A classic song themed around a summer festival. A song of summer memories (2026).
When you think of summer, it’s the season of summer festivals and fireworks.
Hearing the festival music brings back happy memories, and those who love festivals might feel their excitement bubbling up.
In this article, we’ll introduce songs themed around summer festivals and fireworks, as well as tunes that capture summer memories.
From lively, boisterous tracks that embody the fun of festivals to beautiful, fleeting songs about a bittersweet summer romance, these recommendations are full of summer vibes.
If you’re looking for festival songs or summer-themed tracks, or want to listen to songs about summer festivals, be sure to check them out!
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[2026] Masterpieces themed around summer festivals. Songs of summer memories (21–30)
Wahhoi? Festival Inc.denpagumi.inc
It’s included on Dempagumi.inc’s first album, released in 2011, “Hey, Listen? The Ones Who Will Save the Universe Are Surely Sushi… No, It’s Dempagumi.inc!” Starting with a taiko drum intro that shifts into chiptune-like programmed sounds, it’s an idol pop track made even more fun by the fans’ call-and-response.
It’s an energetic song that makes you want to party.
SparkleRADWIMPS
RADWIMPS’s “Sparkle,” which also drew attention for being selected as the theme song for the film Your Name, was used as an insert song during the festival scene.
It’s a beautiful, slightly bittersweet song that conjures up starry skies and summer nights right before your eyes.
It’s a perfect summer memory song for your youth.
Magic hourRyokushokushakai
On a summer evening at dusk, when the sky is dyed with a magically beautiful gradient, it stirs a bittersweet, slightly wistful feeling, doesn’t it? This piece by Ryokuoushoku Shakai gently accompanies such a scene—a heartwarming song about mutual love.
In the lyrics, the cherished person is likened to fireworks blooming gloriously in the night sky, while the singer likens themselves to the water’s surface quietly reflecting those fireworks, depicting a steadily growing, honest and pure emotion.
Its hauntingly nostalgic, beautiful melody evokes the wistfulness of summer’s end—an enchanting track that makes the heart flutter.
Released in August 2023, the song colored the story as an insert track for Fuji TV’s Monday 9 p.m.
drama “Midsummer Cinderella,” and is also included on the album “Channel U.” If you share this song with someone you love while holding your joyful summer memories close, it might deepen the bond between you even more.
All of the YouthFujifaburikku
It’s one of the most popular songs in Fujifabric’s catalog! I’m sure your town also has a festival that signals the end of summer—where you feel, “Once this festival is over, summer is over.” This song perfectly evokes that kind of festival.
The depiction of fireworks in the chorus carries a deep sense of melancholy, striking the heart with the bittersweet feeling of summer’s end.
It’s a song packed tightly with youth, one that brings back a flood of memories.
Summer memories scented by the windAAA
By being tied to a major event like a summer festival, we can sometimes recall not only the scenes from that moment but even the emotions with vivid clarity.
This song by AAA portrays the act of looking back on those scenes and feelings associated with a past summer festival, as well as the passage of time and changes since then.
Centered around the gentle tones of the piano, the sound evokes a quiet reflection on memories and a sense of warmth in the heart.
The summer festival is depicted as the catalyst for love, and you can feel the positive emotions of wanting to cherish that summer festival moving forward.
The world is falling in loveCHiCO with HoneyWorks
If you’re looking for a summer festival song that captures a gentle, budding romance, “Sekai wa Koi ni Ochiteiru” is my top recommendation! This track is a collaboration between the creator unit HoneyWorks—affectionately known as Haniwa—and singer CHiCO.
The lyrics portray a tender summer love that evokes the feeling of youth, and it leaves you with a bittersweet ache as you listen.
It’s the perfect song to play when you invite your crush to a summer festival.
Secret talk＝LOVE
Set against the backdrop of a summer festival, this song poppily captures the heart-fluttering moment when a secret relationship with a longtime crush begins.
It was released digitally in August 2025.
The lyrics, penned by producer Rino Sashihara, are infused with a sweet-and-sour exhilaration—the feeling of wanting to boast about getting closer to someone you like, even though you can’t tell anyone.
Emi Ohtani, who takes center position, delivers a gentle vocal that beautifully conveys the protagonist’s wavering feelings of love.
Let this pop love song elevate your summer mood!