List of Rock Festivals Nationwide [2025–2026]
A must-see for festival lovers! We’ve gathered rock festivals from all over Japan! The real charm of rock fests is wandering around and catching lots of different rock bands.
It’s a great chance to discover amazing new bands.
Let’s head to the fests and find tons of new connections!
- List of Rock Festivals in the Kanto Region [2025]
- List of Rock Festivals in Kansai [2025]
- List of Rock Festivals in Tokai [2025]
- List of Local Festivals Nationwide [2025]
- List of Rock Festivals in Kyushu [2025]
- Rock Festival Calendar for December [2025]
- List of Rock Festivals in May [2025]
- List of Rock Festivals in Western Japan [2025]
- List of Artist-Hosted Festivals Nationwide [2025]
- [Held in 2025] Recommended Music Festivals: A roundup of outdoor festivals and major rock festivals you should visit at least once
- List of Rock Festivals in January [2025]
- October Music Festivals [2025]: A roundup of fall festivals, outdoor rock fests, and other music events
- [2025] Complete Kanto Summer Festival Guide: Music Festivals and Outdoor Festival Info
Past events
JUNE ROCK FESTIVALSat, Oct 11, Kanagawa Prefecture
An all-night rock festival held in June for those who can’t wait until summer! It’s a promising event curated by Jun Miura, a music TV producer and avid festival-goer, who has gathered artists he personally wants to see.
| Schedule | Saturday, October 11, 2025 |
| place | CLUB CITTA, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Website | https://junerockfes.com/ |
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High School Band King in KawasakiSun, Oct 5 – Kanagawa Prefecture
| Schedule | Sun, Oct 5, 2025 |
| place | Kawasaki Le FRONT 1F, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Website | https://www.kawasakifm.co.jp/bandking/index2023.html |
In The Family FESTSat, 10/4, Tokyo Metropolis
| Schedule | Saturday, October 4, 2025 |
| place | Tokyo, Shibuya Ward THE GAME / CHELSEA HOTEL / STAR LOUNGE / Milkyway / CYCLONE / GARRET |
| Website | https://zephyren.com/info/3462/ |
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small circleSat, Oct 4 — Oita Prefecture
| Schedule | Saturday, October 4, 2025 |
| place | Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, Kitahama Park |
| Website | https://circle.fukuoka.jp/small/2025/ |
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MEGA☆ROCKSSat, Oct 4 – Miyagi Prefecture
It’s a live circuit event hosted by radio station FM Sendai, organized in collaboration with the city of Sendai and local live music venues.
| Schedule | Saturday, October 4, 2025 |
| place | Miyagi Prefecture, Sendai City: Rensa / darwin / SENDAI CLUB JUNK BOX / MACANA / spaace Zero / LIVE HOUSE enn 2nd / LIVE HOUSE enn 3rd / HIGHBURY / retro Back Page / ROCKATERIA / The Theater Nobody Knows |
| Website | http://www.datefm.jp/megarocks/ |
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PIA MUSIC COMPLEXSat 10/4 – Sun 10/5, Kanagawa Prefecture
The title MUSIC COMPLEX reflects our desire to help you establish “entertainment that’s uniquely yours” through encounters with new music. With a lineup of trending artists, it’s shaping up to be the ultimate rock festival!
| Schedule | Saturday–Sunday, October 4–5, 2025 |
| place | Pia Arena MM, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Website | https://piamusiccomplex.com/ |
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Wind and Rock ImonikaiSat–Sun, Oct 4–5, Fukushima Prefecture
This is a music festival presented by “Kaze to Rock,” the radio program and free paper by Fukushima-born creator Michihiko Yanai, together with the Fukushima Minpo newspaper. Billed as a village-festival-style rock event, it features activities like imoni stew, campfires, and test-of-courage night walks, with a hallmark of close interaction between performers and attendees. The now-traditional imoni gathering looks set to energize Fukushima.
| Schedule | Saturday–Sunday, October 4–5, 2025 |
| place | EN RESORT Grandeco, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture |
| Website | http://kazetorockimonikai.jp/2023/imonypark.html |
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