[2026] Latest Music Festival Info in the Tokai Region | Complete Guide to Popular Events
Here’s the latest information on music festivals you can enjoy in the Tokai region.
Centered around Aichi and spanning Shizuoka, Mie, and Gifu, a variety of uniquely flavored music festivals are being held across the area.
From open-air festivals under blue skies to circuit-style events that take you around live houses, there’s a packed lineup of happenings that will capture the hearts of music fans.
You’ll discover everything from local artists to popular bands, across a wide range of genres.
We’ll provide detailed information you need to join the festivals, including venues, dates, and performer lineups.
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Mie Prefecture
2525 MUSIC FESSunday, 5/24, Mie Prefecture
“2525 MUSIC FES” is a music festival launched in 2025 by the mobile marché “2525marché,” championing “A FUN TIME FULL OF SMILES,” and set in Chubudai Sports Park in Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture. Centered on reggae, hip-hop, and R&B, it features a paid live area with performers including VIGORMAN, alongside a free area with around 100 food and market stalls and a kids’ area. The second edition will be held in May 2026.
| Schedule | Sunday, May 24, 2026 |
| place | Chubudai Sports Park, 1370 Tateno-cho, Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture |
| Appearance | VIGORMAN / SPICY CHOCOLATE / CHICO CARLITO / EXPRESS / KOTA / lonelow / Inman / Yuito Takeuchi / Mirei Toyama / Kinu |
| Website | https://www.instagram.com/_____2525musicfes/ |
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8 FestMie Prefecture, Sat 7/4–Sun 7/5
| Schedule | Sat–Sun, July 4–5, 2026 |
| place | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture |
| Website | https://www.suzukacircuit.jp/8tai/event/nankai-8fes-stage/ |
Kameyama Jazz FestivalMie Prefecture, Sat 9/26–Sun 9/27
The Kameyama JAZZ Festival is a celebration of jazz held in Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture, and 2026 will mark its second edition. Using venues across the city—including the Kameyama Cultural Center, the City Library, Seki Junior High School, Michi-no-Eki Sekijuku, Zuihoken, Kameyama Sunshine Park, and the Meihan Seki Drive-in—the festival is a free event aimed at providing performance opportunities for amateur groups and promoting local culture. The 2026 festival is scheduled for two days, September 26 and 27.
| Schedule | Sat, Sep 26–Sun, Sep 27, 2026 |
| place | 63 Higashi-Miyuki-cho, Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture (Kameyama City Cultural Hall / Kameyama City Library / Seki Junior High School / Roadside Station Sekijuku / Zuihoken / Kameyama Sunshine Park / Meihan Seki Drive-in) |
| Website | https://kameyama-bunkakaikan.com/kjf/ |
RAMP JAM FESTIVALSat, Oct 3 – Mie Prefecture
RAMP JAM FESTIVAL is a free outdoor festival held annually at the special HOWA Park venue in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture. It features an open-air live stage by top-tier artists gathered from within and outside the prefecture, along with one of the largest markets in Mie that spreads along the brick-style walkway leading to the stage. Aiming to become a new symbol of Mie, it will be held on October 3, 2026.
| Schedule | Saturday, October 3, 2026 |
| place | HOWA Park Special Venue, 5-757-1 Anotsudai, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture |
| Website | https://rampjamfestival.jp/ |
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Yokkaichi Teen’s Music FesSun 10/11, Mie Prefecture
| Schedule | Sunday, October 11, 2026 |
| place | Yokkaichi Civic Park, Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture |
| Website | https://yokkaichiteensmusicfes.jimdofree.com/ |
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Yokkaichi Jazz FestivalMie Prefecture, Sat 10/17–Sun 10/18
| Schedule | Sat–Sun, Oct 17–18, 2026 |
| place | Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture – Civic Park and 14 other venues (15 venues in total) |
| Website | http://yokkaichi-jazz.com/ |
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Past events
Iga Village FestivalFri, 5/1 Mie Prefecture
This is the third Village Festival, held in the beautiful rural area of Hido, Iga City. It began when the opening dates of three village establishments—“Scoop,” “Fuurinya-shiki Kazekoro,” and “Cafe & Bar ChouChou”—happened to coincide on May 1, and it developed into an event celebrating each shop’s anniversary. With the theme “Enjoy Japan’s original landscapes and create Japan’s future,” the festival offers thanks to the village’s guardian deity, Hachidai Ryuo, and features a diverse program including a lion dance, a wind chime concert, belly dancing, and a performance by the erhu duo Onto. It will be held in May 2026.
| Schedule | Friday, May 1, 2026 |
| place | Hito, Kamide, Iga City, Mie Prefecture (Shovel / Wind-chime Mansion Kazekoro / Cafe & Bar ChouChou / Kamide Community Center) |
| Appearance | Belly Dance Show / Luna / Erhu Duo “Oto” (TAKA [Takashi Hattori], Miley) / Oto no Engawa Concert / Concert: Prayer Performance to the Village Guardian Deity, the Eight Great Dragon Kings |
| Website | https://igagine.com/murafes3/ |