List of Local Festivals Nationwide [2026]

NEXT NOTE FES is a music event from Sapporo that supports music and young wind ensemble members, whose opportunities to perform often become limited after retirement from their school clubs. Under the slogan “Don’t let ‘I want to do it’ end,” the first edition was held in February 2025. In 2026, it will take place at the Sapporo Convention Center Grand Hall, where professional musicians such as HAMBURGER BOYS and Hyoe Ebata (TRIPLANE) will perform together with local school wind ensembles and music clubs. The event will be held in March 2026.

Kawanishi Music Bar 2026 — A Bridge Between Sound and Food — is an event officially presented as a circuit festival that connects restaurants in Kawanishi, Hyogo, with music, and this will be its 7th edition. Venues include the outdoor stages on the south deck in front of Hankyu Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station and at Fujinoki Sankaku Hiroba, as well as participating eateries around Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station. Admission is free on a pay-what-you-wish (tip) basis, and the Kawanishi Station-front street live event “Otomachi” will be held simultaneously. The event will take place on March 15, 2026.