Music festivals in eastern Japan held during Golden Week [2026]
Have you already decided on your plans for Golden Week?
There are various events happening all over, but here we’ll give you an overview of music festivals taking place in eastern Japan during Golden Week.
If you haven’t made plans yet, be sure to use this as a reference!
- [GW] Music Festivals Held During Golden Week [2026] — List of Rock and Outdoor Festivals
- Music Festivals in May [2026]: Outdoor Festivals and Events Summary
- List of Rock Festivals in May [2026]
- Spring Music Festival in Eastern Japan [2026]
- Chiba Festival Calendar [2026]: A Roundup of Music Festivals and Outdoor Events
- Music festival in Western Japan held during Golden Week [2026]
- Complete Guide to Spring Festivals in the Kanto Region! Introducing Featured Artists and Venue Information [2026]
- Tokyo Music Festivals [2026]: Outdoor Festivals and Events Summary
- Summer Music Festival Held in Eastern Japan [2026]
- List of Rock Festivals in the Kanto Region [2026]
- April Music Festivals [2026]: A roundup of spring festivals, outdoor rock fests, and other music events
- Spring Music Festival Schedule Overview [2026]
- Spring music festival to be held in western Japan [2026]
May
Men Fes UtsunomiyaTochigi Prefecture, Sat 5/2–Sun 5/3
| Schedule | Sat, May 2–Sun, May 3, 2026 |
| place | Miyamirai Light Hill, 1-1 Miyamirai, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture |
SAPPORO PARCO ROOFTOP LIVEHokkaido, Sat 5/2 – Wed 5/6
A city-style festival jointly produced by TOWER RECORDS, Shimamura Music, and PLANT, held right in the heart of Sapporo’s Odori. Set on the special rooftop stage of Sapporo PARCO, your wristband lets you move freely throughout the venue. One of its appeals is that you can enjoy live performances in an open-air setting with a drink in hand, while taking breaks for shopping or dining at the in-house restaurants. In 2026, it will be held over five days during the Golden Week holiday in May.
| Schedule | Sat, May 2–Wed, May 6, 2026 |
| place | Rooftop, Sapporo PARCO, 3-3 Minami 1-jo Nishi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido |
| Appearance | [5/2] addio / Wet Pillowz / NeO’s / 4 Urban Squad / Lazy Rookies / Kaguya [5/3] Kitty Ponka–Tipanya / Afro BABY / Juvenile / The North Fiddich / Bag Closer / PER3°# [5/4] Kechako / Yoshizawa Yoshizawa / 7code. / niCo etc. [5/5] Blowsy Beauty Girl / Nxsee’s / A.I.D / Sunny Mustard / Corny Peace / Saponica [5/6] Moonlight Green / Rabbit Horn’s / moonlit / Free Pink Sky / Skyparker |
| Website | https://sapporo.parco.jp/event/detail/?id=37066 |
VTUBER EXPOMay 3 (Sun) – 4 (Mon), Tokyo Metropolis
VTUBER EXPO 2026 is an interactive exposition dedicated to VTubers, billed as the world’s first of its kind. On the first floor of Bellesalle Akihabara, visitors can “become” a VTuber through motion capture, talk with VTubers at special booths, enjoy a dedicated stage featuring mini live performances and talk shows by popular VTubers, and explore exhibits from related companies—among many other attractions. Coming to Akihabara during Golden Week in May 2026, with free admission.
| Schedule | Sun, May 3, 2026 – Mon, May 4, 2026 |
| place | 1st Floor, Bellesalle Akihabara, 3-12-8 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| Appearance | [5/3] Nao Hinata / Oboro Kagami / Rin Toma / Haacharu / Subaru Suzunari / Mikado Akatsuki / Aitesu / Urara Nanami / DJ KOO / Madoka Akachiji / Shiori Tokito / Ruru Shirafuji / Eruse / Retora / Tsuma Mimi / Popo Ieiri / Anzu Suzuki [5/4] Ruru Shirafuji / Mikado Akatsuki / Oboro Kagami / Tenri Miko / Itsumi Hiigawara / Uiu Amane / Haruinu / Hiroyuki Shindo / LiLYPSE / Marinasu / Aitesu / Samenopoki / Subaru Suzunari / Nao Hinata / Haneru Inaba / Tia Jashō / Kiraboshi Penta / Ashita Penta / Madoka Akachiji / Shiori Tokito / Rin Toma / Mishiro Shirakumo / Kuku Kazami / Anzu Suzuki |
| Website | https://www.vtuber-expo.com/ |
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La Folle Journée TOKYOMay 3 (Sun) – 5 (Tue), Tokyo
La Folle Journée TOKYO is a classical music festival that originated in 1995 in the port city of Nantes in western France and has been held at Tokyo International Forum since 2005. Its appeal lies in the ability to casually hop between roughly 45-minute concerts from morning to night and enjoy top-tier performances from Japan and abroad at low prices. In 2026, under the theme “LES FLEUVES — Great Rivers,” it will take place from May 3 to 5 at Tokyo International Forum in Marunouchi.
