Complete Guide to Kansai Spring Festivals [2026]! Introducing Popular Events
Music festivals that color Kansai’s spring will once again be held one after another this year.
From outdoor concerts in nature-rich settings away from the hustle and bustle of the city to city festivals held amid historic streetscapes, a diverse lineup of unique spring festivals awaits.
You can experience moving moments where music intertwines with the arrival of spring—such as passionate performances by popular artists and special stages set against fluttering cherry blossoms.
In this article, we’ll showcase music festivals taking place across Kansai this spring, all at once and across all sizes and genres.
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Past events
SONO SONO in the greenparkSat, Apr 25 – Osaka Prefecture
| Schedule | Saturday, April 25, 2026 |
| place | Hattori Ryokuchi Open-Air Music Hall, Toyonaka City, Osaka Prefecture |
| Appearance | cero / Sakura Fujiwara / Bialystocks / and more |
| Website | https://kobesonosono.com/ |
Melody of the StarsApril 25 (Sat) – 26 (Sun), Osaka Prefecture
| Schedule | Saturday–Sunday, April 25–26, 2026 |
| place | Nippe Park Okahigashi-Chuo, Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture |
| Website | https://r.goope.jp/hoshinokanadefes/ |
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Harima Spring Breeze FestivalSaturday, 4/25, Hyogo Prefecture
| Schedule | Saturday, April 25, 2026 |
| place | Ohnaka Archaeological Site Park, Kako District, Hyogo Prefecture |
| Website | https://www.town.harima.lg.jp/kyodo/kanko/event/harukazefes.html |
Otsu Hibiki Music Festival SpringSat, 4/25 – Shiga Prefecture
| Schedule | Saturday, April 25, 2026 |
| place | Branch Otsukyo, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture |
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Biwako Jazz HigashiomiApr 25 (Sat) – 26 (Sun), Shiga Prefecture
| Schedule | Saturday–Sunday, April 25–26, 2026 |
| place | Shiga Prefecture, Higashiomi City, around Omi Railway Yokaichi Station to the Higashiomi City Hall area |
| Website | http://biwako-jazzfes.com/ |
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CAMP ROCK FRIENDSSaturday, 4/25, Nara Prefecture
| Schedule | Saturday, April 25, 2026 |
| place | Oiwake Park, Nara City, Nara Prefecture |
| Website | https://crf.official.ec/ |
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FOREST THE BEATSat, 4/25 Wakayama Prefecture
This is the Kansai region’s first outdoor resort festival, jointly hosted by Adventure Resort MOUNTQ in Gobo City, Wakayama Prefecture, and Kansai’s largest music event, “Kansai Oto Sakaba.” With the theme “Resonance of Nature and Music,” the festival offers live performances by dance teams and top artists during the day, and from evening, participatory sessions around a bonfire to immerse attendees in sound and the forest. Performers include DOZAN11, Marc Panther, and Shinji Harada, and the event will be held in April 2026.
| Schedule | Saturday, April 25, 2026 |
| place | 565-20 Hirai Valley, Kita-Shioya, Shioya-cho, Gobo-shi, Wakayama Prefecture MOUNT Q |
| Appearance | DOZAN11 aka Michi Dosan Miki / Shinji Harada / Marc Panther / The Shirakawa Band / THE FRANK VOX / Elena Founde / Chitose Hajime / RYOEI / NAOTO GIRLS NUMBER / LUNA beats / Alice girls 14 / KINOPPI NUMBER / NAOTO KID / NAOTO R&B NUMBER / GRANOLA |
| Website | https://kansaiotosakaba.com/ |
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