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.

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

Diamond DanceSat, 12/20 Ehime Prefecture

Schedule	Saturday, December 20, 2025
place	WstudioRED, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Website	http://www.diamond-dance.jp/
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Everyone's Xmas Music FestivalSun, 12/21 Hokkaido

http://www.fighters.co.jp

Schedule	Sunday, December 21, 2025
place	Hokkaido, Kitahiroshima City, ES CON Field HOKKAIDO
Website	https://www.fighters.co.jp/news/detail/202500781962.html

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OTODAMA — OTOCONSun, 12/21 Aichi Prefecture

Schedule	Sunday, December 21, 2025
place	Wakamiya Plaza, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
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RADIO CRAZYDec 26 (Fri) – 29 (Mon), Osaka Prefecture

RADIO CRAZY, known as “RediKure,” is the annual year-end rock blowout. Held over two days at INTEX Osaka, RediKure features multiple stages where many popular artists deliver performances worthy of closing out the year.

Schedule	Fri, Dec 26–Mon, Dec 29, 2025
place	Intex Osaka, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Website	http://radiocrazy.fm/
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COUNTDOWN JAPANSat 12/27 – Wed 12/31, Chiba Prefecture

countdownjapan.jp

As its name suggests, the festival called COUNTDOWN JAPAN traditionally features a countdown at the end of the year. Spanning four days, the festival hosts many remarkably star-studded artists befitting the close of the year. In addition, during the first sunrise of the new year, The Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun” is played.

Schedule	Sat, Dec 27–Wed, Dec 31, 2025
place	Makuhari Messe, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Website	http://countdownjapan.jp
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