[2025–2026] Complete Guide to Autumn Festivals in Hokkaido & Tohoku: Recommended Music Events

Music Festival Master / Editor-in-ChiefKeisuke Hane
Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC and in charge of music festivals. When I attended my first music festival as a freshman in college, I was captivated by its charm—“I can’t believe there’s a place this free and this fun.” I share information about wonderful music festivals every day to help grow the community of festival fans.

The autumn festival season in Hokkaido and Tohoku—where majestic nature and music intertwine—has arrived.

Under crystal-clear blue skies, live performances that stir the soul resound against a backdrop of vividly colored autumn leaves.

From Hokkaido’s vast expanses to the mountains of Tohoku, unique outdoor festivals are held across the region.

Savor local gourmet flavors as you lose yourself in the heartfelt voices of the artists.

A special musical experience available only this season awaits you.

Past events

Farm Road Music FestivalSat, Oct 4 — Hokkaido

Schedule	Saturday, October 4, 2025
place	Takushoku University Hokkaido Junior College, Fukagawa City, Hokkaido
Website	https://nouon.jp/
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MEGA☆ROCKSSat, Oct 4 – Miyagi Prefecture

http://www.datefm.jp

It’s a live circuit event hosted by radio station FM Sendai, organized in collaboration with the city of Sendai and local live music venues.

Schedule	Saturday, October 4, 2025
place	Miyagi Prefecture, Sendai City: Rensa / darwin / SENDAI CLUB JUNK BOX / MACANA / spaace Zero / LIVE HOUSE enn 2nd / LIVE HOUSE enn 3rd / HIGHBURY / retro Back Page / ROCKATERIA / The Theater Nobody Knows
Website	http://www.datefm.jp/megarocks/
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QUESTSat 10/4 – Sun 10/5, Yamagata Prefecture

OPEN AIR Party QUEST is an outdoor festival held in Yamagata Prefecture. Set against the backdrop of Mount Jinga-mine, this festival layers sounds like a mountain range itself, rising so majestically that it seems to tower not only over Jinga-mine but even over Fuji (Mount Fuji). Its sheer power is a must-see.

Schedule	Saturday–Sunday, October 4–5, 2025
place	Sanpal, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture
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Wind and Rock ImonikaiSat–Sun, Oct 4–5, Fukushima Prefecture

kazetorockimonikai.jp

This is a music festival presented by “Kaze to Rock,” the radio program and free paper by Fukushima-born creator Michihiko Yanai, together with the Fukushima Minpo newspaper. Billed as a village-festival-style rock event, it features activities like imoni stew, campfires, and test-of-courage night walks, with a hallmark of close interaction between performers and attendees. The now-traditional imoni gathering looks set to energize Fukushima.

Schedule	Saturday–Sunday, October 4–5, 2025
place	EN RESORT Grandeco, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture
Website	http://kazetorockimonikai.jp/2023/imonypark.html
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Iwaki Downtown ConcertSat–Sun, Oct 4–5, Fukushima Prefecture

kankou-iwaki.or.jp

Schedule	Saturday–Sunday, October 4–5, 2025
place	Fukushima Prefecture, Iwaki City: Iwaki T-One Building / In front of Sakamoto Paper Store / Amago Taxi (in the parking lot) / Himawari Shinkin Bank (in front of headquarters) / Toho Bank Iwaki Sales Department (in the parking lot) / LATOV (station-front boulevard side, in front of Heishichi Elementary on 1F) / In front of Iwaki Station (Child Kizuna Exchange Plaza) / Machi Pole Iwaki (B1 Plus) / Daikumachi Park / Aeon Iwaki Store (in the parking lot) / Shinkawa East Green Belt / club SONIC Iwaki / Kotarocho Park
Website	https://kankou-iwaki.or.jp/event/50606

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KURIHARA MUSIC FESTIVALSun, Oct 5 — Miyagi Prefecture

Schedule	Sun, Oct 5, 2025
place	Miyagi Prefecture, Kurihara City, Kurihara-Wakayanagi Garden Place
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YONEZAWA ROCK FESSun, Oct 5 — Yamagata Prefecture

yonezawa-rock-fes.wixsite.com

YONEZAWA ROCK FES is held in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture. It has been taking place since 2017. Aiming to energize Yamagata and Yonezawa, the festival also accepts applications from bands active within Yamagata Prefecture—of any genre!

Schedule	Sun, Oct 5, 2025
place	Saijo Tenman Park, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture
Website	https://yonezawa-rock-fes.wixsite.com/official
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