Nationwide Acoustic Festivals List [2026]
Here you’ll find acoustic festivals from all across Japan gathered in one place.
How about unwinding at a laid-back, grown-up festival?
You could even pick a festival based on the dates you’re free!
One of the great things about festivals is that they give you a reason to visit regions you don’t usually go to.
- September Music Festivals [2026]: A roundup of fall festivals, outdoor rock fests, and other music events
- October Music Festivals [2026]: A roundup of fall festivals, outdoor rock fests, and other music events
- Nationwide Camp-In Festivals [2026] Outdoor Festival List
- Music Festivals in May [2026]: Outdoor Festivals and Events Summary
- Summer Music Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- New Acoustic Camp | Music Festival / Event
- List of Local Festivals Nationwide [2026]
- Autumn Camping Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- November Music Festivals [2026]: A roundup of music events, including autumn festivals and outdoor rock festivals
- Autumn Music Festival to be held in Western Japan [2026]
- August Music Festivals [2026]: A roundup of summer festivals, outdoor rock fests, and other music events
- List of Rock Festivals Nationwide [2026]
- Autumn Music Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
Hyogo Prefecture
KOBE MELLOW CRUISETue 5/5 – Wed 5/6 Hyogo Prefecture
This is an urban music festival that has continually shared culture from the port city of Kobe. Under the banner “Culture sets sail for its next course,” it offers a captivating space where you can freely explore not only music, but also art, fashion, and food. In 2026, the venue will move from Meriken Park to GLION ARENA KOBE/TOTTEI PARK, taking place in the heart of the city where sea breezes meet an urban vibe. May 2026 marks the festival’s 5th anniversary—when a new voyage finally begins.

| Schedule | Tue, May 5, 2026 – Wed, May 6, 2026 |
| place | 2-1 Shinkocho, Chuo Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, GLION ARENA KOBE / TOTTEI PARK |
| Appearance | [5/5] Yuki Chiba / Kohjiya / LEX / AI / AK-69 / AZU / DADA / ENEL / G.B.C CAMP / guca owl / HARKA / IFE / Jin Dogg / Kaneee / lilbesh ramko / Pxrge Trxxxper / Tete / Watson / De-void* Hosted by kZm / kZm / KAGVYA [5/6] KEIJU / Kvi Baba / kZm / Dengaryu -Band Set- / FNCY (ZEN-LA-ROCK / G.RINA / Chinza DOPENESS) / GADORO / KM / luv / Manaka / MIKADO / Peanut-kun / Peterparker69 / Skaai -Band Set- / SKRYU / tofubeats / WILYWNKA / 3Li¥en / 7 / MaisonDe from HIMEJI / Shurkn Pap / Taiyoh lj / Neibiss |
| Website | https://kobe-mellow-cruise.com/ |
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Kobe Shinkaichi Music FestivalHyogo Prefecture, Sat 5/9–Sun 5/10
The Kobe Shinkaichi Music Festival is one of Kobe’s largest outdoor music festivals and will celebrate its 24th edition in 2026. The venues span Minatogawa Park and the Shinkaichi shopping district in Hyogo Ward, Kobe, where a rich variety of genres—rock, jazz, folk, brass, gospel, and more—resonate across distinctive stages such as shopping arcades, plazas, live houses, and the brick-built Minatogawa Tunnel. It’s a beloved early-summer tradition that brings the whole community together, inviting people of all ages to sing, dance, and enjoy. Scheduled for May 2026.
