Spring Music Festival Schedule Overview [2026]

HUG ROCK FESTIVAL is a circuit-style festival featuring only female vocal artists, first held in 2015. Organized by Hug Teppei, it takes place across multiple live music venues around Udagawacho in Shibuya, offering a wide variety of stages centered on singer-songwriters. The Golden Week edition on May 7, 2026, is slated to feature dozens of acts, including Kanoerana, Momo Hashizume, and Chiharu Midorimura.

This urban festival was first held in 2024 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the opening of Yebisu Garden Place, and 2026 will mark its third edition. With the theme of “MUSIC × BEER × FOOD × GREEN,” it spans the entire Yebisu Garden Place, offering a setup where visitors can enjoy music along with Yebisu-style drinks and food amid the fresh greenery of the season. Acts such as Yanowa to Agatsuma and the Katsushika Trio will appear, making it a three-day event where both children and adults can spend their time as they please.

This is an urban music festival launched in 2024 to mark the 30th anniversary of Yebisu Garden Place. Now in its third edition, this year’s theme is “MUSIC × BEER × FOOD × GREEN,” taking over the entire venue, including the fresh, green Garden Plaza and The Garden Hall. Centered on jazz yet spanning diverse genres that resonate throughout the city, it offers three liberating days to enjoy alongside Ebisu’s signature beer and cuisine. Scheduled for May 2026, the festival will feature both ticketed performances and free-admission areas.

KCON JAPAN is a global festival hosted by CJ ENM where you can experience K-pop and Korean lifestyle. Launched in the United States in 2012, it has been held in various locations around the world. The Japan edition will take place at Makuhari Messe, one of the world’s leading exhibition centers, featuring not only concerts but also an experiential area bringing together K-beauty, K-food, and K-content. It will be held in May 2026 as a three-day event where you can fully immerse yourself in K-pop and Korean culture.

Transcendence is an outdoor electronic music festival held in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture, celebrating its fifth edition in 2026. The venue is Chōja no Mori, a forest spread across a plateau in Kitaaiki Village, Minamisaku District, where you can immerse yourself in music while enjoying auto camping and campfires. A total of 12 acts—DJs and sound systems invited from Japan and abroad—will gather for three days defined by the intersection of fresh impulses and mature aesthetics. The festival will take place in May 2026.