SBI MUSIC CIRCUS HOKKAIDO is a new chapter for the urban music festival that began in Kobe in 2014 and expanded to Osaka and Fukuoka, making its Hokkaido debut in 2026. The venue is Daiwa House Premist Dome Sapporo. PART 1, starting in the evening, will feature live performances by artists across a wide range of genres centered on pop, and PART 2 will transform the dome into a one-night-only mega nightclub late into the night. Scheduled for September 2026.

The tequila brand “Cuervo” is curating a Margarita Fiesta. In 2026, it will be held in collaboration with the outdoor music party from LA, “The Do-Over TOKYO,” bringing together guest DJs from overseas and Japan at Taiyo no Hiroba in Odaiba’s Shiokaze Park. Known for its secret, unannounced mystery guests, the event heralds the start of summer with a wide spectrum of sounds—from hip-hop and funk to disco and house—set against the open, breezy waterfront. Scheduled for June 2026.

Transcendence is an outdoor electronic music festival held in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture, celebrating its fifth edition in 2026. The venue is Chōja no Mori, a forest spread across a plateau in Kitaaiki Village, Minamisaku District, where you can immerse yourself in music while enjoying auto camping and campfires. A total of 12 acts—DJs and sound systems invited from Japan and abroad—will gather for three days defined by the intersection of fresh impulses and mature aesthetics. The festival will take place in May 2026.