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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]
April
Yokohama FrühlingsfestApr 24 (Fri) – May 10 (Sun), Kanagawa Prefecture
| Schedule | Fri, Apr 24, 2026 – Sun, May 10, 2026 |
| place | Aka-Renga Soko Event Square and Aka-Renga Park, 1-1 Shinko, Naka Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Hibiya Live FestivalSaturday, 4/25 – Sunday, 5/31, Tokyo
The urban entertainment festival that has been running since 2018 will be rebranded and expanded as “HIBIYA LIVE FESTIVAL” starting in 2026. Set in Hibiya—a district often called “Japan’s Broadway”—the event will center on theater and music, presenting a wide range of live performances including musicals, opera, ballet, and jazz. A roofed special stage will debut at the main venue, Hibiya Step Square, and during Golden Week, Hibiya Park will also join as a satellite venue.
| Schedule | Saturday, April 25, 2026 – Sunday, May 31, 2026 |
| place | Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, Hibiya Step Square, 1-1-2 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Satellite: Shibaniwa Square, Hibiya Park) |
| Appearance | [4/25] [Step Show] Musical “Sister Act” [4/26] [Step Show] “JR. Musical Special Medley” Chance8 / “Sōnosuke Hattori’s Guardians of the Light Radio” Public Recording, Guardians of the Light Production Committee [4/29] [Step Show] NBA Ballet Company “Le Corsaire” / Fujiwara Opera “Enjoyable Even for First-Timers! Opera & Famous Tunes Live” / Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon - Shining Theater Shinagawa Tokyo - [5/2] [Step Show] HoriPro Broadway Musical “Peter Pan” / Nissay Theatre Special Concert by Opera Singers [5/3] [Step Show] Million-Views Chorus / Broadway Line Company “Overture to Dreams” [Night Show] Dance of Light Night 2026 MPLUSPLUS DANCERS [5/4] [Step Show] Ongakuza Musical “Mademoiselle Mozart” / Musical “Moriarty the Patriot: A Study in Scarlet” Reprise [Night Show] Dance of Light Night 2026 MPLUSPLUS DANCERS [5/5] [Step Show] Concert “Gospel & Musical Songs” Anointed Mass Choir [Night Show] Dance of Light Night 2026 MPLUSPLUS DANCERS [5/6] [Step Show] Special Talk “Ballet & Musicals Are Fun!” / Musical “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” TBS / Watanabe Entertainment / Stage “HiGH&LOW The Sengoku Gaiden” Umeda Arts Theater [5/9] [Step Show] Fujiwara Opera “Gala Concert” [Step Live] Musical Next Seeds [5/10] [Step Live] Musical Next Seeds |
| Website | https://www.hibiya.tokyo-midtown.com/hibiya-live-festival/ |
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EARLY SUMMER FESTAApr 25 (Sat) – May 17 (Sun), Kanagawa Prefecture
| Schedule | Sat, Apr 25, 2026 – Sun, May 17, 2026 |
| place | Umikaze Park, 3-23 Heisei-cho, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Hayama Art FestivalApr 25 (Sat) – May 17 (Sun), Kanagawa Prefecture
| Schedule | Sat, Apr 25, 2026 – Sun, May 17, 2026 |
| place | Entire area of Hayama Town, Miura District, Kanagawa Prefecture (the whole town) |
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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JAM FESTokyo, Wed 4/29 – Wed 5/6
JAM FES is an independently organized festival held every year during Golden Week by Nishi-Eifuku JAM. The venue first opened in Shinjuku in 1980 and moved to Nishi-Eifuku, Suginami in 2018. This long-running event gathers a diverse array of bands with the warm, community-rooted feel of a neighborhood live house. Centered on rock, punk, and alternative, its eclectic lineup spans up-and-coming acts to mid-career artists. On some days during the festival, attendees can move freely between the main space and the adjoining UNDERGROUND, making for an intense eight days of hopping between two stages. Scheduled from April 29 to May 6, 2026.
| Schedule | Wednesday, April 29, 2026 – Wednesday, May 6, 2026 |
| place | Nishieifuku JAM, 3-34-14 Eifuku, Suginami City, Tokyo |
| Appearance | [4/29] The Adoban / THE KING OF ROOKIE / Kubifuri Dolls / Satellite / STANCE PUNKS / Sex Machine!! / Who the Bitch / the myeahns / YAPOOL / Utah State / Manatsu [4/30] summerhead / DNA / GAINZ / BreakthroughMemories / uyuu / Keeshond / Bakun the Everyday / BYOKA [5/1] asayake no ato / teiichi / toitoitoi / Destructive Value Creation / Haruka to Miyuki / Shujitsugara / fumi / mekakushe [5/2] Asylum / ayutthaya / IRIKO / Cissné / Sukoyakanaru Korera / SEVENTEEN AGAiN / Sokoku / Nekota Netako / No-Boadams / Vote for Pedro / blondy / MEAT EATERS [5/3] I Am I Band / Kiki Ai Ai / Clitoricris / salsa / Josue / Don Martinez / NaNoMoRaL / Hoppy Highball / MY TEMPLES / The Mass Missile / Messiah to Hitobito / Maki Utada / Ohtake / Nanoka Furuyama / Sawahiroko / Toshusai Sugoroku / Shigeto Naito / Kosame Nishiyama / Ochimori / komori+yusa / Naniwa Plachick / Knee-Kid Discipline Str Shinpei / Motegi Smith / Rii Moko-chan [5/4] Uchudan / G’day / Underwater, It’s Painful / Taguchi Hana / Tokyo Puppies / nous / The Whoops / Mismatched Momoiro Lulu Gaban / Bellemains / Mare / Manpuku / Mere / Taiga Kai / Kokke / HANNA / Koresuke Arishima / Sakura Ueki / Hana Ohara / Hosomichi Okuno / sayuri / Hitori Hyena Car / Waku [5/5] climbgrow / SuiseiNoboAz / SPOILMAN / Dr.DOWNER / Fennel / Blume popo / VELTPUNCH / Kazuhiro Momo / Yasue Dangerous Uncle / Ayu Osaki [5/6] imai / Guess Band / Gods’ Goraikoz / SuperBack / Chiina / DRUGONDRAGON / BATROICA METAL SUMMER JACKET / Pastel Tang Club / the pullovers / Bottles House / LUVPOLIS / The Keeley |
| Website | https://jam.rinky.info/ |
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May
Salad Music FestivalSat 5/2 – Wed 11/18, Tokyo
The SaLaD Music Festival was launched in 2018 as a festival where everyone can experience and express the joy of music. Based on the concept behind its name—Sing and Listen and Dance: Sing! Listen! Dance!—it offers a fresh and diverse lineup of programs. In addition to its main venue at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Toshima Ward), performances are also held at the Ueno Park Outdoor Stage and civic halls throughout the Tama area. From May to November 2026, the festival will present the Main Concert, the OK! Orchestra, the SaLaD Premium Concert, and more.
| Schedule | Sat, May 2, 2026 – Wed, Nov 18, 2026 |
| place | Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Toshima City, 1-8-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, and other venues (multiple locations) |
| Appearance | [5/2] Conductor: Toshiaki Umeda / Tokyo Junior Chorus / Purple Dancers 321 / MC: Satoshi Asaoka [9/12] Noism Company Niigata [9/13] Noism Company Niigata |
| Website | https://salad-music-fes.com/ |
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