Kanto’s Popular Music Festivals [2025–2026]: A Complete Seasonal Guide to Outdoor Events (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter)

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.
Editor-in-Chief, RAG MUSICKeisuke Hane
Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC. After working at a music studio and in wedding sound engineering, joined the RAG MUSIC editorial team in 2016. Experienced with various instruments: marching band in elementary school, clarinet in middle school wind ensemble, and drums in a band from high school onward. Drawing on personal music activities and professional experience, produces daily articles, including song introductions, features on music festivals around Japan, and live reports. Enjoys a wide range of music, from domestic and international rock to, more recently, a broad spectrum of J-pop.

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?

Past events

Ikego Forest Music FestivalSat 10/18 – Sun 10/19, Kanagawa Prefecture

ikegomorifes.com

Schedule	Sat, Oct 18 – Sun, Oct 19, 2025
place	Ikego Forest Natural Park, Zushi City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Website	https://ikegomorifes.com/
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LOUD PARKMon, Oct 13 – Saitama Prefecture

LOUD PARK, a festival dedicated to metal. It’s a metal-focused rock fest featuring not only heavy metal but also thrash metal, metalcore, death metal, melodic speed metal, gothic metal, and hard rock. In recent years, BABYMETAL performed there and became a hot topic.

Schedule	Monday, October 13, 2025
place	Saitama Prefecture, Saitama City, Saitama Super Arena
Website	https://www.loudpark.com/
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Kudanshita Folk FestivalSun, Oct 12 — Tokyo Metropolis

http://www.tfm.co.jp

Schedule	Sunday, October 12, 2025
place	Nippon Budokan, Chiyoda City, Tokyo
Website	https://www.tfm.co.jp/kudanshitafolkfes25/

ZOZOFESSun 10/12 – Mon 10/13, Kanagawa Prefecture

This event, held as a student-only, free, lottery-invitation affair, is a music festival hosted by TOKYO FM and ZOZO, which operates fashion e-commerce sites. It was conceived to support students by giving them the chance to experience various events and concerts they missed due to cancellations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The lineup is also noteworthy, featuring both artists popular with younger generations and a star-studded roster that has led the music scene. The beauty of live shows is that the experiences you gain from encountering real music will add color to your life going forward.

Schedule	Sunday–Monday, October 12–13, 2025
place	K-Arena Yokohama, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Website	https://zozo.jp/event/zozofes/#ticket
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