Kanto’s Popular Music Festivals [2025–2026]: A Complete Seasonal Guide to Outdoor Events (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter)
Music festivals held across the Kanto region throughout the four seasons continue to captivate the hearts of music fans.
From sophisticated urban venues to lush outdoor stages, these musical celebrations unfold in a wide variety of settings.
Powerful live performances by accomplished artists from Japan and abroad, as well as exciting up-and-coming indie bands, promise encounters with a rich diversity of music.
Why not create special memories at Kanto’s music festivals, each one to be enjoyed alongside the changing seasons—spring, summer, autumn, and winter?
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Kanagawa Prefecture
THICK FESTIVALSun, Jan 4 — Kanagawa Prefecture
A festival hosted by the three-piece melodic punk band SECRET 7 LINE will be held. In 2016, there was a great sorrow for them and for us fans, but seeing them overcome it and continue to perform is truly moving. Live-show kids, be sure to check it out.
| Schedule | Sunday, January 4, 2026 |
| place | Club Citta, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Website | http://www.thickfestival.com/ |
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Tama Music FestivalSat, Jan 17 — Kanagawa Prefecture
The cozy, community-driven music festival created by Tama Ward residents began in 2011. It’s held to provide a stage for artists active around Tama Ward and to boost local vitality and交流 through music. Participating artists cover a wide range of genres—jazz, brass band, dance, rock, pop—offering programs that people of all ages can enjoy. It’s a wonderful environment where local children can grow up familiar with music and have the chance to perform on stage. We hope you’ll join with your family!
| Schedule | Saturday, January 17, 2026 |
| place | Kawasaki City Tama Civic Hall, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Website | https://www.ongakunomachi.jp/event/33835/ |
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PENTATONICSat 1/24–Sun 1/25, Kanagawa Prefecture
| Schedule | Saturday–Sunday, January 24–25, 2026 |
| place | Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama City, Yokohama BUNTAI |
| Website | https://pentatonic-2026.com/ |
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Mountain festivalSat, Jan 24 – Kanagawa Prefecture
| Schedule | Saturday, January 24, 2026 |
| place | Yokohama Arena, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Website | https://event.1242.com/events/yamafes2025/ |
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SAGAMIHARA ROCK FESTIVAL Contest StageSun, Feb 1 — Kanagawa Prefecture
This music festival was created to provide a venue for young people engaged in musical activities in Sagamihara City. With the city’s support, the participating bands themselves handle planning and operations. It takes place over two days: a festival stage purely for enjoying music, and a contest stage where skills are put to the test. The contest stage promises to be a hotly contested battleground where bands compete with passion and technique for the top prize. Thinking that a band could debut on the national stage from here makes it impossible to take your eyes off the ones you’ll want to support.
| Schedule | Sunday, February 1, 2026 |
| place | Kanagawa Prefecture, Sagamihara City, Sagamihara Civic Hall |
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SAGAMIHARA ROCK FESTIVAL Fest StageSun, Feb 1 — Kanagawa Prefecture
This music festival was created with the cooperation of the city to provide a venue for young people engaged in musical activities in Sagamihara. The participating bands not only perform but also handle planning and operations themselves. It takes place over two days: a festival stage for the pure enjoyment of music and a contest stage where techniques are put to the test. On the festival stage, some bands will perform cover songs while others will present fully-fledged original tracks, so there’s a chance that a band could make a nationwide debut from here. It’s hard to take your eyes off the bands you’ll want to root for.
| Schedule | Sunday, February 1, 2026 |
| place | Kanagawa Prefecture, Sagamihara City, Youth Learning Center 1st Floor Hall |
| Website | https://www.city.sagamihara.kanagawa.jp/kosodate/1026602/seisyonen/1006601/1025715.html |
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JAPAN BREWERS CUPFri 2/6 – Sat 2/7, Kanagawa Prefecture
| Schedule | Fri, Feb 6 – Sat, Feb 7, 2026 |
| place | Osanbashi Hall, Yokohama, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Website | https://www.japanbrewerscup.jp/ |
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