[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?
- List of Rock Festivals in Kyushu [2025]
- Fukuoka Festival Calendar [2025]: A roundup of music festivals and outdoor events
- Kumamoto Music Festivals [2025]: Outdoor Festivals and Events Summary
- Okinawa Festival Calendar [2025]: A roundup of music festivals and outdoor events
- Miyazaki Festival Calendar [2025]: Guide to Music Festivals and Outdoor Events
- Kagoshima Festival Calendar [2025]: Music Festivals and Outdoor Events Overview
- Kyushu & Okinawa Summer Festival Guide [2025]: Music and Outdoor Event Information
- Okinawa Rock Festivals List [2025]
- Oita Festival Calendar [2025]: Music Festivals and Outdoor Events Summary
- Saga Festival Calendar [2025]: Music Festivals and Outdoor Events Summary
- Nagasaki Festival Calendar [2025]: Music Festivals and Outdoor Events Overview
- List of summer festivals in western Japan [2025] held during the summer vacation: rock festivals and outdoor music festivals
- Kyushu and Okinawa Camping Festival List [2025]
Past events
NUMBER SHOTFukuoka Prefecture, Sat 7/19–Mon 7/21
NUMBER SHOT has been held since 2014 as a successor to HIGHER GROUND, which took place from 2003 at the Uminonakamichi Seaside Park Outdoor Theater in Fukuoka Prefecture. Its hallmark is a relatively wide-ranging lineup, from rock bands and singer-songwriters to reggae groups. It’s one of those essential events in Kyushu’s summer live music scene.
| Schedule | Sat, Jul 19, 2025 – Mon, Jul 21, 2025 |
| place | Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka PayPay Dome |
| Website | https://numbershot.jp/ |
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JIM BEAM SUMMER FES ㏌ OKINAWAOkinawa Prefecture, Sat 7/19–Sun 7/20
| Schedule | Sat–Sun, July 19–20, 2025 |
| place | Auxiliary Track and Field Stadium, Onoyama Park, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture |
| Website | https://jimbeamfes-okinawa.com/ |
Peaceful Love Rock FestivalSat, Jul 12 – Okinawa Prefecture
The Peaceful Love Rock Festival, which champions the theme of revitalizing local communities through music, is a large-scale rock festival that began in 1983. Growing more successful year by year, it has come to be recognized today as a major rock concert emblematic of midsummer in Okinawa and has grown into an indispensable event for the local community in Okinawa.
| Schedule | Saturday, July 12, 2025 |
| place | 1-1-1 Uechi, Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture / Koza Music Town |
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PEACE STOCK NAGASAKISun, 6/29 Nagasaki Prefecture
| Schedule | Sunday, June 29, 2025 |
| place | Nagasaki Prefecture, Sasebo City, Huis Ten Bosch |
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Song Day Concert: Kicking off with songs from Okinawa!Saturday, June 28 — Okinawa Prefecture
We live our daily lives alongside song. In any scene, music is an essential presence that enlivens the moment as a supporting role. However, it’s rare for song to take center stage! This is a festival conceived for that splendid supporting actor—the festival for songs!
| Schedule | Saturday, June 28, 2025 |
| place | Okinawa Prefecture Naha City Ounoyama Park Athletics Stadium |
| Website | http://www.utanohi.jp |
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MUSIC CIRCUS FUKUOKASat, 6/7, Fukuoka Prefecture
Japan’s largest dance music festival born in Osaka! Centered around performances by world-class DJs and popular domestic singers, and packed to the brim with fashion, gourmet food, and even comedy, it’s the ultimate participatory entertainment experience overflowing with fun.
| Schedule | Saturday, June 7, 2025 |
| place | Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka PayPay Dome |
| Website | http://fukuoka.music-circus.jp/ |
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Bayside Music JamboreeSat 5/31 – Sun 6/1, Fukuoka Prefecture
| Schedule | Sat, May 31, 2025 – Sun, June 1, 2025 |
| place | Bayside Place Hakata, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture |
| Website | https://www.baysideplace.jp/baysidemusicjamboree2024/ |
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