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
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.
| Schedule | Mon, May 4, 2026 – Tue, May 5, 2026 |
| place | Tokyo Metropolis, Shinjuku Ward: Zepp Shinjuku (TOKYO) / Music Restaurant APEXIA / Shinjuku LOFT / Shinjuku MARZ / DHNoA / Shinjuku WALLY / Zirco Tokyo / Kabukicho Tower Stage |
| Website | https://kabukicho-upgate.com/ |
| SNS |
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.
| Schedule | Thursday, May 7, 2026 |
| place | Tokyo, Shibuya Ward Club Malcolm / TAKE OFF 7 / CYCLONE / GARRET / CHELSEA HOTEL / Star lounge / THE GAME / Milkyway / aube / gee-ge. / eggman / LIVE BUS |
| Website | http://hugrock.tokyo/2025_2 |
| SNS |
EBISU Bloomin’ JAZZ GARDENMay 8 (Fri) – 10 (Sun), Tokyo
| Schedule | Fri, May 8–Sun, May 10, 2026 |
| place | Meguro City, Tokyo, Ebisu Garden Place |
| Website | https://jazzgarden.jp |
| SNS |
KokuFesSat 5/9–Sun 5/10, Tokyo
| Schedule | Sat–Sun, May 9–10, 2026 |
| place | Tokyo 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 |
| Website | https://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.
| Schedule | Sat–Sun, May 9–10, 2026 |
| place | Tachikawa Stage Garden, Tachikawa City, Tokyo |
| Website | https://craftrock.jp/fes2025/ |
| SNS |



