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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- List of Rock Festivals in the Kanto Region [2025]
- Chiba Festival Calendar [2025]: A roundup of music festivals and outdoor events
- Ibaraki Festival Calendar [2025]: A Roundup of Music Festivals and Outdoor Events
- Kanagawa Festival Calendar [2025]: Roundup of Music Festivals and Outdoor Events
- Gunma Music Festivals [2025]: Outdoor Festivals and Events Summary
- Saitama Festival Calendar [2025]: Music Festivals and Outdoor Events Summary
- Free-Admission Festivals in the Kanto Region [2025]
- Summer Music Festival Schedule Summary [2025]
- Tochigi Fest Calendar [2025]: Music Festivals and Outdoor Events Summary
- [2025] Complete Kanto Summer Festival Guide: Music Festivals and Outdoor Festival Info
- EDM festivals in the Kanto region [2025]
- List of Artist-Hosted Festivals Nationwide [2025]
Past events
Yokohama Jazz PromenadeSat 10/11 – Sun 10/12, Kanagawa Prefecture
This event is a long-standing jazz festival that has been held since 1993 under the slogan “The entire city becomes a stage.” Taking place in Yokohama—a historic port city and arguably the birthplace of jazz in Japan—it attracts 100,000 visitors every year, making it one of the largest jazz festivals in the country.
| Schedule | Sat–Sun, Oct 11–12, 2025 |
| place | Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama City, Kannai Hall / Landmark Plaza Sakata Seed Garden Square / Bashamichi Street (in front of Kannai Hall) / CROSS STREET / CIAL Sakuragicho / CIAL Sakuragicho ANNEX / Colette Mare / Queen’s Circle / Queen’s Park / MARK IS Minatomirai / Yokohama City Hall Atrium / JR Yokohama Station Waiting Area “SOUTH COURT” (inside Central South/South ticket gates) / Yokohama Business Park Bellini Hill / Mitsui Outlet Park Yokohama Bayside / Yokohama Motomachi Shopping Street |
| Website | http://jazzpro.jp/ |
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Yokai Bon OdoriOct 11 (Sat)–13 (Mon), Tokyo
| Schedule | Sat, Oct 11–Mon, Oct 13, 2025 |
| place | GREEN SPRINGS, 2nd-floor plaza, Tachikawa City, Tokyo |
| Website | https://yokaibonodori.tokyo/ |
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Burning JapanThu 10/9 – Mon 10/13, Gunma Prefecture
| Schedule | Thursday, October 9, 2025 – Monday, October 13, 2025 |
| place | Tsumagoi Ranch, Agatsuma District, Gunma Prefecture |
| Website | https://www.burningjapan.org/ |
HYGGE PARK FEST.Sun, 10/5, Gunma Prefecture
| Schedule | Sun, Oct 5, 2025 |
| place | Kannonzan Family Park, Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture |
| Website | https://hiromiya.co.jp/463 |
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Mihama Ward Citizens’ FestivalSun, Oct 5 — Chiba Prefecture
| Schedule | Sun, Oct 5, 2025 |
| place | Chiba Prefecture, Chiba City, Inage Seaside Park |
| Website | https://www.city.chiba.jp/mihama/chiikizukuri/kuminfestival/2024_mihamakuminnfes.html |
High School Band King in KawasakiSun, Oct 5 – Kanagawa Prefecture
| Schedule | Sun, Oct 5, 2025 |
| place | Kawasaki Le FRONT 1F, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Website | https://www.kawasakifm.co.jp/bandking/index2023.html |
In The Family FESTSat, 10/4, Tokyo Metropolis
| Schedule | Saturday, October 4, 2025 |
| place | Tokyo, Shibuya Ward THE GAME / CHELSEA HOTEL / STAR LOUNGE / Milkyway / CYCLONE / GARRET |
| Website | https://zephyren.com/info/3462/ |
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