[2026] Guide to Music Festivals and Outdoor Events in Hokkaido and the Tohoku Region

Music Festival Master / Editor-in-ChiefHane Keisuke
Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC and in charge of music festivals. When I attended my first music festival as a freshman in college, I was captivated by its charm—“I can’t believe there’s a place this free and this fun.” I share information about wonderful music festivals every day to help grow the community of festival fans.
Editor-in-Chief, RAG MUSICHane Keisuke
Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC. JFC-certified fact-checker. After working in a music studio and handling wedding sound, joined the RAG MUSIC editorial team in 2016. Experienced with a variety of instruments: marching band in elementary school, clarinet in junior high school wind ensemble, and drums in a band from high school onward. Drawing on my own musical activities and the experience gained through my work, I produce daily articles, including various song introductions, features on music festivals around the country, and live reports. In music, I enjoy not only rock from Japan and abroad but, lately, a wide range of J-pop as well.

The majestic nature of Hokkaido and the Tohoku region awaits you as the stage for a music festival.

A celebration of music unfolds beneath vast mountains, sweeping grasslands, and crystal-clear blue skies—an extraordinary experience you won’t find in the city.

Enjoy delicious local specialties packed with each region’s charm, and warm encounters with the people who live there.

Under a pleasant breeze and a sky full of stars, come feel the unique sense of togetherness created by the audience and the artists.

Past events

Koriyama City Music DaySun, Oct 5 — Fukushima Prefecture

http://www.ongakunohi.jp

Schedule	Sun, Oct 5, 2025
place	Koriyama Station Front, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture
Website	https://www.ongakunohi.jp/
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Farm Road Music FestivalSat, Oct 4 — Hokkaido

Schedule	Saturday, October 4, 2025
place	Takushoku University Hokkaido Junior College, Fukagawa City, Hokkaido
Website	https://nouon.jp/
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MEGA☆ROCKSSat, Oct 4 – Miyagi Prefecture

http://www.datefm.jp

It’s a live circuit event hosted by radio station FM Sendai, organized in collaboration with the city of Sendai and local live music venues.

Schedule	Saturday, October 4, 2025
place	Miyagi Prefecture, Sendai City: Rensa / darwin / SENDAI CLUB JUNK BOX / MACANA / spaace Zero / LIVE HOUSE enn 2nd / LIVE HOUSE enn 3rd / HIGHBURY / retro Back Page / ROCKATERIA / The Theater Nobody Knows
Website	http://www.datefm.jp/megarocks/
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QUESTSat 10/4 – Sun 10/5, Yamagata Prefecture

OPEN AIR Party QUEST is an outdoor festival held in Yamagata Prefecture. Set against the backdrop of Mount Jinga-mine, this festival layers sounds like a mountain range itself, rising so majestically that it seems to tower not only over Jinga-mine but even over Fuji (Mount Fuji). Its sheer power is a must-see.

Schedule	Saturday–Sunday, October 4–5, 2025
place	Sanpal, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture
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Wind and Rock ImonikaiSat–Sun, Oct 4–5, Fukushima Prefecture

kazetorockimonikai.jp

This is a music festival presented by “Kaze to Rock,” the radio program and free paper by Fukushima-born creator Michihiko Yanai, together with the Fukushima Minpo newspaper. Billed as a village-festival-style rock event, it features activities like imoni stew, campfires, and test-of-courage night walks, with a hallmark of close interaction between performers and attendees. The now-traditional imoni gathering looks set to energize Fukushima.

Schedule	Saturday–Sunday, October 4–5, 2025
place	EN RESORT Grandeco, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture
Website	http://kazetorockimonikai.jp/2023/imonypark.html
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