List of Jazz Festivals and Jazz Streets Across Japan [2026]
Jazz festivals and jazz street events held around the country are packed with the unique atmosphere and charm of each locale.
From jazz streets that take place simultaneously at multiple venues across a city to seaside and mountain stages where you can enjoy music alongside nature, the variety is endless.
Doesn’t just thinking, “Where should I go this year?” make you excited? In this article, we’ll introduce a wide range of jazz festivals from different regions.
The scale and vibe vary widely, so find the events that catch your interest.
- List of Jazz Festivals in the Kanto Region [2026]
- Jazz Festivals in Eastern Japan [2026] JAZZ Street List
- West Japan Jazz Festivals [2026] JAZZ Street List
- Tokai Jazz Festival List [2026]
- Kansai Jazz Festival List [2026]
- List of Jazz Festivals in Hokuriku and Koshinetsu [2026]
- List of Jazz Festivals in Chugoku and Shikoku [2026]
- List of Free-Admission Festivals Nationwide [2026]
- List of Jazz Festivals in Kyushu and Okinawa [2026]
- List of Local Festivals Nationwide [2026]
- Tokyo Music Festivals [2026]: Outdoor Festivals and Events Summary
- Nagano Music Festivals [2026] Outdoor Festivals and Events Roundup
- Tokyo Jazz Festival | Music Festival & Events
Tokyo Metropolis
BONIN ISLNAD JAZZFri 11/13 – Wed 11/18, Tokyo Metropolis
| Schedule | November 13 (Fri)–18 (Wed), 2026 |
| place | Ogasayama Park Festival Plaza, Ogasawara Village, Tokyo |
| Website | https://www.boninislandjazz.com/ |
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Ibaraki Prefecture
Toride Jazz FestivalMay 2 (Sat)–3 (Sun), Ibaraki Prefecture
The “Toriide Jazz Festival” is a community-focused jazz event hosted by Toride City in Ibaraki Prefecture and the Toride City Cultural Foundation. Structured in two parts—a free amateur stage in May and a paid professional performance in October—the festival’s outdoor special stage at the Civic Hall will feature a diverse lineup of 16 groups, including a citizen big band, school wind ensembles, and music college bands. With food stalls and kitchen cars lining the venue, this regional music festival will fill the Civic Hall with sound and lively energy in May 2026.
| Schedule | Sat, May 2–Sun, May 3, 2026 |
| place | Ibaraki Prefecture, Toride City, Higashi 6-3-1, Toride Civic Hall, Outdoor Special Stage |
| Appearance | [5/2] Toride First Junior High School Wind Ensemble / Toride Second Junior High School Wind Ensemble / Ozaki Sax Ensemble / Alumni / Jazz Backbeats / Bari Bari Bari Tuba / Mori Music School / Toride Shoyo High School & Toride Symphony Wind Ensemble [5/3] Ryugasaki First High School Wind Ensemble / Lueur Wind Orchestra / The Jazz Drunkers / Ani Jazz Lab / Tama Quartet / Mono Lounge / Kingfishers Jazz Orchestra / NEWTIDE JAZZ ORCHESTRA |
| Website | https://www.city.toride.ibaraki.jp/art/bunkakatsudo/bunkagejutsu/oshirase/jazz07p1.html |
LuckyFesSat 8/8–Tue 8/11, Ibaraki Prefecture
| Schedule | Sat, Aug 8, 2026 – Tue, Aug 11, 2026 |
| place | Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Hitachi Seaside Park (National Government Park) |
| Appearance | [8/8] Nanase Aikawa / Huwie Ishizaki / Uchikubi Gokumon Doukoukai / AKB48 / Kishidan / Kyary Pamyu Pamyu / Klang Ruler / Golden Bomber / Shinako / SWEET STEADY / Chonōryoku Senshi Dorian (Supernatural Power Warrior Dorian) / Novelbright / FRUITS ZIPPER / and more / [8/9] Haruna Aoki / CANDY TUNE / CUTIE STREET / Takane no Nadeshiko / Ai Tomioka / NiziU / Phantom Theta / BABYMETAL / Polkadot Stingray / MyGO!!!!! / MORE STAR / Liella! / RAISE A SUILEN / and more / [8/10] Aile The Shota / ANGERME / Iginari Tohoku-san / Masayoshi Oishi / Kaori Kishitani / CLAN QUEEN / Chevon / Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku / Airi Suzuki / Chogakusei / Tsubaki Factory / TOOBOE / NELKE / NOMELON NOLEMON / FLOW / muque / Mega Shinnosuke / “Yuika” / and more / [8/11] ALI / Maki Ooguro / GADORO / THE BACK HORN / Wednesday Campanella / t-Ace / Dragon Ash / Noshishi / Novel Core / Harami-chan / Broken my toybox / MAN WITH A MISSION / MONKEY MAJIK / yama / Retroliron / and more |
| Website | https://luckyfes.com/ |
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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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Toyama Prefecture
UO!JAZZSat, 8/8, Toyama Prefecture
| Schedule | Saturday, August 8, 2026 |
| place | Uozu Mirage Station by the Sea, Toyama Prefecture |
| Website | https://uo-jazz.jp/ |
Ishikawa Prefecture
Gargantua Music FestivalIshikawa Prefecture, Tue 4/28–Tue 5/5
The Gargantua Music Festival is a celebration that fills all of Kanazawa with classical music during Golden Week. Centered on the Ishikawa Ongakudo (Ishikawa Prefectural Music Hall), performances unfold across a variety of venues from concert halls to open squares, featuring collaborations with traditional performing arts and initiatives for citizen participation. In addition to full-scale performances by top orchestras and soloists, the festival offers entertainment-rich programs that can be enjoyed by both children and adults. In 2026, under the theme “The Top 10 Composers You Choose: A Decade of Musical Journeys in Hokuriku–Kanazawa,” it will be held from April through May.
