List of Local Festivals Nationwide [2026]

The 1000-Person ROCK FES held in Gunma Prefecture is a participatory rock festival! It’s an event where they recruit people to perform together on the day and have a session with 1,000 participants. The sense of freedom of playing outdoors with such a large group must be truly special. It’s the kind of fun event that seems obvious but is surprisingly rare! Each year, set pieces are announced, and anyone who applies can join the performance, so if you’ve ever wanted to play music with a big crowd, be sure to sign up!

TEENS ROCK is a national band competition that any active high school student can enter as an amateur. It’s held to provide a place where young people can pursue their dreams, nurturing them with the ultimate goal of performing at ROCK IN JAPAN FES. High school students take the lead not only in planning and operations but also in running the event on the day, making it a valuable opportunity to gain experience for their future in society. It really makes you want to cheer for both the performers and the staff. Don’t miss the serious performances by those who have made it through the selection process from all over the country.

This festival is being held out of the organizer ADAM at’s desire to spread instrumental music further and to let more people know about Hamamatsu, the “city of instruments” that thrives on the musical instrument industry. An instrumental music festival is pretty rare, isn’t it? Why not take this opportunity to check it out?