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Ishikawa Music Festivals [2026]: Outdoor Festivals and Events Roundup
We’ve put together a list of music festivals in Ishikawa Prefecture, including spring and summer festivals, rock festivals, and outdoor festivals.
We look forward to welcoming you again this year with exciting events!
Ishikawa Prefecture
Gargantua Music FestivalIshikawa Prefecture, Tue 4/28–Tue 5/5
https://x.com/garganchan/status/2038484148516769950The 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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Darabochi Music FestivalSaturday, 5/16, Ishikawa Prefecture
| Schedule | Saturday, May 16, 2026 |
| place | Heart & Beer Japan Sea Club, 92 Tachikabe, Noto Town, Hōsu District, Ishikawa Prefecture |
Hakusan City Live CircuitMonday, June 1 — Ishikawa Prefecture
| Schedule | Monday, June 1, 2026 |
| place | 57-1 Tonomachi, Hakusan-shi, Ishikawa Prefecture, Matto Station South Plaza |
Hyakumangoku Music Festival ~Million Rock Festival~Sat 6/6 – Sun 6/7, Ishikawa Prefecture
https://www.instagram.com/p/DDYckhctbFH| Schedule | Sat, Jun 6–Sun, Jun 7, 2026 |
| place | Ishikawa Prefecture, Kanazawa City, Industrial Exhibition Hall |
| Website | http://www.millionrock.com |
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HOKURIKU Student Jazz SummitSaturday, 6/13, Ishikawa Prefecture
| Schedule | Saturday, June 13, 2026 |
| place | Large Hall, Nonoichi City Cultural Hall Forte, 5-4-1 Honmachi, Nonoichi City, Ishikawa Prefecture |
ANISON LEGENDS FES JAPANSaturday, 7/4, Ishikawa Prefecture
| Schedule | Saturday, July 4, 2026 |
| place | Ishikawa Prefecture, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefectural Music Hall, Concert Hall |
| Appearance | Maki Ohguro / Rica Matsumoto / Hiroko Moriguchi / KENJI03 (BACK-ON) / Golden Bomber / and more |
| Website | https://www.anilege.jp/ |
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Hakusan Ichirino Music FestivalSunday, 8/2, Ishikawa Prefecture
| Schedule | Sunday, August 2, 2026 |
| place | Ishikawa Prefecture, Hakusan City, Ozoe, Hakusan Ichirino Kogen Special Stage |
| Website | https://www.mro.co.jp/event/ichirino2026/ |