| Schedule | Tuesday, April 28, 2026 – Tuesday, May 5, 2026 |
| place | Ishikawa Prefecture, Kanazawa City, 20-1 Showa-machi, Ishikawa Prefectural Music Hall and Kanazawa City Art Hall, around Kanazawa Station |
| Appearance | Yuko Amanuma / Arist Sham / Anke Schwabe / Shinichiro Ikebe / Kumi Ishikawa / Yuka Ishimaru / Kento Ito / Akio Ueki / Chie Ehara / Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa / Naoto Otomo / Yuka Ohno / Yasuji Ohagi / Kanna Ogawa / Mino Kabasawa / Giedrė Dirvanauskaitė / Erika Kiko / Naoki Kitajima / Karen Kitamura / Gidon Kremer / Yoshihisa Kihara / Ayako Kimura / Eiko Kumagai / Toshiki Kurihara / Megumi Kurose / K BALLET STUDIO / Georgijs Osokins / Eiko Koizumi / Cocomi / Hayato Kodama / Chosei Komatsu / Kornilios Mihalidis / Yohei Kondo / Masamasaru Sakaguchi / Tomoki Sakata / Taiku Mito / Shunpei Shirakawa / Manashi Shiratama / Sing Gospel Unity Choir / Dairo Suga / Jurika Takeda / Rikino Takeda / Mutsuko Tajima / Min Tanaka / Hirokazu Taniguchi / Mutsumi Taniguchi / Shogo Tsukada / Mai Tsugumi / Rieko Tsuno / DiVa / Naoko Terai / Takuma Terashima / Miyu Teramatsu / Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mai Tosya / Sho Tomita / Akiko Tomihira / Takashi Niigaki / Niu Niu / Ryusuke Numajiri / Mona Hattori / Haruki / Yoshiko Hannya / Kana Hirano / Junichi Hirokami / Keita Matsui / Matija Meic / Michael Balke / Akira Miyagawa / Naoki Miyazato / Dai Miyata / Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz Orchestra (Munich) / Yukari Yamada / Yukiko Yamamoto / Abigail Young / Lucian Kraznets / Réka Kristóf / LEO / Emi Wakui |
| Website | https://www.gargan.jp/ |
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Niigata Prefecture
Yahiko Jazz FestaSun, 9/27 Niigata Prefecture
| Schedule | Sunday, September 27, 2026 |
| place | Niigata Prefecture, Nishikanbara District, Yahiko Village, Yahiko Onsen town (multiple venues) |
| Appearance | SWAMP GYPSY CARAVAN / Niigata Jazz Study Group / LIQUID PARKS / Natalie Ishida & Kumiko Enomoto with FRIENDS / Shegansa / Yuko Tamura Wa-Jazz Band / Tango Echigorian / JAZZ TONE / Joni Masa + Dr. Oguro / Jumpei Yamane Trio / Yuichi Sato Trio & Naomi Yoshikawa / Mayumi Gondo & JAZZ DIGGERS / Howan’s / Minagawa Yamagishi / Mutsumi Yoshida & Jun Inoue feat. Yasuhiko Abe / Bossa Cordeon / LALALA BLESSING NIIGATA / Daisy / JUST FINE DAY! / Natalie Ishida with FRIENDS / Harmonia / sweet swing / Naoko Watanabe & Kimiko Ebi DUO / CHIAKI KLEIN / HANANO TRIO / Gakuchan (Manabu Ota) / Yahiko Junior High School Brass Band / Kanade Ikegaya / YAHIKO “Usagi” Jazz Band / Hanatsuzumi (hanako) / Nakanokuchi Jr. Brass with OAP’s / GRIP |
| Website | https://yahikojazz.jp/ |
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