List of indie festivals nationwide [2026]
There are countless music festivals across Japan, but this time we’ve gathered indie-focused festivals from all over the country! These fests are packed with up-and-coming, buzzworthy artists who are poised to break through.
Be sure to check them out.
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Gunma Prefecture
Street live in Takasaki, everywhere you lookSun, 5/10 – Gunma Prefecture
This is a citizen-participation event symbolizing “Takasaki, the City of Music,” co-hosted by the City of Takasaki and the Takasaki Otomachi Project. Around 20 genre-specific live spots will be set up around Takasaki Station, and more than 150 musical acts from within and outside the prefecture will perform simultaneously—one of the largest scales in Northern Kanto. A wide array of music, including pop, rock, jazz, folklore, traditional Japanese music, and a cappella, will fill the streets, with the event scheduled for May 2026.
| Schedule | Sunday, May 10, 2026 |
| place | Around Takasaki Station, Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture (multiple venues, about 20 locations) |
| Appearance | KiiYama Shoten / Itoshi no Ellies / KIE Anderson / GOODMOON / From A / Toru Noda / Classico / EXPG STUDIO OMIYA / H!☆7 / Oto. / Kuma Momoko / I-con / Zunda Akane / JOYFUL PAIR / Rintaro Araki / Gakudan Yonin / Nijiiro no Miju / juri / MOMO & TOMOMI / Baishokai / Takeo Real & Takasaki City Band / Jiguro Kyosuke / BOØGY / Ugokids no Yukaina Nakama / Ryu-RYU- / Sayaka / GoluOlu / e-group + Eiko Tomizawa / skaal / Neko to Shimaaji / West Nest Duck / Occhan On / one more note / Stray☆Boys / Ryokei / Yota Noike / resound / SHIZUKU / Yoko Natsukawa / Gita Papa / February Blue / GON / Okamoto & Watanabe / Glass Beads / S&B / Kazahaya Mari / Bagpiper Onoichi / Chiku Aji / Ame nochi Neko / Miyabi Nakano / Jikijiki / Shin Yoshino / Ah! Wataru Tejima and Sound Bravo / RISE collective sol. / UN-STELLA / Sukiyaki / HoSoVoSo / Alacartet / Shion Ai / Brother’s / OUTRIGGER / Chestnut / Dixie Alla Creators / Synvia Realm / POSTMAN / Ichiko Kitai / Piflu / Wind of the Andes / CatMojo / Omokage / Real / Fractal Sign / Light & Shadow / JION / Okinawa Uta Sanshin Urizun / Stella Spica / Charmo / FOREST / JFact / Usoo-800 / Sasaken Band / Earth Berry / The Birds / Team Kagohara / SPLASH / BTB / Negi Page and the Ayamachi Club / Shichifukujin / Brass Five / Kena hamo / KAME Jiima / Hachauru / Anpan / Shiraho & Tokatoka / Niwaka Kenbunroku / m7♭5 / Tochiotome / Fairies 2/3 / Chika Sawada / Karakkaze / bevvy sponge / FOCUS / Hama-chan & Hug☆-san / UN-ROUTE / Haru Mads / Saint Lead / One hundredS / Lunatic Mode / SPAMACO / Midorimushi / Hikigatari Robin / Kyasai Masashi / Carpediemy / Yukiko & Soncho / Yotsumebishi Satomi / Honey Trap / Ruribitaki / Está muy bonita☆ / Diffuse / TaMa / Nicolina / Nihon Buyo Shokage-ryu / Toshi Ichikawa / Smile / Akane Kayama / Rirakirano / Fushida Trio / Usagi Uno Hana / The Heretics / Toru Natsukiba / UKULELE ATSUSY / Ano Koro no Emotional / SugarLand / Himajin / Spiky Ball / MIYARΦCKBAND / Assort Beat / NYANPLEX / Larasati / Momoiro P Progressive / ROXY / ROLL’s / BOØWY SESSIONS / Y. YAZAWA / Back Nansa / Metaboy / Toramai-shi / HANASAQI MUSIC / Dixie Queens / Rare Unity Jazz Ensemble / Fujiharuka! / Unicolde / take me to the seven / Umineko-ya / Mizuki Fujisawa / The Quintones / Nikaikara Metsubushi / Kaminamienoki Bunko / Merrily morny / Hayashi / Namida-iro Playlist / Chronos / Croissant / Big Wave / Dressing / Pokemon Band / Pain au chocolat / VoxerPants / ApriCot / Grupo Cruz del Sur / Fruits Line / Cross of Red / Nanmoku Mountain Dew / Herkale / FUJICO Project / JAM JUNCTION / Los Andes / Creative Ryukokai BREATH, Guntensho, Kokoro |
| Website | https://takasaki-dokokashi.com/ |
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Ishikawa Prefecture
Hyakumangoku Music Festival ~Million Rock Festival~Sat 6/6 – Sun 6/7, Ishikawa Prefecture
| Schedule | Sat, Jun 6–Sun, Jun 7, 2026 |
| place | Ishikawa Prefecture, Kanazawa City, Industrial Exhibition Hall |
| Website | http://www.millionrock.com |
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Niigata Prefecture
FUJI ROCK FESTIVALNiigata Prefecture, Fri 7/24–Sun 7/26
| Schedule | Fri, Jul 24–Sun, Jul 26, 2026 |
| place | Naeba Ski Resort, Yuzawa Town, Minamiuonuma District, Niigata Prefecture |
