Kyushu & Okinawa Summer Festival Guide [2025–2026]: Music and Outdoor Event Information
The music festivals that light up summer in Kyushu and Okinawa are kicking off again this year.
From open-air festivals held in Okinawa, surrounded by crystal-clear seas, to urban fests that fill the streets of Fukuoka with excitement, the region offers a vibrant lineup of uniquely tropical summer events.
Set against the breathtaking natural backdrops found across Kyushu, spending time enjoying powerful live performances by seasoned artists along with local gourmet specialties is truly exceptional.
Why not create unforgettable summer memories on moving stages where music and nature come together?
Past events
Bayside Music JamboreeSat 5/31 – Sun 6/1, Fukuoka Prefecture
| Schedule | Sat, May 31, 2025 – Sun, June 1, 2025 |
| place | Bayside Place Hakata, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture |
| Website | https://www.baysideplace.jp/baysidemusicjamboree2024/ |
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MUSIC CIRCUS FUKUOKASat, 6/7, Fukuoka Prefecture
Japan’s largest dance music festival born in Osaka! Centered around performances by world-class DJs and popular domestic singers, and packed to the brim with fashion, gourmet food, and even comedy, it’s the ultimate participatory entertainment experience overflowing with fun.
| Schedule | Saturday, June 7, 2025 |
| place | Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka PayPay Dome |
| Website | http://fukuoka.music-circus.jp/ |
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Song Day Concert: Kicking off with songs from Okinawa!Saturday, June 28 — Okinawa Prefecture
We live our daily lives alongside song. In any scene, music is an essential presence that enlivens the moment as a supporting role. However, it’s rare for song to take center stage! This is a festival conceived for that splendid supporting actor—the festival for songs!
| Schedule | Saturday, June 28, 2025 |
| place | Okinawa Prefecture Naha City Ounoyama Park Athletics Stadium |
| Website | http://www.utanohi.jp |
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PEACE STOCK NAGASAKISun, 6/29 Nagasaki Prefecture
https://twitter.com/peacestock78| Schedule | Sunday, June 29, 2025 |
| place | Nagasaki Prefecture, Sasebo City, Huis Ten Bosch |
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Peaceful Love Rock FestivalSat, Jul 12 – Okinawa Prefecture
https://www.facebook.com/peaceful.love.rockfes/The Peaceful Love Rock Festival, which champions the theme of revitalizing local communities through music, is a large-scale rock festival that began in 1983. Growing more successful year by year, it has come to be recognized today as a major rock concert emblematic of midsummer in Okinawa and has grown into an indispensable event for the local community in Okinawa.
| Schedule | Saturday, July 12, 2025 |
| place | 1-1-1 Uechi, Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture / Koza Music Town |
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NUMBER SHOTFukuoka Prefecture, Sat 7/19–Mon 7/21
NUMBER SHOT has been held since 2014 as a successor to HIGHER GROUND, which took place from 2003 at the Uminonakamichi Seaside Park Outdoor Theater in Fukuoka Prefecture. Its hallmark is a relatively wide-ranging lineup, from rock bands and singer-songwriters to reggae groups. It’s one of those essential events in Kyushu’s summer live music scene.
| Schedule | Sat, Jul 19, 2025 – Mon, Jul 21, 2025 |
| place | Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka PayPay Dome |
| Website | https://numbershot.jp/ |
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JIM BEAM SUMMER FES ㏌ OKINAWAOkinawa Prefecture, Sat 7/19–Sun 7/20
| Schedule | Sat–Sun, July 19–20, 2025 |
| place | Auxiliary Track and Field Stadium, Onoyama Park, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture |
| Website | https://jimbeamfes-okinawa.com/ |





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