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
Roppongi Idol FestivalSat 7/26 – Sun 7/27, Tokyo
This is an idol festival held in Roppongi, where TV Asahi is located. Since there’s also a popular music program that features idols, you might discover fresh idols before they truly explode in popularity. It’s a recommended festival for fans of idol culture and for fans of “kawaii” culture.
| Schedule | Saturday–Sunday, July 26–27, 2025 |
| place | Roppongi Hills Arena, Minato City, Tokyo |
| Website | http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/idol/event/ |
Taste of Summer FestivalSat, 7/26 Saitama Prefecture
| Schedule | Saturday, July 26, 2025 |
| place | Chichibu Muse Park Outdoor Music Hall, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture |
| Website | https://fes.tradream.com/ |
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MURO FESTIVALKanagawa Prefecture, Sat 7/26–Sun 7/27
MURO FESTIVAL is a fest hosted by Shibuya O-Crest. At a time when people say audiences are drifting away from live houses, it was launched to create opportunities for bands active in live houses to perform outdoors and give back to the live house scene. This year it will be held indoors, combining the best of Muro Fes with the appeal of live houses.
| Schedule | Saturday–Sunday, July 26–27, 2025 |
| place | Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama City, Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse |
| Website | http://murofes.com/ |
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Montreux Jazz Festival in NotoSat, 7/26 Ishikawa Prefecture
The Monterey Jazz Festival in Noto began in 1989 as a friendship initiative through jazz by the City of Monterey in the United States and the Wakura Onsen Tourism Association of Nanao City. Due to this history, the program features performances by a U.S. all-star jazz orchestra as well as by Japanese junior high school big bands.
| Schedule | Saturday, July 26, 2025 |
| place | Fuchu-machi Inge 13, Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture / Nanao Marine Park |
| Website | http://www.mjfinnoto.jp |
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JIM BEAM SUMMER FES in NIIGATAJuly 26 (Sat) – 27 (Sun), Niigata Prefecture
| Schedule | Saturday–Sunday, July 26–27, 2025 |
| place | Bandaij City Park, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture |
| Website | https://www.uxtv.jp/sp/jbsfinniigata/ |
Higashishirakawa Village Summer FestivalSaturday, July 26, Gifu Prefecture
| Schedule | Saturday, July 26, 2025 |
| place | Nakagawara Waterfront Park, Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture |
| Website | https://heartfm.jp/events/2025%E5%B9%B47%E6%9C%8826%E6%97%A5%EF%BC%88%E5%9C%9F%EF%BC%89summer-festival2025-in%E6%9D%B1%E7%99%BD%E5%B7%9D%E6%9D%91/ |
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Osaka-Kansai Expo Commemorative Survive FESJuly 26 (Sat) – 27 (Sun), Osaka Prefecture
| Schedule | Saturday–Sunday, July 26–27, 2025 |
| place | Expo ’70 Commemorative Park, Momiji River Lawn Plaza, Suita City, Osaka Prefecture |
| Website | https://survivefes.com/ |





