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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!
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Ishikawa Prefecture
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.
Gargantua Music Festival 2025 May 5 Official Digest Video!
| 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
| 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/ |