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[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

Namioto PlazaMon, May 4 – Aichi Prefecture

ScheduleMonday, May 4, 2026
placeHotel Sea Palace Resort, 1-3 Minowari, Kanno Shinden-cho, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
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Tsurumai Park Bluegrass Music FestMon, May 4 – Aichi Prefecture

The Tsurumai Park Bluegrass Music Festival, commonly known as “Tsurumai Fes,” is an outdoor music event centered on bluegrass, the acoustic genre that originated in Kentucky, USA. It takes place in the plaza in front of the Music Pavilion at Tsurumai Park in Showa Ward, Nagoya, and is held concurrently with the Spring Flower Festival. Enjoy a day of live performances by a variety of bands showcasing the charms of bluegrass—from its lively, dance-inducing rhythms to its beautiful harmonies. Admission is free, and the event will be held in May 2026.

ScheduleMonday, May 4, 2026
placeSogakudo (Music Hall), Tsuruma Park, 1-1-168 Tsuruma, Showa Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Appearance
Thompson the Fox / Lazy Pickers / Ureshi-Tanoshii Union / All That Grass / Teba Tacky / The Pondz
Websitehttps://www.bluegrasstsuruma.com/
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ZUMZUM KITCHENCAR FESMay 5 (Tue), Aichi Prefecture

ScheduleTuesday, May 5, 2026
placeTokoname Rinku Beach, Rinku-cho 2, Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture
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Imaike Music Wanderlust FestivalMay 5 (Tue), Aichi Prefecture

Imaike Yuran Music Festival is a live-circuit music festival in Nagoya’s Imaike area that started in 2016. With multiple longtime live houses clustered around Imaike Subway Station, attendees can freely move between venues and spend a whole day touring a wide range of genres, including rock, blues, and jazz. The festival also collaborates with the Imaike shopping street, featuring community-wide programs such as open-air karaoke and blues performances. The 13th edition will be held in May 2026.

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Imaike Music Wanderlust Festival
ScheduleTuesday, May 5, 2026
placeAround Imaike, Chikusa Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture (multiple live music venues)
Appearance
Acrobat★Boy / A La carte / ALTERNATORS / Maple in the Rain / The Arcades / Antlion Hell / Morning-Falling Snow. / The Bettys / the Burnham / CharismaTch / Clown Shoes / Coffee Beat / Copernicus / Cross My Pain / DAMS / DEERHOUNDS / THE DROPPERS / ensoleille muguet / FERRARI(S) / GASOLINE / Galaxy Kayō Show / Hagakure / High-collar Drop / Hamachi / Haru la Monelle / Shy Soldier / imaikecobras / Dogfall / ISAMU / Iwazumogana Giant Lizard feat. Maon / Until the Night-light Goes Out. / JUNK SICK JACK / Faint Blues / Kanazuchi / Karutempo / Kasumi / Kataribe / Ketsumidoro / Kowloon / Kojis / Kurashi no Nikogori / LayBack / Lili & The Acoustic Banshees / the Lotus / Mainheller -Menhera- / Marimo / Meruriri / Makoto Mochizuki / MONKEY CHAPS / Monster Room / Mujiruyōon / Kaoru Natsume / NICOLI / The “All Human Affairs Are Like Saiō’s Horse” Band / Ninniku Chaharns / Rainbow Electric Railway / No.39 / My Wonder / Oriental Funk Orchestra / Otassha Club / PEEBLES / Piranica / Potsdam Giants / Camel Band / Red Lobster / Layer / Re squall / Rie & Hiroki and Manabu / roller skate park / Sakogashira / →SCHOOL← / Sinca / SIN SET / Social Monkey / The Souleels / SOUL OF LIBERTY / Spanish Harlem II / The Strip Show / Mikiko Suzuki-z / Tana Kamio / Thrive on Praise / Tokinikiku & The Comets / Triotoka / Tsukkii / Hiroshi Tsuzuki / Noriyuki Uda / Eel No.11 / Unabu / VANILLA ZOMBIE / The Von / Watakushi / The Court in the Dark / Zwergspitz / pumpin’ up the blues IMAIKE Session
Websitehttps://imaikeyuuran.link/index.html
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ICONIC MOMENTS FESSat 5/9–Sun 5/10, Aichi Prefecture

ScheduleSat–Sun, May 9–10, 2026
placeCOMTEC PORTBASE, 3-5 Kanekawa-cho, Minato Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
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WAR DECLARATIONSat 5/9–Sun 5/10, Aichi Prefecture

ScheduleSat–Sun, May 9–10, 2026
placeAichi Prefecture, Toyohashi City, around Ekimae Odori (KNOT / SAQURA ZERO / grand space Quark)
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Sakae Minami Music FestivalSat 5/9–Sun 5/10, Aichi Prefecture

The Sakae Minami Music Festival is an urban music festival that connects the city and music, launched in 2007 with 13 venues in the Sakae area of Nagoya and around 100 participating indie artists. The venues have expanded across multiple live houses centered on Sakae Minami in Naka Ward, Nagoya, and the festival also ties in with the Minami-Otsu-dori pedestrian paradise to help revitalize the city. With a mission to send artists “from Sakae Minami” out into the world, the festival has featured a total of over 4,100 acts to date. It will be held in May 2026.

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Sakae Minami Music Festival
ScheduleSat–Sun, May 9–10, 2026
placeSakae area, Naka Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture (multiple live music venues)
Appearance
Koichi Nakamura + Yutaka Sugita (JAYWALK) / Nakano-kun of Sampraza & Pappara Kawai / Hanako Oku / Ryota Kaizo / Ban Ban Bazar / Motoyoshi Hosotsubo / Ashigaru Youth / Shinya Okumura / GOOD BYE APRIL / Eri Ogawa / Vajissa / and about 290 acts
Websitehttps://sakaeminami-ongakusai.com/
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