| Appearance | [7/24] The xx / ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION / Hi-STANDARD / Turnstile / Arlo Parks / HYUKOH / Lettuce / Altın Gün / Chappo / Kimyō Reitarō BAND / KOTORI / My Hair is Bad / OGRE YOU ASSHOLE / Snail Mail / Son Rompe Pera / Sorry / TESTSET / Tinariwen / w.o.d. / Wata Igarashi / Yo-Sea / and more / [7/25] Khruangbin / Fujii Kaze / Tomora / Basement Jaxx / BADBADNOTGOOD / Sunny Day Service / XG / The Beths / Bialystocks / Bohemian Betyars / Brandy Senki / cero / IO / Kokoroko / Kroi / La Lom / OAU / Quadeca / Riddim Saunter / Satoko Shibata (Band Set) / SIX LOUNGE / Toreno / Yuuf / and more / [7/26] Massive Attack / Susumu Hirasawa + KAIKODO / Mitski / Mogwai / American Football / never young beach / Tempalay / Aooo / Kenichi Asai / The Brakes / the cabs / Donovan Frankenreiter / Friko / GoGo Penguin / GRAPEVINE / Dai Hirai / noon / Japanese Breakfast / Plini / Raisan / Sofía Isella / Tal Fry / and more |
| Website | http://www.fujirockfestival.com |
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Yamanashi Prefecture
GIANT LOOP FES.Saturday, 6/20, Yamanashi Prefecture
| Schedule | Saturday, June 20, 2026 |
| place | Maizuru Castle Park, Koshu City, Yamanashi Prefecture |
| Website | https://giantloopfes.net/ |
Nagano Prefecture
Yakirainiku Rock FestNagano Prefecture, Sat 7/18–Sun 7/19
| Schedule | Saturday–Sunday, July 18–19, 2026 |
| place | Nosokoyama Forest Park, 3840 Kamisato Kuroda, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture |
| Website | https://yakifes.jp/ |
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Aichi Prefecture
GRAND SLAMMay 2 (Sat) – 5 (Tue), Aichi Prefecture
“GRAND SLAM” is an urban circuit festival held over four days during Golden Week across Diamond Hall and SPADE BOX in Shinsakae, Nagoya. The name—evoking a bases-loaded home run in baseball and the four majors in tennis and golf—reflects a commitment to a schedule with no overlaps, allowing audiences to see every performer. Presented by Sunday Folk Promotion, it will take place in May 2026. For the first time, all-day passes and U-22 tickets will be offered, opening up the music experience to younger generations.
| Schedule | Saturday, May 2, 2026 – Tuesday, May 5, 2026 |
| place | Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya City, Naka Ward, Shinsakae 2-1-9, Unryu FLEX Building West Wing (Diamond Hall / SPADE BOX) |
| Appearance | [5/2] Junk / Conton Candy / the shes gone / the paddles / Ciely / 3markets[ ] / Second Packer / TRACK15 / Hunched Navy Saison / moon drop / yutori [5/3] omeme tenten / Saba Sister / Sunny Girl / SHE’S / Chakra / Parkers / HINONABE / berry meet / PompadollS / Rasonble / reGretGirl [5/4] Earthists. / Uchikubi Gokumon Doukoukai / Kazuki Yamamori / COPES / The Empty / Su-Xing-Cyu / SPARK!!SOUND!!SHOW!! / Psychic Warrior Durian / Deluxe × Deluxe / Backdrop Cinderella / Bush Bullpot [5/5] Ivy to Fraudulent Game / ammo / Arakezuri / osage / Orange Spiny Club / KOTORI / Neguse. / Village Man’s Store / Broken my toybox / Bontsuku Beer / mi-minor |
| Website | https://sundayfolk.wixsite.com/grandslam-nagoya |
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Sakae Minami Music FestivalSat 5/9–Sun 5/10, Aichi Prefecture
The Sakae Minami Music Festival is an urban music festival that connects the city and music, launched in 2007 with 13 venues in the Sakae area of Nagoya and around 100 participating indie artists. The venues have expanded across multiple live houses centered on Sakae Minami in Naka Ward, Nagoya, and the festival also ties in with the Minami-Otsu-dori pedestrian paradise to help revitalize the city. With a mission to send artists “from Sakae Minami” out into the world, the festival has featured a total of over 4,100 acts to date. It will be held in May 2026.
| Schedule | Sat–Sun, May 9–10, 2026 |
| place | Sakae area, Naka Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture (multiple live music venues) |
| Appearance | Koichi Nakamura + Yutaka Sugita (JAYWALK) / Nakano-kun of Sampraza & Pappara Kawai / Hanako Oku / Ryota Kaizo / Ban Ban Bazar / Motoyoshi Hosotsubo / Ashigaru Youth / Shinya Okumura / GOOD BYE APRIL / Eri Ogawa / Vajissa / and about 290 acts |
| Website | https://sakaeminami-ongakusai.com/ |
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