List of domestic circuit events [2025–2026]: City festivals
When it comes to circuit events, they’re not just about music—they can also center on food and visuals, and they often become citywide festivals that make use of the whole town: not only music venues like halls and live houses, but also restaurants, temples and shrines, warehouses, and even streets.
Their appeal lies in the way you can take in the area’s history and culture all at once.
This year as well, circuit events and city festivals are being held all over the country, and they’ve taken root as a solid music culture that goes beyond short-lived trends like the outdoor and DIY booms.
Here’s a roundup of domestic circuit events and music festivals held around town.
- April Music Festivals [2025]: A roundup of music events such as spring festivals and outdoor rock festivals
- November Music Festivals [2025]: A roundup of music events including autumn festivals and outdoor rock fests
- March Music Festivals [2025]: A roundup of spring festivals, outdoor rock fests, and other music events
- October Music Festivals [2025]: A roundup of fall festivals, outdoor rock fests, and other music events
- January Music Festivals [2025]: A roundup of New Year music events, including winter fests and outdoor live shows
- August Music Festivals [2025]: A roundup of summer festivals, outdoor rock fests, and other music events
- June Music Festivals [2025] Outdoor Festivals and Events Summary
- February Music Festivals [2025]: A roundup of music events including winter festivals and outdoor rock festivals
- May Music Festivals [2025]: Outdoor Festivals and Events Summary
- List of Local Festivals Nationwide [2025]
- July Music Festivals [2025]: A roundup of summer festivals, outdoor rock festivals, and other music events
- List of indie festivals across Japan [2025]
- List of Rock Festivals Nationwide [2025]
Past events
PUNK IN SUMMERFri, Aug 29 — Aichi Prefecture
| Schedule | Friday, August 29, 2025 |
| place | Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya City: DIAMOND HALL / SPADE BOX / HeartLand / Shinsakae Shangri-La / Live & Lounge Vio / CLUB ROCK’N’ROLL / RADmini |
| Website | https://natalie.mu/music/news/523492 |
EARTH CELEBRATIONAug 22 (Fri)–24 (Sun), Niigata Prefecture
Our concept is to explore what truly matters today through the wisdom and skills for living in harmony with nature, and the culture and performing arts that arise from them. The festival functions as a new community rooted in the local area. It is a new Earth Celebration where people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and nationalities meet and connect. Of course, Kodo is also a member of this community, taking part in more varied ways than ever—through Kodo Village concerts, EC Theater, fringe events, workshops, and Sado experience programs.
| Schedule | Fri–Sun, Aug 22–24, 2025 |
| place | Ogi Minato Park, Sado City, Niigata Prefecture |
| Website | https://www.earthcelebration.jp/ |
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BE FES!! KYOTOSun, Aug 17 – Kyoto Prefecture
| Schedule | Sunday, August 17, 2025 |
| place | Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, TAKUTAKU / KYOTO MUSE / CLUB METRO |
| Website | https://www.beams.co.jp/news/4417/?srsltid=AfmBOopTMTKGPWQR45fSGCibOKVJdyHIalk3a31onZh32sQUXFAhCqUN |
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YOKOTE Music FestivalSun, Aug 10 – Akita Prefecture
This festival is organized by young people who share the goal of revitalizing Yokote and conveying its appeal to others. It’s designed to foster a sense of unity, with shopkeepers doing business in front of their stores, local gourmet vendors setting up booths, and eco-friendly activities that are gentle on the city—all to create a festival that the whole community can get excited about.
| Schedule | Sun, Aug 10, 2025 |
| place | Akita Prefecture, Yokote City / multiple venues within the city |
| Website | http://yokote.co.jp/oto/index.html |
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PARK JAZZ LIVEHokkaido, Sat 7/19–Sun 7/20
A uniquely Hokkaido event that fuses live music with Hokkaido cuisine. Over the course of a month, live performances are held in the Sapporo Music Tent that appears in Odori Park and at multiple venues throughout Sapporo. The tent is set up like a restaurant, providing a relaxed space where you can sit down, enjoy a meal, and take in the live music.
| Schedule | Sat–Sun, July 19–20, 2025 |
| place | Odori Park 2-chome, Sapporo, Hokkaido / Creative Studio, 3rd Floor, Sapporo Community Plaza / Sapporo Ekimae-dori Underground Walkway (Chi-Ka-Ho), North 3-jō Intersection Plaza [West] / STV Hall / New Otani Inn Sapporo, Basement Level 1, Bar Oak Room / Hokkaido Jingu Tongu / Former Nagayama Takeshiro Residence / Hoheikan, 2nd Floor “Great Hall,” and other special venues around the city |
| Website | http://sapporocityjazz.jp |
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Kobe Touring FestivalSun, 7/13 Hyogo Prefecture
| Schedule | Sunday, July 13, 2025 |
| place | Hyogo Prefecture, Kobe City, Sannomiya Station / multiple venues in the surrounding area |
| Website | https://kobeshuyufes.com/ |
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Unlimited Viewing NagoyaSun, Jul 6 — Aichi Prefecture
| Schedule | Sunday, July 6, 2025 |
| place | Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya City Shangri-La / SPADE BOX / Heart Land / Live & Lounge Vio / CLUB ROCK’N’ROLL / Barney’s / DAYTRIVE / RAD SEVEN / RAD mini / CIRCUS / Red Dragon / Party’z / TIGHT ROPE / Lion Limited Sakae / R.A.D |
| Website | https://nagoya.mihoudai.jp/ |
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