List of Rock Festivals in Eastern Japan [2026]
Here’s a consolidated guide to rock festivals taking place in eastern Japan.
There are so many festivals that it’s hard to track all the information, right?
We’ve put together details to help people like you.
Check it out so you don’t miss a festival that suits your taste!
- List of Rock Festivals in Tohoku [2026]
- List of Rock Festivals in the Kanto Region [2026]
- [2026] Guide to Music Festivals and Outdoor Events in Hokkaido and the Tohoku Region
- Winter Music Festival in Eastern Japan [2026]
- List of Rock Festivals Nationwide [2026]
- Summer Music Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- Fukushima Music Festivals [2026] Outdoor Festivals and Events Summary
- Kanto’s Popular Music Festivals [2026]: A Complete Guide to Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter Outdoor Events
- [2026] Complete Guide to Summer Festivals in the Kanto Region: Music Festivals and Outdoor Festival Information
- List of Eastern Japan summer festivals held during the summer vacation [2026]: rock festivals and outdoor music festivals
- List of Rock Festivals in the Tokai Region [2026]
- Miyagi Music Festivals [2026] Outdoor Festivals and Events Roundup
- ARABAKI ROCK FEST. | Music Festival & Event
Nagano Prefecture
Yakirainiku Rock FestNagano Prefecture, Sat 7/18–Sun 7/19
| Schedule | Saturday–Sunday, July 18–19, 2026 |
| place | Nosokoyama Forest Park, 3840 Kamisato Kuroda, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture |
| Website | https://yakifes.jp/ |
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Past events
Shibuya Metal Meetup FestivalSat, 5/2, Tokyo Metropolis
Shibuya Metal-kai Fest 2026 is a live event hosted by Shibuya Metal-kai, an irregularly held metal DJ drinking party at live venues in Shibuya. The event takes place across three venues: Shibuya CYCLONE, WWW X, and GARRET. Inside the venues, there will be a flyer booth where people can exchange information about the domestic metal scene, serving as a networking hub freely available to bands and event organizers. Scheduled for May 2, 2026.
| Schedule | Saturday, May 2, 2026 |
| place | Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (Shibuya CYCLONE / WWW X / GARRET) |
| Appearance | [5/2] [WWWX] ASTERISM / Ailiph Doepa / KANDARIVAS / HAGANE / View From The Soyuz / THOUSAND EYES / ulma sound junction / SEX MACHINEGUNS [CYCLONE] R.O.L.A. / Broken By The Scream / VICTIMOFDECEPTION / COCOBAT / Graupel / HYDROPHOBIA / BRIDEAR / SILVERBACK / Phantom Excaliver / THE Kan / END ALL [GARRET] EYEBLOW / GIVEN BY THE FLAMES / Ethereal Sin / Gotsutotsukotsu / GASTUNK / INVICTUS / Chaos Control / HELL FREEZES OVER / MELT4 / VOLCANO |
| Website | https://endall.jp/shibuya-metalkai-fes-2026/ |
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Suomi FeastMay 1 (Fri) – 2 (Sat), Tokyo Metropolis
This event is organized by Evoken de Valhall Production as a festival specializing in Finnish metal. Revived as a comeback for the performance canceled in 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19, it brings together a wide range of genres including melodic death, black, folk, and hard rock. The venue is Shibuya Stream Hall. Over two days in May 2026, Nordic acts including headliner Kalmah will assemble.
| Schedule | Fri, May 1–Sat, May 2, 2026 |
| place | Shibuya Stream Hall, 3-21-3 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo |
| Appearance | 【5/1】Kalmah / …and Oceans / Suotana / Valkeat / Fenyx Rising / Gladenfold【5/2】Kalmah / …and Oceans / Suotana / Gladenfold / Valkeat / Fenyx Rising |
| Website | https://evp.jp/project/suomi26/ |
Yokohama Blue Line FestWed, Apr 29 — Kanagawa Prefecture
| Schedule | Wednesday, April 29, 2026 |
| place | Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama City Along the Blue Line Shin-Yokohama LiT, Kannai BAYSIS, Yokohama mint hall |
| Appearance | Amai Okusuri / ALLiCA / UN-STELLA / UNDER EDGE / Hiroki Iwafune / Utamaro / Empty Black Box / Tetsuo Okita / GRAND COLOR STONE / Kuronama (Koji Ikuma × Tomohiro Kuroda) / Chemical☆Reaction / THE Inazuma Sentai / The Sirens / Hideto Sanada / The Mass Missile / SHAKE / ZILCONIA / DaNNY / Yasunori Chiwata / Tsuru / TORAfic☆signALL / Night Star Lily / Atsushi Nakano / N.U.color / Hashiji Kanateriya / Makoto Haraguchi / FUNKIST / Second Giant / Platinum Rhythm / Frozun / Momo Quartet / Tsubasa Mori / Yugin / YKJ |
| Website | https://bluelinefes.wixsite.com/bluelinefes/ |
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The sentence structure of NAONWed, Apr 29 — Kanagawa Prefecture
NAON no BUNTAI is a women-only music festival hosted by the rock band SHOW-YA. Carrying on the legacy of NAON no YAON, which has been held at Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall since 2013, it showcases distinctive stages that transcend generations and genres. In 2026, the venue moves to the newly renovated Yokohama BUNTAI, opening with indoor acoustics and production. The late-April holiday will be electrified with the heat of women’s rock.
| Schedule | Wednesday, April 29, 2026 |
| place | Yokohama BUNTAI, 2-7-1 Furoucho, Naka Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Appearance | Sachiko Kobayashi / Lima (BONE DAWN) / Shishido Kavka (BONE DAWN) / HAGANE / SHOW-YA / Kyoko / Nanase Aikawa / NEMOPHILA / East Of Eden / Atsuko Watanabe (ex. PRINCESS PRINCESS) / Kyoko Tomita (ex. PRINCESS PRINCESS) |
| Website | https://naonnoyaon.net/ |
FooDFooDFooDApril 25 (Sat) – 26 (Sun), Ibaraki Prefecture
| Schedule | Saturday–Sunday, April 25–26, 2026 |
| place | Special Venue, Tsukuba Electric Communication Kibōgaoka Park, 418 Nakadai, Omitama City, Ibaraki Prefecture |
| Website | https://foodfoodfood.jp/ |
KITAKAZE ROCK FES.Hokkaido, Sat 4/25–Sun 4/26
| Schedule | Saturday–Sunday, April 25–26, 2026 |
| place | Hokkaido, Sapporo City, Zepp Sapporo |
| Website | https://kitakazerockfes.com/ |
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