Music festival held during the summer vacation [2025–2026]
Have you decided how you’re going to have fun during summer vacation?
If you love music, you’ll want to go to a festival at least once.
Here, we’ve put together an overview of music festivals held during the summer vacation season.
Whether you choose a nearby event or travel a bit farther, make your summer vacation even more enjoyable.
- August Music Festivals [2025]: A roundup of summer festivals, outdoor rock fests, and other music events
- Summer Music Festival Schedule Summary [2025]
- Kanto’s Popular Music Festivals [2025]: A Complete Guide to Outdoor Events for Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter
- July Music Festivals [2025]: A roundup of summer festivals, outdoor rock festivals, and other music events
- October Music Festivals [2025]: A roundup of fall festivals, outdoor rock fests, and other music events
- List of Eastern Japan Summer Festivals [2025]: Rock Festivals and Outdoor Music Festivals Held During Summer Vacation
- Rock Festival Calendar for August [2025]
- April Music Festivals [2025]: A roundup of music events such as spring festivals and outdoor rock festivals
- [Held in 2025] Recommended Music Festivals: A roundup of outdoor festivals and major rock festivals you should visit at least once
- [2025] Complete Kanto Summer Festival Guide: Music Festivals and Outdoor Festival Info
- Summer Music Festivals Held in Western Japan [2025]
- Summer Music Festivals Held in Eastern Japan [2025]
- List of summer festivals in western Japan [2025] held during the summer vacation: rock festivals and outdoor music festivals
Past events
MIYA-JICKFukuoka Prefecture, Sun 7/20–Mon 7/21
A cozy, handcrafted music festival led mainly by amateur musicians, with the theme of blending nature and art. Performers are selected through an open call, and in addition to music, there’s a flea market and more, turning the shrine into a lively hub of music and art.
| Schedule | Sun, Jul 20, 2025 – Mon, Jul 21, 2025 |
| place | Miyajidake Shrine, Fukutsu City, Fukuoka Prefecture |
| Website | https://www.miyajick.com/ |
Grand BlueSunday, 7/20, Saga Prefecture
| Schedule | Sunday, July 20, 2025 |
| place | Karatsu Nishinohama, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture |
| Website | https://grand-blue-karatsu.com/ |
Shimabara Music FestivalSunday, July 20 – Nagasaki Prefecture
| Schedule | Sunday, July 20, 2025 |
| place | Shimabara Cultural Hall, Shimabara City, Nagasaki Prefecture |
| SNS |
MINIFESSunday, July 20 – Nagasaki Prefecture
| Schedule | Sunday, July 20, 2025 |
| place | Unzen City, Nagasaki Prefecture |
| SNS |
OMOFESMon, Jul 21 – Akita Prefecture
| Schedule | Monday, July 21, 2025 |
| place | Omonogawa Central Park, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture |
| Website | https://www.omofes.jp/ |
| SNS |
Swim in the Beer FestMon, 7/21 Tokyo Metropolis
| Schedule | Monday, July 21, 2025 |
| place | Tokyo, Shimokitazawa SHELTER / Shimokita Line Street, Aki-chi (vacant lot) |
| SNS |
Summer Food FestivalMon, 7/21 Tokyo Metropolis
| Schedule | Monday, July 21, 2025 |
| place | Tachikawa Station, Tachikawa City, Tokyo / Multiple venues in the surrounding area |
| Website | https://shokuraku.daynight.jp/ |





