List of summer festivals in western Japan held during the summer vacation [2026]: Rock festivals and outdoor music festivals

The 2026 edition of Talking Rock! FES., organized by the music magazine Talking Rock!, will, for the first time, be held in both eastern and western Japan to commemorate the magazine’s 30th anniversary. The Kobe edition will take place on a single stage at Kobe World Kinen Hall in Chuo Ward, Kobe. A lineup of familiar Japanese rock acts from the magazine’s pages—such as go!go!vanillas, Harukamirai, and KANA-BOON—will appear. The Kobe edition will be held over two days, August 8 and 9, 2026.