| Schedule | Sun, May 3–Tue, May 5, 2026 |
| place | Tokyo International Forum, 3-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| Appearance | Ai Furusato (piano) / Ailen Pritchin (violin) / Mari Adachi (viola) / Abdel Rahman El Bacha (piano) / Yui Arai (cello) / Ariel Beck (piano) / Ensemble Kochi (chamber music) / Ensemble Magnétis (chamber music) / Anne Queffélec (piano) / Kaoruko Igarashi (piano) / Karin Ito (sand art) / Megumi Ito (piano) / Satoshi Ihara (saxophone) / Kazuhiro Iwasa (flute) / Michiaki Ueno (cello) / Eitetsu Fu-un no Kai (taiko ensemble) / Ryo Eguchi (piano) / Emmanuel Strosser (piano) / Emily Rose Bry (soprano) / Eric Miyashiro (trumpet) / Elmire String Quartet (chamber music) / Shun Oi (piano) / Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra) / Yasushi Ohagi (guitar) / Lisa Ono (vocal, guitar) / Olivier Charlier (violin) / Mayuko Kamio (violin) / Senri Kawaguchi (drums) / Ryu Kawamura (bass) / Masaru Kanda (Electone) / Gaspard Dehaene (piano) / Tomoki Kitamura (piano) / Sehyun Kim (piano) / Clara Schmidt (mezzo-soprano) / Gujo Odori Preservation Society (festival music) / Kensho Watanabe (conductor) / Momoka Kono (piano) / Aimi Kobayashi (piano) / Ryutoku Konno (saxophone) / Kenta Saito (saxophone) / Akane Sakai (piano) / Haruma Sato (cello) / Siena Wind Orchestra (orchestra) / Shibusashirazu Orchestra / Shudan Nihon Buyo 21 (Gujo Odori dance) / New Japan Philharmonic / Jianhua Jiang (erhu) / Jean-Baptiste Doulcet (piano) / Daisuke Suzuki (guitar) / SUPER BRASS STARS / Hohsho Sekiya (saxophone) / Sébastien Boin (conductor) / Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra / Toshiki Soejima (guitar) / Sophia Liu (piano) / Keita Takagi (cello) / Seika Takahashi (conductor) / Maiko Takimoto (viola) / Tomoko Takeda (ryuteki) / Ken Tanaka (emcee) / Chisato Taniguchi (piano) / Ayako Tahara (viola) / Fumio Tamura (conductor) / Chiba Symphony Orchestra / Eriko Tsukamoto (emcee) / Ayana Tsuji (violin) / Kousuke Tsunoda (conductor) / Kento Tsubosaka (piano) / Daichi Deguchi (conductor) / Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra / Tokyo 21st Century Orchestra / Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra / Naoko Toritani (mezzo-soprano) / Trio Auhon (chamber music) / Eijiro Nakagawa (trombone) / Eijiro Nakagawa TRAD JAZZ COMPANY / Naoto Nakagawa (piano) / Miho Naka (cello) / Moeko Nakamura (emcee) / Hitomi Niikura (cello) / Eitetsu Hayashi (taiko) / Jae-Hong Park (piano) / Etsuko Hirose (piano) / Kotaro Fukuma (piano) / François Lazarevitch (flutes) / François-Frédéric Guy (piano) / BLACK BOTTOM BRASS BAND / Psophos String Quartet / Masato Honda (saxophone) / Tetsuji Honna (conductor) / Mariana Matsui (vocal, guitar) / Toki Mizuno (double bass) / Keiko Mitsuhashi (conductor) / MOS / Kazufumi Yamashita (conductor) / Kazuhito Yamane (violin) / Song-Won Yang (cello) / Yang Baoyuan (Chinese pipa) / Gen Yokosaka (cello) / Yokohama Sinfonietta / Kanade Yokoyama (conductor) / Lio Kuokman (conductor) / Lukas Geniušas (piano) / Rémi Geniet (piano) / Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien |
| Website | https://www.lfj.jp/ |
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Mega-Mori MAX × AnaFes × SUPER LIVESun, May 3, Tokyo Metropolis
| Schedule | Sunday, May 3, 2026 |
