[2025–2026] Complete Guide to Music Festivals in Kyushu & Okinawa and Featured Must-See Events
The music festival scene in Kyushu and Okinawa is heating up even more this year.
From urban festivals in Fukuoka to open-air events held on Okinawa’s beautiful beaches, unique music gatherings are popping up all over.
In these special spaces, you can experience moving performances, with a wide range of sounds from local artists to popular bands echoing throughout.
Kyushu and Okinawa’s music festivals let you fully enjoy the wonders of music alongside grand natural landscapes and regional charm.
Why not join the events that catch your eye and create unforgettable memories?
Fukuoka Prefecture
FUKUOKA MUSIC FES.Sat 1/24 – Sun 1/25, Fukuoka Prefecture
https://www.instagram.com/p/DPTR_TJkbBQ/It has been 30 years since the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks relocated to Fukuoka. As one of the commemorative projects for this 30th anniversary year, the FUKUOKA MUSIC FES will be held. This is their first music festival as a self-produced event. In honor of the 30th anniversary, the lineup is star-studded! There are tickets that let you enjoy experiences unique to the Yafuoku Dome, as well as VIP tickets that include access to a buffet.
| Schedule | Saturday–Sunday, January 24–25, 2026 |
| place | Mizuho PayPay Dome, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture |
| Website | https://fukuokamusic-fes.com/ |
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TENJIN ONTAQSaturday 3/7 to Sunday 3/8, Fukuoka Prefecture
TENJIN ONTAQ is a circuit-style event held at live music venues in Tenjin, Fukuoka, with the concept of “encounters with music.” Bands that have been making headlines recently and those gaining popularity will perform! We can’t wait to see what this year’s lineup will be like.
| Schedule | Saturday–Sunday, March 7–8, 2026 |
| place | Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka City: graf / Kieth Flack / LIVEHOUSE CB / LIVE HOUSE OP’s / LIVE HOUSE Queblick / public bar Bassic. / public space Yojigen / The Voodoo Lounge |
| Website | http://ontaq.jp/ |
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TRIANGLESat 4/25–Sun 4/26, Fukuoka Prefecture
https://www.instagram.com/p/DOfxNVfEnFRTRINGLE, held within Fukuoka’s Seaside Momochi Beach Park. It’s incredibly appealing that so many popular bands from the loud and melodic hardcore scenes are gathering, and a two-day pass is available at this price. It’s a highly recommended festival for live music kids around Kyushu! A rock fest on the beach at summer’s end—the sunset scenery will surely strike a chord in your heart, don’t you think?
| Schedule | Saturday–Sunday, April 25–26, 2026 |
| place | Special stage within Jigyohama Beach, Seaside Momochi Seaside Park, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture |
| Website | https://triangle-official.jp/ |
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Nagasaki Prefecture
SASEBO JAM FESTIVALNagasaki Prefecture, Sat 11/22 – Sun 11/23
| Schedule | Saturday–Sunday, November 22–23, 2025 |
| place | Sasebo Central Park, Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture |
| Website | https://sasebo-jam-festival.studio.site/ |
BRIDGESun, Nov 23 – Nagasaki Prefecture
| Schedule | Sunday, November 23, 2025 |
| place | Nagasaki Prefecture, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Stadium City HAPPINESS ARENA |
| Website | https://www.nagasakistadiumcity.com/lp/bridge_2025 |
BLAZE UP NAGASAKISat 12/6 – Sun 12/7, Nagasaki Prefecture
BLAZE UP NAGASAKI, the outdoor festival hosted by SHANK, a three-piece melodic punk band from Nagasaki Prefecture, will once again be held this year at their local venue, Kamino-shima Park in Nagasaki. Since 2015, this event has been held outdoors. With the heat still lingering, why not make it the perfect finale to your summer festival season?
| Schedule | Sat–Sun, Dec 6–7, 2025 |
| place | Dejima Messe Nagasaki, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture |
| Website | http://www.blazeupnagasaki.net/ |
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Huis Ten Bosch CountdownWed, 12/31 Nagasaki Prefecture
http://www.huistenbosch.co.jp
This is a New Year’s Eve event held at Huis Ten Bosch, a theme park in Nagasaki Prefecture. Fireworks are launched along with the countdown, making it a festive way to ring in the New Year. It’s said to be the largest fireworks display in Japan held on New Year’s Eve.
| Schedule | Wednesday, December 31, 2025 |
| place | Nagasaki Prefecture, Sasebo City, Huis Ten Bosch |
| Website | http://www.huistenbosch.co.jp/event/countdown/ |





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