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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.

Past events

SONO SONO in the greenparkSat, Apr 25 – Osaka Prefecture

ScheduleSaturday, April 25, 2026
placeHattori Ryokuchi Open-Air Music Hall, Toyonaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Appearancecero / Sakura Fujiwara / Bialystocks / and more
Websitehttps://kobesonosono.com/

Melody of the StarsApril 25 (Sat) – 26 (Sun), Osaka Prefecture

ScheduleSaturday–Sunday, April 25–26, 2026
placeNippe Park Okahigashi-Chuo, Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture
Websitehttps://r.goope.jp/hoshinokanadefes/
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Harima Spring Breeze FestivalSaturday, 4/25, Hyogo Prefecture

ScheduleSaturday, April 25, 2026
placeOhnaka Archaeological Site Park, Kako District, Hyogo Prefecture
Websitehttps://www.town.harima.lg.jp/kyodo/kanko/event/harukazefes.html

Otsu Hibiki Music Festival SpringSat, 4/25 – Shiga Prefecture

ScheduleSaturday, April 25, 2026
placeBranch Otsukyo, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture
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Biwako Jazz HigashiomiApr 25 (Sat) – 26 (Sun), Shiga Prefecture

ScheduleSaturday–Sunday, April 25–26, 2026
placeShiga Prefecture, Higashiomi City, around Omi Railway Yokaichi Station to the Higashiomi City Hall area
Websitehttp://biwako-jazzfes.com/
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CAMP ROCK FRIENDSSaturday, 4/25, Nara Prefecture

ScheduleSaturday, April 25, 2026
placeOiwake Park, Nara City, Nara Prefecture
Websitehttps://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.

ScheduleSaturday, April 25, 2026
place565-20 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
Websitehttps://kansaiotosakaba.com/
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