival Tour! Return to the sizzling streets of Tokyo for some sunny fun. Blaze new paths in the Tokyo Blur course, but don't overheat!"
 * "The B Dasher Pipe is available from Aug. 29, 11 PM PT, to Sept. 3, 10:59 PM PT. The Black Kabuki Dasher makes its debut alongside a lineup of High-End karts from the B Dasher family!"
 * "Mario (Hakama), Peach (Kimono), and more are back in part 2 of the Summer Festival Tour. They're here to lighten the mood in Tokyo and beyond!"
 * "The Summer Festival Tour is almost over. Thanks for racing! Next up in blue is the Super Mario Kart Tour!"

Trivia

 * This was the third tour in which the Vs. Mega (opponent) challenge did not appear in the final cup of the tour, the first two being the Tokyo Tour and the Peach Tour.
 * This was the first time a course based on a real-life location did not have its R/T variation introduced at the same time as the other three variations.