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 EDM Festivals in the Kanto Region [2026]
- List of Artist-Hosted Festivals Nationwide [2026]
- [2026] Complete Guide to Summer Festivals in the Kanto Region: Music Festivals and Outdoor Festival Information
Past events
Yui no OtoApril 18 (Sat)–19 (Sun), Ibaraki Prefecture
| Schedule | April 18 (Sat)–19 (Sun), 2026 |
| place | Yūki City, Ibaraki Prefecture / Northern Urban Area |
| Website | http://yuinote.jp |
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Kawasaki, the City of Music: Asian Exchange Music FestivalSat 4/18–Sun 4/19, Kanagawa Prefecture
This music festival began in 2005 as part of the Japan-Korea Friendship Year commemorative projects and has since been held every spring around Kawasaki Station. Making the most of Kawasaki’s unique character as a place where cultures from across Asia coexist, it features two days of folk music and dance, as well as live concerts by musicians based in Kawasaki. Visitors can get up close to music and instruments they rarely encounter, and the Asian Festa—where foods from various countries can be enjoyed—is held at the same time. The 2026 edition will take place in April.
| Schedule | April 18 (Sat)–19 (Sun), 2026 |
| place | Kanagawa Prefecture, Kawasaki City, Kawasaki Station East Exit Station Front Plaza / Atre Kawasaki Tsubaki Plaza / Kawasaki Le FRONT / Kawashin Fureai Plaza / Kawasaki Velodrome Ginryugai Entrance / Ginza Street next to Dice Bicycle Parking / In front of Kawasaki City Hall Building No. 3 |
| Website | https://www.asia-kawasaki.com/ |
Hotty&Rhythm Spring FestivalApr 17 (Fri)–19 (Sun), Saitama Prefecture
| Schedule | Friday, April 17–Sunday, April 19, 2026 |
| place | Outdoor Stage, Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park, 1-13 Namiki, Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture |
I ROCKSFri 4/17 – Sun 4/19, Gunma Prefecture
| Schedule | Friday, April 17–Sunday, April 19, 2026 |
| place | Gunma Prefecture, Takasaki City, Itagaki Optical (Megane no Itagaki) Bunka Hall Isesaki |
| Website | https://www.irocks.jp/IROCKS2026/ |
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Ichihara Hawaiian Hula FestivalMonday, 4/13, Chiba Prefecture
| Schedule | Monday, April 13, 2026 |
| place | Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture |
Gala FesSunday, April 12, Tokyo
| Schedule | Sunday, April 12, 2026 |
| place | Shinagawa City, Tokyo, Gotanda City Hall |
| Website | https://garafes.com/ |
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SYNCHRONICITY’26Tokyo, Sat–Sun, April 11–12
SYNCHRONICITY is an urban music and culture festival set across Shibuya’s live venues, themed around “encounters and inspiration that connect to the future.” Guided by three concepts—WORLDWIDE, SUSTAINABILITY, and TECHNOLOGY—it creates a space where art transcends genres. In ’26, it teams up with the showcase and conference CUEW, featuring many international artists. Held over two days on April 11–12, 2026.
| Schedule | Sat, Apr 11–Sun, Apr 12, 2026 |
| place | Shibuya, Tokyo — Spotify O-EAST/O-WEST/WWW/WWWX/TOKIO TOKYO and other live houses in Shibuya |
| Appearance | [4/11] 171 / 8otto / Arche / Basajan (Indonesia) / Billyrrom / BLACK BERRY TIMES / Blume popo / BREIMEN / cephalo / chilldspot / Czecho No Republic / Dabda (South Korea) / Daoko / DÉ DÉ MOUSE / downy / DYGL / ena mori (Philippines / Japan) / ExWHYZ / fox capture plan / goethe / GYMV (Thailand) / Homecomings / HUGEN / JABBERLOOP / Jeremy Quartus / JYOCHO / Kan Sano (Band Set) / Ko Umehara / lilbesh ramko / Lillies and Remains / luv / Meg Bonus / Mega Shinnosuke / MONO NO AWARE / New Action! / NIKO NIKO TAN TAN / No Buses / Original Love Jazz Trio / paranoid void / PEDRO / RADIOHOP (Netherlands) / She Her Her Hers / soraya / SPECIAL OTHERS / SUNNY CAR WASH / the bercedes menz / The Crane (Taiwan) / the engy / The Novembers / TiDE / tofubeats / tricot / world’s end girlfriend / yeti let you notice / Yorke (Australia) / ZION / Elsewhere Travelogue / Sarasa (Band set) / Saraba Teikoku / Tadekui / Haku. / Hitohira / Hitorie / Friends / Rubens / Ressentiment / Fuki Kitamura / Kimyo Reitaro BAND / Suichu Spica / Soki Urakami · Band · Society / Minagawa Obore Shugo-tai / Masaki Sasagawa / Snow Country [4/12] Adult DVD (United Kingdom) / aint lindy / aldo van eyck / bacho / betcover!! / Black petrol / Bone Us / brkfstblend / Bugs of Phonon (Taiwan) / CHIANZ / DOGO / downt / Emerald / Fat Hamster & KANG New (South Korea) / FCO. / HALLEY / Hammer Head Shark / Helsinki Lambda Club / jizue / Khaki / Ko Umehara / kurayamisaka / lil soft tennis / LITE / MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS / moreru / mouse on the keys / mudy on the Last Night / Neibiss / New Action! / oops cool / People In The Box / Phoebe Rings (New Zealand) / QOOPIE / Rega / Rum Jungle (Australia) / S.A.R. / saccharin / sidenerds / SuiseiNoboAz / SUSHIBOYS / Suspended 4th / SYAYOS / TENDOUJI / the band apart / toconoma / Trooper Salute / TURTLE ISLAND / urema / VEGA (Thailand) / VELTPUNCH / Wellsaid (Hong Kong) / ZAZEN BOYS / Sunny Day Service / Super Mountaineering Club / Sedai / Top Secret Man / Domico / Dongurizu / Mow Mow LuLu Gyaban / Yasashii Mirai / Yanushi / Yureru wa Yurei / Shintokyo / Itashime / Rinko Nagai (Band Set) / Shibusashirazu Orchestra / Arata Manako (Band Set) / Shinsei Kamattechan |
| Website | https://synchronicity.tv/festival/ |
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