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

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.
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.

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

BRIDGE FES in FUCHUSat 2/21–Mon 2/23, Tokyo

Bridge Fes is a three-day festival with the tagline “Riding the waves of sound to connect the world,” bringing together artists across genres—music, comedy, spoken word—and championing the theme of “connecting people through art.” The venue is Fuchu no Mori Geijutsu Gekijo Furusato Hall in Fuchu City, Tokyo, where you can enjoy live performances and exhibits by personalities and artists from FM 8.4 MHz Radio TAMA River. Scheduled for February 2026.

Schedule	Saturday, February 21, 2026 – Monday, February 23, 2026
place	Furusato Hall, Fuchu no Mori Art Theater, 1-2 Asama-cho, Fuchu City, Tokyo
Appearance	[2/21] Yasuko Kamoshita / Inori Aoba / Saaya Machino / Tencho~ / Tsukiich Radio Drama Reading / Fumishifon / Insuigetsu / Sayaka Miyamoto / Airi Furukawa / Sayaka Fukushima [2/22] Voice Actor Laboratory Public Recording / Yanaimo. / Natalia D / Ryo Gojoin / Asuka Sato / NAMI / IKU [2/23] Alma’s Hideout / Sou Uematsu / Yuta Sasaki (Shinto Shrine Sommelier) / DJ Ichiro Yatsui / milligram & TABARU / Anri Katsu Play’s The Beatles Tribute Band / Yoshihiro Tsujimoto / ZENSHYO
Website	https://bridgefes.jp/

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ZOU-NO-HANA WORLD MUSICKanagawa Prefecture, Sat 2/21 – Sun 2/22

zounohana.com

Schedule	Saturday–Sunday, February 21–22, 2026
place	Zou-no-hana Terrace, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Website	https://zounohana.com/events/post-11556/

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