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 (41–50)
cicada rainKokoro Ōkushon
Fireworks festivals and summer fairs are major events of the season, but they also carry a sense of the sadness that comes as summer slips away.
This song by Cocco Auction conveys the passage of those summer moments and the feeling of wanting to cherish the time we have.
The summer rain and the sound of cicadas that appear in the lyrics are striking, and it feels as if the changes in their intensity are contrasted with shifts in the heart.
The calm atmosphere of the sound and vocals is another notable point, evoking an image of facing one’s feelings while sensing the flow of time.
[2026] Masterpieces themed around summer festivals: Songs of summer memories (51–60)
fireworksSandaime Jē Sōru Burazāzu fromu Eguzairu Toraibu
This is “Hanabi” by Sandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE, a dance-vocal group popular across a wide range of generations.
Released in 2012, this song also earned them a spot in that year’s Kohaku Uta Gassen.
It’s a number where burning passion and the beauty of fireworks seem to synchronize, and anyone who’s ever fallen in love in the summer is sure to find themselves empathizing with it.
Summer NudeMagokoro Burazāzu
“Summer Nude” is a single released by Magokoro Brothers in 1995, written as the commercial song for Nissin Foods’ summer-only Cup Noodles product “Summer Noodle.” In 2010 it was used as an insert song for the TV Tokyo drama “Moteki,” and in 2013 Tomohisa Yamashita, the lead actor, covered it as the theme song for the TV drama “SUMMER NUDE.” Its bright sound and driving rhythm, coupled with lyrics that convey the excitement of fireworks, are sure to liven up any summer festival!
summer festivalNagabuchi Tsuyoshi
Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi’s song “Natsu Matsuri” is a track included on his live album Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi LIVE, released in 1981.
The album reached No.
4 on the Oricon album chart, and the song became a signature folk tune about summer.
In “Natsu Matsuri,” Nagabuchi showcases an acoustic guitar technique known as three-finger picking.
The lyrics, which express the feeling of not wanting to part even when it’s time to go home, evoke memories of a faint, bittersweet love.
If you like folk songs, be sure to give “Natsu Matsuri” a listen!
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!
Love Fireworkserica
Sung by Erica, known for her signature song “A Song For You,” this love song builds the feelings of “I love you” and “I want to see you,” drawn from unforgettable summer memories with someone special.
No matter how many chances you get, confessing your feelings is scary because you fear rejection—so it’s hard to do, isn’t it? In this song, too, she once went to see fireworks together but couldn’t say any of the things that mattered, and every time she sees similar fireworks, she’s filled with regret and ends up in tears.
It’s a poignant unrequited-love song, yet it also gives you the courage to confess.
If you’re planning to confess your feelings, be sure to give it a listen.
End of SummerShimizu Shota
One of the tracks included on the 2014 album ENCORE.
This song, which depicts summer memories with a lover, has lyrics that warmly express gratitude for those memories even after the breakup.
It would be wonderful to meet someone like that, wouldn’t it?