Complete Guide to Spring Festivals in the Kanto Region! Introducing Featured Artists and Venue Information [2026]
Music festivals held across the Kanto region with the arrival of spring.
Enjoying live performances under the blue sky is a special experience that lets you truly feel the comfort of the season.
From large venues in the heart of the city to nature-rich locations in the suburbs, a variety of distinctive spring festivals captivate music fans.
Powerful stages by top artists from Japan and abroad, encounters with local gourmet food, and the liberating feeling of being wrapped in a pleasant breeze.
This spring, why not discover a music experience that’s uniquely yours?
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May
Street live in Takasaki, everywhere you lookSun, 5/10 – Gunma Prefecture
This is a citizen-participation event symbolizing “Takasaki, the City of Music,” co-hosted by the City of Takasaki and the Takasaki Otomachi Project. Around 20 genre-specific live spots will be set up around Takasaki Station, and more than 150 musical acts from within and outside the prefecture will perform simultaneously—one of the largest scales in Northern Kanto. A wide array of music, including pop, rock, jazz, folklore, traditional Japanese music, and a cappella, will fill the streets, with the event scheduled for May 2026.
| Schedule | Sunday, May 10, 2026 |
| place | Around Takasaki Station, Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture (multiple venues, about 20 locations) |
| Appearance | KiiYama Shoten / Itoshi no Ellies / KIE Anderson / GOODMOON / From A / Toru Noda / Classico / EXPG STUDIO OMIYA / H!☆7 / Oto. / Kuma Momoko / I-con / Zunda Akane / JOYFUL PAIR / Rintaro Araki / Gakudan Yonin / Nijiiro no Miju / juri / MOMO & TOMOMI / Baishokai / Takeo Real & Takasaki City Band / Jiguro Kyosuke / BOØGY / Ugokids no Yukaina Nakama / Ryu-RYU- / Sayaka / GoluOlu / e-group + Eiko Tomizawa / skaal / Neko to Shimaaji / West Nest Duck / Occhan On / one more note / Stray☆Boys / Ryokei / Yota Noike / resound / SHIZUKU / Yoko Natsukawa / Gita Papa / February Blue / GON / Okamoto & Watanabe / Glass Beads / S&B / Kazahaya Mari / Bagpiper Onoichi / Chiku Aji / Ame nochi Neko / Miyabi Nakano / Jikijiki / Shin Yoshino / Ah! Wataru Tejima and Sound Bravo / RISE collective sol. / UN-STELLA / Sukiyaki / HoSoVoSo / Alacartet / Shion Ai / Brother’s / OUTRIGGER / Chestnut / Dixie Alla Creators / Synvia Realm / POSTMAN / Ichiko Kitai / Piflu / Wind of the Andes / CatMojo / Omokage / Real / Fractal Sign / Light & Shadow / JION / Okinawa Uta Sanshin Urizun / Stella Spica / Charmo / FOREST / JFact / Usoo-800 / Sasaken Band / Earth Berry / The Birds / Team Kagohara / SPLASH / BTB / Negi Page and the Ayamachi Club / Shichifukujin / Brass Five / Kena hamo / KAME Jiima / Hachauru / Anpan / Shiraho & Tokatoka / Niwaka Kenbunroku / m7♭5 / Tochiotome / Fairies 2/3 / Chika Sawada / Karakkaze / bevvy sponge / FOCUS / Hama-chan & Hug☆-san / UN-ROUTE / Haru Mads / Saint Lead / One hundredS / Lunatic Mode / SPAMACO / Midorimushi / Hikigatari Robin / Kyasai Masashi / Carpediemy / Yukiko & Soncho / Yotsumebishi Satomi / Honey Trap / Ruribitaki / Está muy bonita☆ / Diffuse / TaMa / Nicolina / Nihon Buyo Shokage-ryu / Toshi Ichikawa / Smile / Akane Kayama / Rirakirano / Fushida Trio / Usagi Uno Hana / The Heretics / Toru Natsukiba / UKULELE ATSUSY / Ano Koro no Emotional / SugarLand / Himajin / Spiky Ball / MIYARΦCKBAND / Assort Beat / NYANPLEX / Larasati / Momoiro P Progressive / ROXY / ROLL’s / BOØWY SESSIONS / Y. YAZAWA / Back Nansa / Metaboy / Toramai-shi / HANASAQI MUSIC / Dixie Queens / Rare Unity Jazz Ensemble / Fujiharuka! / Unicolde / take me to the seven / Umineko-ya / Mizuki Fujisawa / The Quintones / Nikaikara Metsubushi / Kaminamienoki Bunko / Merrily morny / Hayashi / Namida-iro Playlist / Chronos / Croissant / Big Wave / Dressing / Pokemon Band / Pain au chocolat / VoxerPants / ApriCot / Grupo Cruz del Sur / Fruits Line / Cross of Red / Nanmoku Mountain Dew / Herkale / FUJICO Project / JAM JUNCTION / Los Andes / Creative Ryukokai BREATH, Guntensho, Kokoro |
| Website | https://takasaki-dokokashi.com/ |
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Tokyo Tokyo Delicious MuseumMay 15 (Fri) – 17 (Sun), Tokyo
Tokyo Tokyo Delicious Museum is a gourmet festival packed with Tokyo’s diverse culinary charms. At Ariake’s Symbol Promenade Park, four zones—Tokyo Delicious, Edo, Food Journey, and Market & Culinary Culture Experiences—will feature signature dishes from popular restaurants, the four great cuisines of Edo, and distinctive dishes from across Japan, all in one place. Live performances by jazz artists, DJs, and bands will take place at the Stone and Light Plaza and the Flower Plaza. The event will be held in May 2026.
