Kanto’s Popular Music Festivals [2026]: A Complete Guide to Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter Outdoor Events
Music festivals held across the Kanto region throughout the four seasons continue to captivate the hearts of music fans.
From sophisticated urban venues to lush outdoor stages, these musical celebrations unfold in a wide variety of settings.
Powerful live performances by accomplished artists from Japan and abroad, as well as exciting up-and-coming indie bands, promise encounters with a rich diversity of music.
Why not create special memories at Kanto’s music festivals, each one to be enjoyed alongside the changing seasons—spring, summer, autumn, and winter?
- Tokyo Music Festivals [2026]: Outdoor Festivals and Events Summary
- List of Rock Festivals in the Kanto Region [2026]
- Chiba Festival Calendar [2026]: A Roundup of Music Festivals and Outdoor Events
- Ibaraki Festival Calendar [2026]: Music Festivals and Outdoor Events Summary
- Kanagawa Festival Calendar [2026]: Music Festivals and Outdoor Events Summary
- Gunma Music Festivals [2026]: Outdoor Festivals and Event Roundup
- Saitama Festival Calendar [2026]: A roundup of music festivals and outdoor events
- List of Free-Admission Festivals in the Kanto Region [2026]
- Summer Music Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- Tochigi Fest Calendar [2026]: Music Festivals and Outdoor Events Roundup
- List of Artist-Hosted Festivals Nationwide [2026]
- [2026] Complete Guide to Summer Festivals in the Kanto Region: Music Festivals and Outdoor Festival Information
- [Held in 2026] Recommended music festivals: A roundup of outdoor festivals and major rock festivals you’ll want to attend at least once
Past events
Hodgepodge Market & Music FestivalSat 11/1–Sun 11/2, Kanagawa Prefecture
| Schedule | Sat, Nov 1–Sun, Nov 2, 2025 |
| place | Zou-no-Hana Park, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Website | https://www.arcship.jp/hotchpotch/ |
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BUZZ RHYTHM LIVESat 11/1 – Mon 11/3, Kanagawa Prefecture
An event hosted by Buzz Rhythm, the music program broadcast on Nippon TV, will be held at Yokohama Arena. Buzz Rhythm is a popular show featuring well-known bands and artists from the current Japanese rock scene. With a lineup full of fan favorites, this event is highly recommended for lovers of Japanese rock.
| Schedule | Sat, Nov 1–Mon, Nov 3, 2025 |
| place | Yokohama Arena, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Website | https://buzzrhythm.live/ |
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THIS FES in SagamiharaSat 11/1–Sun 11/2, Kanagawa Prefecture
| Schedule | Sat, Nov 1–Sun, Nov 2, 2025 |
| place | Sagamihara Gion Field, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Website | https://thisfes.com/ |
Autumn, Peace of LightSat 11/1–Sun 11/2, Tokyo Metropolis
| Schedule | Sat, Nov 1–Sun, Nov 2, 2025 |
| place | Taito City, Tokyo, Ueno Park Open-Air Water Music Hall |
| Website | https://uenopeaceaoflight.stores.jp/ |
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Nishitoko Cultural FestivalSat 11/1–Sun 11/2, Saitama Prefecture
| Schedule | Sat, Nov 1–Sun, Nov 2, 2025 |
| place | Saitama Prefecture, Tokorozawa City, Shin Library / Saturday Books / cafe monow / Yoshiya Shop / Forest Tofu Shop’s Handmade Confectionery Studio conomi |
| Website | https://www.nishitokobunkasai.com |
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Tokyo Halloween FestivalFri, Oct 31 – Tokyo Metropolis
| Schedule | Friday, October 31, 2025 |
| place | Ota City, Tokyo, Zepp Haneda |
| Website | https://metropolisjapan.com/halloween-festival-2025/ |
NIHONBASHI PUB & JAZZFri 10/31 – Sun 11/2, Tokyo Metropolis
This is a free-admission jazz event held since 2023 under the concept of “bringing music more casually to the streets of Nihonbashi.” When you think of Tokyo’s Nihonbashi, you might picture a district lined with historic department stores and a place that makes you want to stand up straight as you walk. How about enjoying outdoor live music and spending a grown-up evening sipping drinks like at a beer garden, as a new cultural experience for this neighborhood? It’s in an area you can stop by on your way home from work, so it could be a fresh way to enjoy your weekend.
| Schedule | Fri, Oct 31–Sun, Nov 2, 2025 |
| place | COREDO Muromachi Terrace Grand Roof Plaza, Chuo City, Tokyo / Fukutoku no Mori Highball Bar / NIHONBASHI PUB & JAZZ |
| Website | https://www.nihonbashipublicjazz.com/ |
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