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

Nerima Jazz FestivalSat 9/20 – Sun 9/21, Tokyo

nerijazz.com

Nerima JAZZ Festival. At this festival, multiple stages are set up within Hikarigaoka Park, the venue, and about 40 bands perform in total. We hope you’ll go home feeling not only the music but also the charm of Nerima. True to its slogan, “Anything goes as long as it’s the best,” the festival features an exceptionally diverse lineup of outstanding artists.

Schedule	Saturday–Sunday, September 20–21, 2025
place	Near the Sun Rest Pavilion at the Lawn Plaza, Hikarigaoka Park, Nerima City, Tokyo
Website	http://nerijazz.com
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Yamabito Music FestivalSat 9/20 – Sun 9/21, Gunma Prefecture

yamabito-ongakusai.com

The Gunma Rock Festival, which was held for three years starting in 2011, has been reborn as “Yamabito Ongakusai.” The central driving force behind the event is G-FREAK FACTORY, and the title “Yamabito” (mountain folk) was chosen to evoke Gunma Prefecture’s mountains: Mt. Akagi, Mt. Haruna, and Mt. Myogi.

Schedule	Saturday–Sunday, September 20–21, 2025
place	Japan Totor Green Dome Maebashi, Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture
Website	http://yamabito-ongakusai.com/
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