[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.
- Aichi Prefecture Festival Calendar [2026]: Outdoor Festivals and Events Summary
- List of Rock Festivals in the Tokai Region [2026]
- Shizuoka Festival Calendar [2026]: Music Festivals and Outdoor Events Summary
- Mie Festival Calendar [2026]: A Roundup of Music Festivals and Outdoor Events
- Summer Music Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- [2026] The Ultimate Guide to Summer Festivals in Tokai: Enjoy a Spectacle of Music and Emotion!
- List of Rock Festivals Nationwide [2026]
- Tokai Jazz Festival List [2026]
- Summer Reggae Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- [Held in 2026] Recommended music festivals: A roundup of outdoor festivals and major rock festivals you’ll want to attend at least once
- List of Reggae Festivals Nationwide [2026]
- Spring Festival Events in the Tokai Area [2026]
- List of summer festivals in western Japan held during the summer vacation [2026]: Rock festivals and outdoor music festivals
Past events
Grand Bon Odori Under the Bridge: SOUL BEAT ASIAAug 14 (Thu) – 16 (Sat), Aichi Prefecture
This event is held under Toyota Ohashi Bridge with the idea of gathering various artists once again so that everyone can sing and dance together, just as the area beneath the bridge has long been a place for popular entertainment—kabuki, plays, street performances, sideshows—and for people to exchange information. Although it takes place in the somewhat unusual setting beneath a bridge, it may offer sights you don’t normally get to see.
| Schedule | Thu, Aug 14–Sat, Aug 16, 2025 |
| place | Sengoku Park, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture |
| Website | https://2024.soulbeatasia.com/ |
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GRANSHIP Big Band Jazz FestivalSun, Aug 10 — Shizuoka Prefecture
This is a jazz festival held at Granship, the convention center in Shizuoka Prefecture! Large big bands from across the prefecture will gather in force, filling the hall with colorful sounds. There’s hardly any other event where you can enjoy so much tightly coordinated, powerful jazz in a single day. On the day of the event, there will also be a corner where you can try out instruments used in jazz, making it a fun outing for families as well.
| Schedule | Sun, Aug 10, 2025 |
| place | Granship, Large Hall - Umi, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Website | https://www.granship.or.jp/visitors/event/detail.php?id=3442 |
NAGOYA GROOVIN’ SUMMERSat 8/9 – Sun 8/10, Aichi Prefecture
| Schedule | Sat–Sun, Aug 9–10, 2025 |
| place | Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya City, Nagoya City Arts Creation Center |
| Website | https://www.bunka758.or.jp/about/archive/nagoya_groovin_summer/ |
8 FestSat–Sun, Aug 2–3, Mie Prefecture
The 8 Hours race being held at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture. The 8 Hours, or “8 Tai,” is an annual motorcycle race in which riders keep lapping the circuit for eight hours. A live event will be held during the Suzuka 8 Hours, with a fiery live show unfolding alongside the intense racing.
| Schedule | Sat, Aug 2–Sun, Aug 3, 2025 |
| place | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture |
| Website | https://www.suzukacircuit.jp/8tai/event/nankai-8fes-stage/ |
JIM BEAM SUMMER FES in NAGOYAFri 8/1 – Sun 8/3, Aichi Prefecture
| Schedule | Fri, Aug 1–Sun, Aug 3, 2025 |
| place | Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya City, Sakae Hirobasu |



