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2026 Roundup of Popular Winter Festivals: Music Festivals for the Cold Season

Until now, when people talked about music festivals, the standard was summer festivals held outdoors.

But lately, winter festivals held during the colder months have also become the norm.

Most winter festivals are indoor events held in large halls or exhibition centers, and even in the cold of winter, the venues are filled with excitement.

In this article, we’ll introduce a whole lineup of these hot winter music festivals!

From Christmas events and countdown events to those held right after the New Year, there’s a full schedule.

Past events

Kaikyo Fest.Sat 1/17–Sun 1/18, Yamaguchi Prefecture

ScheduleSat–Sun, Jan 17–18, 2026
placeKaikyō Messe Shimonoseki Exhibition and Trade Fair, Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture
Websitehttps://kaikyofest.com/
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HAKODATE WINTER JAZZ FESTIVALSun, Jan 18 — Hokkaido

ScheduleSunday, January 18, 2026
placeHokkaido, Hakodate City, Hakodate City Art Hall
Websitehttps://www.hakobura.jp/events/208

Dera Rock Festival: Tokyo EditionSun, Jan 18, Tokyo Metropolis

ScheduleSunday, January 18, 2026
placeTokyo Metropolis Setagaya City ERA / SHELTER / Flowers Loft / Chikamatsu / WAVER / MOSAiC
Websitehttps://derarockfes.radcreation.jp/
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earth garden “Winter”Sun 1/18 – Mon 1/19, Tokyo

Hosted by the web magazine “earth garden,” this event is a community festival themed around an “organic and ecological lifestyle,” featuring not only live performances but also talk sessions, eco- and organic-focused shops, and food and drink booths lining the venue. While earth garden originally functioned as an event production office, it gradually began operating media as well, approaching the management of outdoor festivals as a form of media in itself. This edition is the first of the four annual events and marks the winter installment.

ScheduleSun–Mon, Jan 18–19, 2026
placeZelkova-lined avenue at Yoyogi Park, Shibuya City, Tokyo
Websitehttps://www.earth-garden.jp/event/eg-2024-winter/
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Bukurock! Festival NagoyaSun, Jan 18 — Aichi Prefecture

ScheduleSunday, January 18, 2026
placeDiamond Hall, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture / SPESDBOX
Websitehttps://nafr.noor.jp/bukurock/2025/index.html

Arafudo MusicSat, Jan 24, Fukushima Prefecture

This event takes a novel approach by combining hot springs and music. It involves renting out a hot spring inn in Fukushima and holding a live concert for 150 people in the grand banquet hall. The audience can enjoy being close to the artists as well as the hot spring ryokan itself—what a wonderful event. After the earthquake, a third of the establishments in the host area, Tsuchiyu Onsen Town, closed down. This event was launched to help bring vibrancy back to the hot spring town.

ScheduleSaturday, January 24, 2026
placeYUMORI, Tsuchiyu Onsen-machi, Fukushima Prefecture
Websitehttps://www.arafudomusic.com/

PENTATONICSat 1/24–Sun 1/25, Kanagawa Prefecture

ScheduleSaturday–Sunday, January 24–25, 2026
placeKanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama City, Yokohama BUNTAI
Websitehttps://pentatonic-2026.com/
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