October Music Festivals [2025–2026]: A roundup of fall fests, outdoor rock festivals, and other music events
We’ve put together a roundup of music events happening in October, including outdoor rock festivals, circuit-style festivals, and jazz street events.
We’re grateful to have the chance to encounter wonderful music again this year at events like Aomori Rock Festival, earth garden, Yokohama Jazz Promenade, and BOROFESTA!
- Rock Festival Calendar for October [2025]
- November Music Festivals [2025]: A roundup of music events including autumn festivals and outdoor rock fests
- September Music Festivals [2025]: A roundup of fall festivals, outdoor rock fests, and other music events
- Autumn Music Festival Schedule Summary [2025]
- Rock Festival Calendar for November [2025]
- List of Rock Festivals Nationwide [2025]
- [Held in 2025] Recommended Music Festivals: A roundup of outdoor festivals and major rock festivals you should visit at least once
- Autumn Music Festival in Western Japan [2025]
- Nationwide Camp-in Festivals [2025] Outdoor Festival List
- Autumn Music Festival in Eastern Japan [2025]
- Tokyo Music Festivals [2025]: Outdoor Festivals and Events Summary
- August Music Festivals [2025]: A roundup of summer festivals, outdoor rock fests, and other music events
- Summer Music Festival Schedule Summary [2025]
Past events
Toyoura Organic VillageYamaguchi Prefecture, Sun 10/12 – Mon 10/13
| Schedule | Sunday–Monday, October 12–13, 2025 |
| place | Refresh Park Toyoura, Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture |
| Website | https://village.yukino-sato.com/ |
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PEACE FES ISAHAYANagasaki Prefecture, Sun 10/12–Mon 10/13
| Schedule | Sunday–Monday, October 12–13, 2025 |
| place | Yuyu Plaza, Kantaku-no-Sato, Isahaya City, Nagasaki Prefecture |
| Website | https://www.komagekijou.com/peacefesisahaya2024 |
Handa Music FestivalSun, Oct 12 — Oita Prefecture
| Schedule | Sunday, October 12, 2025 |
| place | Takae Central Park, Oita City, Oita Prefecture |
| Website | https://hanon.information.jp/ |
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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Kadoma Jazz FestivalMon, Oct 13 — Osaka Prefecture
This is a jazz festival held in Kadoma, Osaka. Taking place in early October, when the autumn breeze is refreshing and it feels great to be outdoors, the festival unfolds throughout the city of Kadoma—perfect for spending a relaxing time. It is organized as a community-focused event, driven by the idea of combining the power of jazz and local citizens to bring vibrancy to the city.
| Schedule | Monday, October 13, 2025 |
| place | Furukawabashi Station, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture / Station Front Venue |
| Website | http://www.kadoma-jazz.com/ |
Festival of the Wind PeopleMon, Oct 13 — Osaka Prefecture
| Schedule | Monday, October 13, 2025 |
| place | Hattori Ryokuchi Open-Air Music Hall, Toyonaka City, Osaka Prefecture |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/kajipitofes/ |
Kobe Jazz CentennialMon, Oct 13 — Hyogo Prefecture
| Schedule | Monday, October 13, 2025 |
| place | Hyogo Prefecture, Kobe City, Higashi Yuenchi / Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Kobe Branch Front Plaza / Kobe International House Sunken Garden / Kobe Waterfront / TOOTH TOOTH MART FOOD HALL & NIGHT FES / Children’s Book Forest Kobe |
| Website | https://www.kobejazzcentennial.com/ |
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