| Schedule | Fri, May 15–Sun, May 17, 2026 |
| place | Symbol Promenade Park, Stone and Light Plaza / Flower Plaza, Ariake, Koto City, Tokyo |
| Appearance | [1/1] Solitary Circus / Azumi / Sora Ichikawa Trio [1/1] Ennyu Kitazawa DUO / Yoshihara Taiko Sessions / KOTETSU |
| Website | https://tokyotokyo-delicious-museum.jp/ |
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OKINAWA FES MilafeteSat 5/16 – Sun 5/17, Tokyo
| Schedule | Saturday, May 16, 2026 – Sunday, May 17, 2026 |
| place | Yoyogi Park Event Plaza, 2-3 Jinnan, Shibuya City, Tokyo |
| Website | https://www.okifes.jp/ |
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PARK CINEMA FESTIVAL in Kasai Rinkai ParkSaturday, May 16, Tokyo Metropolis
Set against the backdrop of Kasai Rinkai Park’s Shiokaze Plaza, this free-admission event features a variety of live performances—such as dance and music—during the day, and outdoor film screenings after sunset. Its hallmark is the relaxed time you can spend in a space surrounded by the lush greenery of the expansive park. For the May 16, 2026 edition, the nighttime screening is scheduled to be the animated film “FLY!”, and a talk show by comedians Nagano and Sankyu Kurata is also planned.
| Schedule | Saturday, May 16, 2026 |
| place | Shiokaze Plaza, Tokyo Metropolitan Kasai Rinkai Park, Edogawa City, Tokyo |
| Appearance | [5/16] [13:00] Edogawa Kids Music Plaza / SRN GOLDRUSH / Cheer Galaxy Tokyo FLAPPERS / Developmental Differences Dance School D-KIDS Rainbow / ODORERU Dance School [15:00] Tiare Protou / Hula O Pumehana / Fire Brigade / Sora / Hinaboko Band / Edogawa Minami Corporate Association Youth Division [17:00] Sankyu Kurata / Nagano / Edogawa Kids Music Plaza / EDGW CYPHER |
| Website | https://eastokyo.jp/sp/park-cinema-fes/ |
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CHIMERA GAMES TokyoSat 5/16 – Sun 5/17, Tokyo
| Schedule | Saturday, May 16, 2026 – Sunday, May 17, 2026 |
| place | Tokyo Metropolis, Koto City, Aomi Temporary Parking Lot, NOP Section |
| Website | https://games.chimera-union.com/ |
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Musashino Music FestivalSaturday, May 16, Tokyo Metropolis
| Schedule | Saturday, May 16, 2026 |
| place | Kichijoji Planet K / WARP / Black & Blue / Silver Elephant / Daydream / Kichijoji Studio ORES, Musashino City, Tokyo |
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Ikebukuro Jazz FestivalSat 5/16 – Sun 5/17, Tokyo
| Schedule | Saturday, May 16, 2026 – Sunday, May 17, 2026 |
| place | Tokyo, Toshima City, GLOBAL RING THEATRE / Ikebukuro West Exit Station Front Plaza / Tobu Department Store 8th Floor Rooftop Sky Deck Plaza / Metropolitan Plaza Building 1st Floor Public Passage / In Front of Hotel hisoca / Moto-Ikebukuro Historic Site Park |
| Website | http://www.ikebukurojazz.com |
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