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Spring Music Festival Schedule Overview [2026]

As spring approaches, do you ever feel the urge to soak up live music outdoors? Surrendering yourself to your favorite tunes in an open-air setting under warm sunshine is one of the true joys of spring festivals.

This year, unique spring music festivals are being held all over Japan, each with its own genre and atmosphere.

In this article, we’ll introduce a wide range of music festivals taking place in spring so you can compare and check out the ones that catch your eye.

Use it to help plan your next outing.

May

PARAMOUNTMay 23 (Sat) – 24 (Sun), Gunma Prefecture

ScheduleSaturday–Sunday, May 23–24, 2026
placeGunma Prefecture, Tone District, Minakami Town, Gunma Cycle Sports Center
Websitehttps://paramount-jp.net/
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The sea, food, and musicSaturday, 5/23, Fukui Prefecture

ScheduleSaturday, May 23, 2026
placeUminpia Oi Area, 1-1 Narumi, Oi Town, Fukui Prefecture

MAGIC HOUR Jazz Concert in HokutoSat, 5/23, Yamanashi Prefecture

ScheduleSaturday, May 23, 2026
placeSpecial stage on the premises of Yamanashi Housing Industry, 2228-5 Nagasaka Kamijo, Nagasaka-cho, Hokuto-shi, Yamanashi Prefecture

SUSTAINABLE BEAUTY FESSat 5/23–Sun 5/24, Yamanashi Prefecture

ScheduleSaturday–Sunday, May 23–24, 2026
placeKawaguchiko Stellar Theater, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture
Websitehttps://sustainabeauty.jp/
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Numazu Port Street BarSaturday, 5/23, Shizuoka Prefecture

ScheduleSaturday, May 23, 2026
placeShizuoka Prefecture, Numazu City, around Numazu Port; Honmachi; Agetsuji Shopping Street; Arcade Meitengai; Shin-Nakamise; Nakamise; Otemachi Shopping Street (multiple venues)

Hida Takayama Jazz FestivalGifu Prefecture on Saturday, 5/23

ScheduleSaturday, May 23, 2026
placeHida Folk Village, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture
Websitehttps://hidatakayama-jazz.com/
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BOTAFESMay 23 (Sat) – 24 (Sun), Osaka Prefecture

BOTAFES is a plant-inspired music and culture festival held in the Hosokawa area of Ikeda, Osaka. Paying homage to the region’s history as a hub for ornamental plant cultivation since the Muromachi period, it embraces the concept of “Ueki (potted plant) Culture × Festival.” A rich array of lifestyle-adjacent cultures—music, art, fashion, food, and design—gathers under the theme of plants, creating a day to experience coexistence with nature. Scheduled for May 2026.

BOTAFES’23 Drone Video
BOTAFES
ScheduleSaturday–Sunday, May 23–24, 2026
place498 Nakagawara-cho, Ikeda City, Osaka Prefecture, Former Hosogawa Elementary School
Appearance
[5/23] [Main Stage] Hosogō Gakuen Brass Band / Live Pruning / Japanese Taiko Drums Shippū / Osaka Prefectural Horticulture High School Ikebana Club / An Internationally Diverse Fashion Show by Current Students of Poplar Care and Welfare School / RM Rakugo Study Group team R / UMIDORI / UMMO / The Beer Garden Show / KERU / Kazuchan [Street Stage] RM Rakugo Study Group team M / Pan Faces / Ocarina and Piano Music Unit “Orion” / KishiTomo / Soleil / Ikewa Music Club / Aotsuki Akari & Tomonori Kuzuno / Tenichi Nakamura / A capella misterious / Fukutarō Yoshida [5/24] [Main Stage] Chindon-ya Tentekomai-za / BOTAFES Sprout Dance 2026 / Potted Plant Auction / asmi / Ikeda Ranger / Lyuto / MINON / The Bigood! / Arato Nagaoka [Street Stage] Himawari / G.F.B / Hotchipotchers / Nanchatte Blues Band / Chubby / Little Jimmy / floppy / Ikeda Amateur Magicians
Websitehttps://botafes.jp/
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