[2025–2026] Complete Guide to Autumn Festivals in Hokkaido & Tohoku: Recommended Music Events
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.
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- [2025] Guide to Music Festivals and Outdoor Events in Hokkaido and the Tohoku Region
- Miyagi Music Festivals [2025]: Outdoor Festivals and Events Summary
- Autumn Music Festival in Eastern Japan [2025]
- Hokkaido Music Festivals [2025]: Outdoor Festivals and Events Summary
- Featured spring festivals held in Hokkaido and Tohoku [2025]
- 2025 Hokkaido & Tohoku Winter Festival Guide: Introducing Popular Event Information
- Aomori Music Festivals [2025]: Outdoor Festivals and Events Summary
- Fukushima Music Festivals [2025] – Outdoor Festivals and Event Roundup
- List of Jazz Festivals in Hokkaido and Tohoku [2025]
- List of Rock Festivals in Tohoku [2025]
- Hokkaido Rock Festivals List [2025]
- Autumn Music Festival Schedule Summary [2025]
Past events
Meguru Fes - Green System Recycling FestivalSat, 10/25 Yamagata Prefecture
| Schedule | Saturday, October 25, 2025 |
| place | Green System Third Factory, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture |
| Website | https://summereye.net/schedules/80566?r=t4n5o0 |
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Fukushima Downtown Music FestivalSat 10/25–Sun 10/26, Fukushima Prefecture
| Schedule | Sat–Sun, Oct 25–26, 2025 |
| place | Fukushima Prefecture Fukushima City Machinaka Plaza / Fukushima Station East Exit Station Square and Underground Passage / Shinhama Park / Fukushima St. Stephen Church / Okura Residence |
| Website | https://www.city.fukushima.fukushima.jp/bunka-shinkou/kanko/bunka/machinakaongakusai.html |
Mounted Samurai Rock FestivalSat, Oct 25 – Fukushima Prefecture
The Horseback Warrior Rock Festival is held every year in Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture. It began with the hope of creating a new festival so that people who left the city due to the earthquake disaster and the nuclear accident—those who evacuated—could return home at least once a year. I’ve heard there’s also a fireworks display on the day, making it feel just like a summer festival.
| Schedule | Saturday, October 25, 2025 |
| place | Kitaizumi Seaside General Park, Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture |
| Website | http://kibamusha-rock-fes.com/ |
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Uchimaru Jazz FestivalSat 11/1 – Sun 11/2, Iwate Prefecture
| Schedule | Sat, Nov 1–Sun, Nov 2, 2025 |
| place | Sakurayama Shrine, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture |
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SOMA Sound FestivalSun, Nov 2 — Fukushima Prefecture
| Schedule | Sunday, November 2, 2025 |
| place | Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture |
| Website | https://www.city.soma.fukushima.jp/shinososhiki/johoseisakuka/kohokocho/topics/2023/10/14960.html |
Nami FesSun, Nov 9 – Fukushima Prefecture
| Schedule | Sunday, November 9, 2025 |
| place | Fukushima Prefecture, Futaba District, Namie Town Regional Sports Center |
| Website | https://www.namifes.net/ |
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