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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 Metropolis

Kabukicho UP GATE↑↑Mon 5/4 – Tue 5/5, Tokyo Metropolis

This is an idol event jointly organized by the live event @JAM, which continues to promote pop culture, and TV Asahi’s Roppongi Idol Festival. Set in Shinjuku’s Kabukicho, idols will gather for an urban circuit-style festival. Don’t miss the performances by a carefully selected lineup of top artists, who will showcase the culture of Reiwa-era idols from here. Let’s support them at the live venues as we work together—idols and fans alike—to build a new idol culture.

ScheduleMon, May 4, 2026 – Tue, May 5, 2026
placeTokyo Metropolis, Shinjuku Ward: Zepp Shinjuku (TOKYO) / Music Restaurant APEXIA / Shinjuku LOFT / Shinjuku MARZ / DHNoA / Shinjuku WALLY / Zirco Tokyo / Kabukicho Tower Stage
Websitehttps://kabukicho-upgate.com/
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HUG ROCK FESTIVALThursday, May 7, Tokyo

HUG ROCK FESTIVAL is a circuit-style event held across multiple venues. It’s organized by Teppei Hagu, a former comedian known as “the man who dedicated his life to female singer-songwriters.” As such, a key feature of this festival is that it’s exclusively for female artists. Additionally, they’re running a popular campaign each time where the first 300 female attendees can enter for free.

ScheduleThursday, May 7, 2026
placeTokyo, Shibuya Ward Club Malcolm / TAKE OFF 7 / CYCLONE / GARRET / CHELSEA HOTEL / Star lounge / THE GAME / Milkyway / aube / gee-ge. / eggman / LIVE BUS
Websitehttp://hugrock.tokyo/2025_2
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EBISU Bloomin’ JAZZ GARDENMay 8 (Fri) – 10 (Sun), Tokyo

ScheduleFri, May 8–Sun, May 10, 2026
placeMeguro City, Tokyo, Ebisu Garden Place
Websitehttps://jazzgarden.jp
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KokuFesSat 5/9–Sun 5/10, Tokyo

ScheduleSat–Sun, May 9–10, 2026
placeTokyo Metropolis, Kokubunji City: Cafe Slow / Cafe Okimoto / Rolling Beans / Itomanen Kakibatake Terrace / Odashima Liquor Store × Tairiku Bar Hikoroku / Little Cook eat & space / Radio Kitchen / Kunitachi Chikyuuya / Sora Kurage / Machan’s House / FUTURE FLIGHT / sora / Matsumoto Tea / Kokubunji Station North Exit Nagomikko Club / Give Hearts / Cafe Toiroiro Biyori / Wine Bar Uraraka Kunitachi / Bunji Dormitory / Lighthouse / Honda Community Center / Seleo Kokubunji 9F Special Stage / Lion Hall / Honcho Minamicho Hachiman Shrine / Kokubunji Station South Exit Plaza / Koi Plaza / Koigakubo Yokocho / Izumi Hall, Kokubunji City / Hikari Community Center / Kokubunji Station Free Passage / Seleo Rooftop / Metropolitan Musashi Kokubunji Park Komorebi Plaza / Historic Site Station Ota Cafe / Nishi-Kokubunji Station Free Passage Outside Ticket Gate / Metropolitan Musashi Kokubunji Park Circular Plaza / Kokubunji Station North Exit Plaza / Nishi-Kokubunji Station East-side Transportation Plaza
Websitehttps://www.kokufes.com/

CRAFTROCK FESTIVALSat 5/9–Sun 5/10, Tokyo

craftrock.jp

The “CRAFT” in CRAFT ROCK refers to craft beer. In other words, it’s a festival of beer and music. What’s more, there’s even a seated, full-service restaurant—rare for a rock festival—aiming to create a “fun and delicious fest.” With soothing music, a wide variety of beers, and tasty food, you’ll leave with both your stomach and your heart completely satisfied.

ScheduleSat–Sun, May 9–10, 2026
placeTachikawa Stage Garden, Tachikawa City, Tokyo
Websitehttps://craftrock.jp/fes2025/
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