Osaka Festival Calendar [2025–2026]: A roundup of music festivals and outdoor events

RAZORS EDGE is a four-piece band from Osaka. Their circuit festival, STORMY DUDES FESTA, will be held again this year. It’s a circuit-style event that uses live music venues around America-mura. Centered on melodic hardcore and punk bands, it boasts a fiery lineup.

A new live event is being held in the lead-up to the 2025 Japan International Exposition in Osaka. The concept is that anyone who loves music can take part. One of the Expo’s goals is to showcase cutting-edge technology and art to the world, and this event also leverages technology so that everyone—including people with disabilities—can enjoy music on an equal footing. Features include glasses-style displays that show song lyrics and MC talk in real time as text, options to enjoy the live video on tablet devices, designated wheelchair seating, and sign language interpretation. It will be exciting to see what kind of production a music event tailored to a new era will offer. Be sure to experience it for yourself!

At the Tenma Music Festival, there are no restrictions on musical genre—you can enjoy a wide variety of styles including gospel, jazz, country, folk, classical, Hawaiian, and rock. The event is a large, citywide celebration held at more than 30 venues, such as the ward community hall, elementary schools, corners of shopping streets, and even Osaka Station (as a satellite venue).

Pianica no Majutsushi FES is an event hosted by the music collective “Pianica no Majutsushi,” a group of top-tier, active artists. The event name packs a punch, and so does the festival itself—billed as a “participatory music fest.” Let’s all bring our melodicas and head to Tsurumi Ryokuchi!