[2025–2026] Complete Kanto Summer Festival Guide: Music and Outdoor Festival Information

Originally held as a live event at a bar in 2006, this event has been refined through changes in venue and format, and since 2016 it has been hosted as a free beach event. Because it’s free, it’s an easygoing festival that people of all ages can enjoy.

The concept is “maximizing extraordinary spaces.” Just hearing that makes it sound like a fun festival! During the event, there will be daily live performances on a boat. With beautiful scenery, delicious food, and enjoyable music all coming together, it’s sure to be an exceptionally luxurious summer!

SUMMER STATION LIVE Arena is an urban-style festival organized by TV Asahi, held right in the heart of Roppongi Hills. In addition to live music, there are many fun booths collaborating with popular TV programs, so people of all ages are sure to enjoy it.

This year’s Tokyo Tango Festival is a special edition, welcoming new tango friends from across Asia, including South Korea and Taiwan. They, too, are fired up to perform alongside Japan’s leading top groups.

GFB stands for Goose Fresh Beat, and since Goose Fresh is a playful misspelling of “goosebumps,” it’s a music festival curated around the concept of a band that gives you goosebumps. It’s held on Mount Tsukuba, offering a festival where you can enjoy music surrounded by nature. The local love really shows, for example, in the special Ibaraki discount available on tickets.