List of Rock Festivals Nationwide [2026]

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.

A must-see for festival lovers! We’ve gathered rock festivals from all over Japan! The real charm of rock fests is wandering around and catching lots of different rock bands.

It’s a great chance to discover amazing new bands.

Let’s head to the fests and find tons of new connections!

Past events

Dera Rock Festival Osaka EditionSun, Jan 11 – Osaka Prefecture

Schedule	Sunday, January 11, 2026
place	Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City, Club Joule / BRONZE / Shinkagura / Hokage, AtlantiQs
Website	https://derarockfes.radcreation.jp/
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Unlimited Calling OsakaSat, Jan 10 — Osaka Prefecture

Schedule	Saturday, January 10, 2026
place	Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City, Zepp Osaka Bayside
Website	https://freehoudaicalling.com/
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Rock’n’Roll CircusSat 1/10 – Sun 1/11, Hyogo Prefecture

Schedule	Saturday–Sunday, January 10–11, 2026
place	Hyogo Prefecture, Kobe City, Kobe VARIT. / Chicken George / Starting Over / THE CASTLE / BLUE PORT
Website	https://sites.google.com/armtechpublishers.com/rockandrollcircus/home
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deer rockSat 1/10 – Sun 1/11, Fukushima Prefecture

This is a circuit event organized by Shikachan, an event promoter active in Fukushima Prefecture. Shikachan is reportedly a staff member of TONEFOLK, a music information site based in the Tohoku region. Although it’s a small-scale circuit event held across two venues, the lineup mainly features up-and-coming bands on the verge of breaking through, making it an event you won’t want to miss.

Schedule	Saturday–Sunday, January 10–11, 2026
place	Koriyama #9, Koriyama PEAK ACTION, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture
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ROCK IN WINTERJan 4 (Sun), Aichi Prefecture

Schedule	Sunday, January 4, 2026
place	Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya City — Diamond Hall / SPADE BOX / Shangri-La / HeartLand / CLUB ROCK’N’ROLL
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THICK FESTIVALSun, Jan 4 — Kanagawa Prefecture

A festival hosted by the three-piece melodic punk band SECRET 7 LINE will be held. In 2016, there was a great sorrow for them and for us fans, but seeing them overcome it and continue to perform is truly moving. Live-show kids, be sure to check it out.