| place | Ueno Onshi Park Outdoor Stage, Ueno Park, Taito City, Tokyo |
| Appearance | NekoPla pixx. / Watts◎Circle / Shanimuni = Parade / The Only Item Is Teru-Teru / Falench. / #PANnana / KATACOTO*BANK / KATA☆CHU / 4864. / BAKUMON. / Nippon! True Essence / BUNGEE GUM. / Shirokuma Mind / Kimi to Saku Hana (The Flower I Bloom With You) / Re:INCARNATION / HEAVENLY MISS MY NOTES / Tenshi Totsunuki Yomimi / Millifair / My:ME//OW / INSRiA / Sky-Colored Tears / Soraneru Company / Ephemeral Lyrics / Heartbeat Realism / Tiara Palette / Yiyi ≠ Lianlian / LilQ / √REAL -Root Real- / Palpitink / AILOS / 8FLAG / 8ANGEL / 8WIZARD / 8DOLL / Yo2La (Yokoto-yo) / Setsunasou / Super Babies / SHURi / SHAKE NA BABYS / LAST PiECE / Prettical Reaction / Blank Map Prologue / miao / PrincessGarden - Himeniva - / chocolat d’ange / Reason of AZ |
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Senju FreshSun, May 3, Tokyo Metropolis
Senju Fresh is an urban festival where diverse cultures born from the streets of Senju—DJing, skateboarding, BMX, rap, art, taiko drumming, food, fashion, and more—intersect. Drawing on the city’s history as a crossroads of people and culture along the Nikkō Kaidō and Ōshū Kaidō post towns, it upholds the FRESH concept of “keeping the city and its people perpetually fresh.” It will be held in May 2026 at Niji no Hiroba on the Arakawa riverbed.
| Schedule | Sunday, May 3, 2026 |
| place | Arakawa Riverside Rainbow Plaza, Senju 5-chome, Adachi City, Tokyo |
| Appearance | [5/3] MACKA-CHIN / RITTO & Building No. 4 / RHYDA / kamomekamome / Ratchild / BYORA / KID FRESINO / YLUTENT ALSTONES / Katsuki Kirameki / Q aka INSIDEMAN / DJ KUMIKO / OG Militant B / EDMATIC / AMERICAN HAMBURG & HIS BUNS |
| Website | https://www.senju-fresh.com/ |
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Kichijoji Music FestivalMay 3 (Sun) – 5 (Tue), Tokyo
The Kichijoji Music Festival, which began in 1986, is a long-running city festival that will mark its 41st edition in 2026. The venues span all of Kichijoji in Musashino, Tokyo, with eight stages set up around town—including the plaza at the station’s North Exit and the area around Inokashira Park—filling the city with music against the backdrop of a unique culture where bustling commercial districts and residential neighborhoods blend seamlessly. Under the banner of a “festival of culture and creativity,” a diverse range of music—jazz, folk, rock, and more—colors the entire city over three days during the Golden Week holidays.
| Schedule | Sun, May 3–Tue, May 5, 2026 |
| place | Tokyo Metropolis, Musashino City, Kichijoji Station North Exit Plaza |
| Appearance | [5/3] GUSOKUMUZU / FINLANDS / Ressentiment / THE SKA FLAMES / LIBRO / BAKU / NOVEL VINTAGE / Shintaro Suzuki / Reugene / Latyr Sy × Seitaro Mine / Hiroyasu Nitori trio / Kichijoji Jazz Society [5/4] 3markets[ ] / Chinza DOPENESS / NakamuraEmi / Ukitto & Akiko Igaki / HIMIZ / Jukai Nakagawa / Yumeno Kishimoto / Takada Wataru’s / SHIGE BAMBAM / DJ Yoshizawa dynamite.jp [5/5] Wienners / chilldspot / the shes gone / YONA YONA WEEKENDERS / THOMAS MARQUARDT / Erika Nishi / maboroshi girl / Toshiyaki Chiku / Uri Nakayama / Crefy |
| Website | https://www.kichion.com/2026/ |
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