Hokkaido Music Festivals [2026]: Outdoor Festivals and Events Roundup
We’ve put together a list of music festivals in Hokkaido, including summer festivals, rock festivals, and outdoor festivals.We look forward to welcoming you again this year at exciting events like RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL, SAPPORO CITY JAZZ, and JOIN ALIVE!
- List of Rock Festivals in Hokkaido [2026]
- RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL in EZO (Rising Sun Rock Festival) | Music Festival / Event
- Summer Music Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- JOIN ALIVE | Music Festival & Event
- [2026] Guide to Music Festivals and Outdoor Events in Hokkaido and the Tohoku Region
- Hokkaido & Tohoku Summer Festivals [2026]: The Complete Guide to Outdoor Music Events
- Ashibetsu MUSIC・HARVEST (Ashibetsu Music is Harvest) | Music Festival & Event
- July Music Festivals [2026]: A roundup of summer festivals, outdoor rock fests, and other music events
- Otaru Summer Fest | Music Festival & Event
- LOVETOYA | Music Festival & Events
- List of Eastern Japan summer festivals held during the summer vacation [2026]: rock festivals and outdoor music festivals
- Featured Spring Festivals in Hokkaido & Tohoku [2026]
- ARABAKI ROCK FEST. | Music Festival & Event
Past events
SNOW MACHINE NISEKOHokkaido, Thu 3/5–Sun 3/8
| Schedule | Thu, Mar 5–Sun, Mar 8, 2026 |
| place | Niseko Town, Abuta District, Hokkaido |
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HBC Idol Festival Namara Menkoi Idol Winter!Sun 2/8 Hokkaido
“HBC Idol Festival 2026 Namera Menkoi Idol Winter!” is an idol event hosted by HBC Hokkaido Broadcasting, to be held at Sapporo’s Kanamoto Hall in February 2026 during the Sapporo Snow Festival. Popular idols familiar from HBC Radio will gather in midwinter Sapporo, with acts including Title TBA, Phantom Theta, and SKE48. The event will also be streamed under the Pococha presents banner.
| Schedule | Sunday, February 8, 2026 |
| place | Kanamoto Hall, Kita 1-jo Nishi 1-chome, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido |
| Appearance | [2/8] Kolokol / SKE48 / AsIs / fav me / Title TBA / Phantom Seeder |
| Website | https://www.hbc.co.jp/event/idolfes/ |
Sapporo Snow Festival KPFSat, 2/7 Hokkaido
Since its start in 2009, this is Hokkaido’s only joint K-POP music festival and, as an official Sapporo Snow Festival partner event, it marks its 17th edition. Staged at Zepp Sapporo in Sapporo, it promotes Japan–Korea cultural exchange and the GFSC charity campaign, and is known as a “gateway to K-POP stardom” that has featured artists like BTS and SHINee. In February 2026, four boy groups—n.SSign, JUSTB, ONE PACT, and TIOT—will come together.

| Schedule | Saturday, February 7, 2026 |
| place | Zepp Sapporo, 4-4, Minami 9-jo Nishi 4-chome, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido |
| Appearance | n.SSign / JUSTB / ONE PACT / TIOT |
| Website | https://www.japankorea.org/kpf2026/ |
SNOW MIKUHokkaido, Sat 2/7–Sun 2/8
“SNOW MIKU” is a festival held annually in Hokkaido since 2010, as Crypton Future Media—the developer of Hatsune Miku—is based in Sapporo. In 2026, its 17th iteration will take place over two days, February 7–8, with Wing Bay Otaru in Otaru serving as the main venue. With the theme “Happy Pâtisserie,” the main visual will be by Bu-ta and the theme song by Iyowa, and a range of programs will bring the world to life, including the Snow Miku snow sculpture, the Snow Miku tram, and a creators’ market.

| Schedule | Saturday–Sunday, February 7–8, 2026 |
| place | Nature Chamber, Wing Bay Otaru, 6th Street 4F / 5th Street 1F, 11 Chikko, Otaru, Hokkaido |
| Website | https://snowmiku.com/2026/ |
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Upopoy Cultural Exchange FestivalHokkaido, Sat 2/7–Sat 2/14
UPOPOY CULTURE FEST is a winter event held at Upopoy (the Symbolic Space for Ethnic Harmony) in Shiraoi, Hokkaido, themed around the exchange of Indigenous cultures. Through concerts by Ainu and Taiwanese Indigenous bands, a stage production presented by Takeshi Ukaji, and the International Indigenous Museum Symposium, attendees can experience both the traditions and new expressions of Indigenous cultures through music, film, and dialogue. It will be held in February 2026.

| Schedule | Sat, Feb 7–Sat, Feb 14, 2026 |
| place | Upopoy (Symbolic Space for Ethnic Harmony), 2-3 Wakakusacho, Shiraoi-cho, Shiraoi-gun, Hokkaido |
| Appearance | [2/7] Harutori Ainu Traditional Dance Kushiro Rimse Preservation Society / Shiranuka Ainu Culture Preservation Society [2/8] Harutori Ainu Traditional Dance Kushiro Rimse Preservation Society / Shiranuka Ainu Culture Preservation Society [2/11] Takeshi Ukaji / Maya Sekine [2/14] Siva9 Band / nincup |
| Website | https://ainu-upopoy.jp/ |
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Kitami Midwinter Extreme Cold Barbecue FestivalFriday, 2/6, Hokkaido
| Schedule | Friday, February 6, 2026 |
| place | Special venue at NiCC Arts and Culture Hall, 1-3-22 Izumicho, Kitami City, Hokkaido |
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HAKODATE WINTER JAZZ FESTIVALSun, Jan 18 — Hokkaido
| Schedule | Sunday, January 18, 2026 |
| place | Hokkaido, Hakodate City, Hakodate City Art Hall |
| Website | https://www.hakobura.jp/events/208 |