| Schedule | Sat–Sun, May 9–10, 2026 |
| place | Hyogo Prefecture, Kobe City, Hyogo Ward, around Minatogawa Park and the Shinkaichi Shopping Street (multiple stages) |
| Appearance | [5/9] [Main Stage] Risa Nakamura / Tairiku BAND / Ganseki / PINDON`z / umizora / Kyoto University Dark Blue New Sounds Orchestra / Slow’n Steady / Quncho with THE THIRD STONE BAND / Namimori Drops / Osaka Victory Choir / Modern Choki Chokies [Minatogawa Hall] Peeps Leafs / REVIVAL / THE CHOICE / Drinkin’ Wonders / Sugar Cry / Kansai Lodging Second-Years / The BoogieRockets / DREAMS CAN TRUE / Back and Tip / Gyarandou / Horumon King [Square] Tabula Rasa / Butterfly / Akawain / THE Nankuru Minaen / Yuunagi BLEND / Matsutaku / Hannibal Magdas & ERIKO / Ago-chan / Tatsuru & LINKSTONE / The Bigood! / Tsuki Tokage (Moon Lizard) / Nanchatte Blues Band [Art Plaza] Kokomi / Akiwo / Dolphin Club / Haruyo Kimura & Shingo Tsutsui / clocca / Ukulele Swing Trio / Aiken-ka (Pet Dog Section) / Rocktanz / Yumi Mizuno & Nobuyuki Funaoka Duo / Yuzuki Yuki / Kobe Higashimachi Machiai Gakudan / Cocodrilo [BIGMAN] Fairy Brass Band KOBE & KOBE CORY BAND / Funky Rabbits / Pan de Ring / OKJO / Kobe Gospel Choir Angels / Kotobuki Funk / Ikoma City Side Jazz Orchestra / JOETALK / KIKKA Ensemble / Sunfish 6-Horn Little Big Band + Manbo / Deisui Sisters Orchestra (Dead-Drunk Sisters Band) / Suga-bu [metro+] Michiyo Iwamoto / siv hav / Haidon / B.child / Utagane / Hakuryu / Acappella Group A(c) / Sunset Cocktail / Alegria / Samurai Quartet / Mr-Plumber [Minae-n Town] Amaranth / Southern Blood / WABISABI BOYS / can D alfa / MEG / The Nacometers / Super Ragtags / Takuya Hirai TRIO / Time flies / Kana Nishimura / Kongyoku 2nd / RY-U-SA ft. MasaLee / Morunekko / psk junkeys / Eggman / E.Hearts / MY HEART / Chelsea / Ukulele Toshi P / Narukan / Sarappy / Red Brothers / Rukka no Ashi / Hibino Tsuji / Getsudai / Yukino Tsuzuki / Mii & Naoto Kunieda / Kobe Sisters / Tsutomu Jii (Osamai?) / BtoC feat. Atsushi Kubota / Lele Enka Aichan / Esperanza / Pull-top Oyaji BAND / curious / The Firo [aiai] Lateefa / Kenichi Maezawa / toyo and Marco Pagot / Amashin / DEAR+BLUE Kaoru / Hagure Bossa / FUN JOVI [Marushin Market] SPICA / Large (L’arge) / SLOWHAND / Ako★Tora Tsuyoshi / YUKI & MAI / Mee Mee [Minatogawa Tunnel] Sho Fukute with Popurin / Yuko Kawashima / 461 Mont Blanc / amapola / Supreme Choux Creams / Ristorante♪Furukawa [5/10] [Main Stage] Toyonaka Dixieland Jazz Parade / The Jumble Jungle Big Band / Dirty & Poor / Kemono-ga-hara / Merci / Osaka University The New Wave Jazz Orchestra / Orange martini / Pink Ruby / Biso Yoshimura & BSB / jewel69s / Shun Kikuta Special Band / Mayo Katano / Yokoo BB [Minatogawa Hall] asano raincoat / Funky Workshop / xilinx. / Symmetric / SANA BEATS MONDAY MORNING / gvhpp project / Canary of 100 Bars / Hanis-Anika / Spacility / PINKY & COLORS / RUDE STOMPERS [Square] SHOW-LOWs / Suika (Iki-ka) / Sea Monkey / Keiko Kanda / Kisetsu*FU / THE CABE$ / Yui / MEI Club / Shinnosuke Kamikawa / Utatane Quartet / Haji & Tooru’s Blues / fruFRU acoustic band [Art Plaza] GLASS HAT / SENtoROI / Shibusawa Merumo / GYPSY VAGABONZ / Manma G / Routine / Hanjuku BLOOD / Bantan Brothers / Poet Manjiro with Nori / ERiKA⁺ / Sanshain / Kukuru [BIGMAN] Minato Winds / Naniwa Elephant & Tiger / Smiles Brass Ensemble / Soul of Surprise / Osaka Chaka Khan Selection / @tempo / Funkyou! Department Store / With Wish / Annamed JAZZ Orchestra / First Kiss / Andy & his FireCrackers / Sabomyur~u [metro+] Ramen Baba / Yuya Asanari / Chant Chant / KONISHIMIZU / Usagiya / Whistle jam / flapmole / Curious & Capricious / Swing Set / FAITH BAND [Minae-n Town] The Short Breads / Carpaccios / BAU▲CLUB / Spy no Jaiko / TAKUMA with TEN-4 / Ju-ice / YAMADA BAND / Trinity / Ashigaru Youth / Naoko / Koh / Miyu-Do-Ra-Sawa / soranaka kibunn / Tattocom / Bito Yuri / SUPYPOD / Kaika Gakuon-za / Yankurunaisa / Bombe Hiroshi / THE Double Punch / Injera / KishiTomo / Mikeneko Meiju / Jecco. / Trip Harmony / ESPOIR / Keiko Fuji Legend Triad / Elepin / Motomachi Romance / Soleil / Ai @ Vanilla Ice / AiSeiKen / Yuki / Miyukito / DEJAVU [aiai] Miho Nagae / Nanosh / ORI×AI / Mille-feuille / Pino / Erika Fujii & Akitomo Araki / Superfunny [Higashiyama Shopping Street] JAZZ Session [Marushin Market] CP Girls / Uta-ne Biyori / StrawberryMoon / Shinya Onishi / Sanpogatera / Takai-chan |
| Website | https://ongakusai.shinkaichi.or.jp/ |
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Ehime Prefecture
FABRIC SOUND in TOWEL MUSEUMEhime Prefecture, Sat 5/23–Sun 5/24
A chill festival where you lay towels on the lawn of the Towel Museum and enjoy music while relaxing as you like. With the concepts of “Fabric” and “Sound,” it weaves a one-day-only space where rhythms, reverberations, ambient noises, and human voices overlap—just like threads layering into a single piece of cloth. The venue is the Towel Museum Garden in Imabari, Ehime. Featuring artists such as Michael Kaneko, Tavito Nanao, and kojikoji, this new outdoor music festival will be held in May 2026.
| Schedule | Saturday–Sunday, May 23–24, 2026 |
| place | Towel Museum Garden, 2930 Asakura Kamikō, Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture |
| Appearance | [5/23] Michael Kaneko / Hana Hope / Tavito Nanao / CENT/Chitti (CENT CHIHIRO CHITTI) / ROTH BART BARON (SOLO) [5/24] kojikoji / Chippoke Ohashi / Sarasa / Huwie Ishizaki |
| Website | https://www.towelmuseum.com/fabricsound/ |
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Kochi Prefecture
Kochi Street La La La Music FestivalSun, 9/20, Kochi Prefecture
| Schedule | Sunday, September 20, 2026 |
| place | Kochi Prefecture, Kochi City |
| Website | https://kc-lalala.com |
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Past events
GREEN FESTIVALSat., 4/25 Mie Prefecture
The Green Festival is a local festival held every spring at Midori no Kaze Park in Hisai, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture. Under the slogan “A new seasonal tradition for our town, created by everyone,” it features three main pillars: a local market, acoustic live performances, and the Candle Night “One Thought, One Light,” illuminated by 5,000 candles. In the past, artists like bird and Ann Sally have performed. In 2026, with guests including nobodyknows+, it will be held on April 25.
| Schedule | Saturday, April 25, 2026 |
| place | Midori no Kaze Park, 1017-9 Hisai Shimmachi, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture |
| Appearance | nobodyknows+ / Captain Bruce / Jun Renon / Ryugo / KidsJazz Mai Hyakumoto / Casa Slim / Luakaha Hula Studio / Mighty Girls / Shiny Star 27 / Eisa Hakusan Wajin / Dance One. |
| Website | https://greenfes.org/gf2026.html |
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Motosumiyoshi Music FestivalKanagawa Prefecture on Saturday, 4/25
| Schedule | Saturday, April 25, 2026 |
| place | Kawasaki City International Exchange Center Hall, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Website | https://www.ongakunomachi.jp/event/36360/ |
Acoustic FestivalSunday, 4/19, Hyogo Prefecture
| Schedule | Sunday, April 19, 2026 |
| place | Hyogo Prefecture Kobe City VARIT. / Kobe Kitano Nosta 3F Stella Hall (Former Kitano Elementary School Auditorium) / Toa Hall / The Royal Park Canvas Kobe Sannomiya “CANVAS Lounge” / Ageha Base / Kobe Chicken George / Club Gekkaisei / live music club PADOMA / KOBE BLUEPORT / MUSIC ZOO KOBE Taiyo to Tora / Ikuta Shrine |
| Website | https://acoustic-festival.jp/ |
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