Second Round of Artists Announced for 'Kyoto Music Exposition 2026,' Kururi's Music Festival Celebrating Its 20th Anniversary

The second wave of artists for 'Kyoto Music Exposition 2026 (short: Onpaku),' the music festival hosted by Kyoto-born rock band Kururi, has been announced. The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 10, and Sunday, October 11, 2026.

Today, two new acts were revealed: Suchmos and Yoh Bungaku (Yoh Literature) will be performing.

Suchmos will be making their first appearance at the festival, while Yoh Bungaku will be appearing for the third time.

'Kyoto Music Exposition 2026' marks a significant anniversary year, celebrating both the 30th anniversary of Kururi's formation and the 20th anniversary of the festival itself. Stay tuned for further announcements, including daily artist lineups and additional performers.

Additionally, official third-round pre-sale ticket applications begin today. The application period runs from Tuesday, June 16 at 18:00 to Tuesday, June 23 at 23:59.

Kyoto Music Exposition 2026 at Umekoji Park

<Event Details>

Event: Kyoto Music Exposition 2026 at Umekoji Park

Performers: Kururi (performing both days),

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, indigo la End, Takumi Okuda, Suchmos,

Yoh Bungaku, Macaroni Enpitsu, Koji Miyamoto, milet, and more...

Dates: October 10 (Sat) and 11 (Sun), 2026 — Gates open at 10:00 / Show starts at 11:30

Venue: Lawn Plaza, Kyoto Umekoji Park (56-3 Kankijicho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture 600-8835)

Inquiries: Kyodo Information TEL: 0570-200-888 (Weekdays 12:00–17:00)

Official Website: https://kyotoonpaku.net/

Official X: https://x.com/kyotoonpaku

<Ticket Information>

Official Third-Round Pre-Sale: June 16 (Tue) 18:00 – June 23 (Tue) 23:59

Advance: ¥13,000 (with Onpaku Seat) / Same-day: ¥14,000 (with Onpaku Seat)

UNDER 22: ¥9,900 (advance, with Onpaku Seat) / ¥11,000 (same-day, with Onpaku Seat)

Two-day Pass: ¥23,000 (with Onpaku Seat) / Two-day Pass UNDER 22: ¥17,000 (with Onpaku Seat)

Application URL: https://eplus.jp/kyotoonpaku/

※ Admission required for middle school students and above

※ UNDER 22 tickets are for ages 13–22. Please bring photo ID to verify age upon entry.

※ Event proceeds in rain; canceled only in severe weather

※ No refunds for artist changes or cancellations

※ Resale for profit is prohibited

※ Photos and videos taken inside the venue, including audience areas, may be published

※ As this is an outdoor festival, please review the purpose and guidelines on the official Kyoto Onpaku website before attending

※ Children in elementary school and below may enter only with a guardian

<Kyoto Music Exposition Archives>

2007-9/23 'Kyoto Music Exposition 2007'

Performers: Kururi / Kazumasa Oda / Cocco / Tetsuhiro Oi & The Carpenters / Fuchigami to Funato

/Jason Falkner (from U.S.A) Liadan (from Ireland) / Taraf de Haidouks (from Romania)

2008-9/6 'Kyoto Music Exposition 2008'

Performers: Kururi / Kazumasa Oda / Tetsuhiro Oi & The Carpenters / Humbert Humbert /

Haruomi Hosono & World Shines Ray Harakami / Aisha (from Nigeria) /

Lana & Flip (from Austria) / The Real Group (from Sweden)

2009-9/22 'Kyoto Music Exposition 2009'

Performers: Kururi / Sayuri Ishikawa / Takumi Okuda / Fuchigami to Funato / Akiko Yano /

BO GUMBO3 feat. Rakita / Ben Kweller (from U.S.A)

2010-9/19 'Kyoto Music Exposition 2010'

Performers: Kururi / The Ventures (from U.S.A) / andymori / Kyoto Gyozan Shomyo Kenkyukai /

Jim O'Rourke (from U.S.A) / Kazumi Nohara / Kenji Endo / Yoko Sebu / Kururi The Session

2011-9/23 'Kyoto Music Exposition 2011'

Performers: Kururi / Kazumasa Oda / Haruomi Hosono / Sayuri Ishikawa / Kazuyoshi Saito / 10-FEET /

Fujiya & Miyagi / Maia Hirasawa (from Sweden)

2012-9/22 'Kyoto Music Exposition 2012'

Performers: Kururi / Sohei Koyama / Shigeru Kishida / Kaori Kuroki / Masafumi Gotoh / JAMES IHA (from USA) / Yu Takahashi /

Haruomi Hosono / Atsushi Horie / MIYAVI / Hiroshi Yamaguchi / Seinen Yoshida

2013-9/22 'Kyoto Music Exposition 2013'

Performers: Kururi / Takumi Okuda / Sanfujinzu / Haruomi Hosono / Maia Hirasawa (from Sweden)

RIP SLYME / VILLAGERS (from Ireland)

2014-9/22 'Kyoto Music Exposition 2014'

Performers: Kururi / Penguin Cafe (from UK) / Tomi Lebrero (from Argentina) /

Sam Lee (from UK) / Yasmine Hamdan (from Lebanon) / Ringo Sheena /

tofubeats / Sarahoun Kaimi

2015-9/20 'Kyoto Music Exposition 2015'

Performers: Kururi / Kaori Kuroki / Hiroshi Takano / indigo la End / Cosmo Sheldrake (from UK) /

Aki Yashiro / Antonio Loureiro (from Brazil) / Mashimaro

2016-9/18 'Kyoto Music Exposition 2016'

Performers: Kururi with Nobuyuki Mori / Tété (from France) / Akiko Yano / Mr. Children / Kazutoshi Sakurai & Kururi

2017-9/23 'Kyoto Music Exposition 2017'

Performers: Kururi / Alexandre Andrés & Rafael Martini / UA / Gotch (ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION) Toshio Tajima (ORIGINAL LOVE) / Dhira Bongs / Tomi Lebrero / Kazumi Nohara / Akira Fuse /

Kyoto Onpaku Philharmonic Orchestra

2018-9/23 'Kyoto Music Exposition 2018'

Performers: Kururi / ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION / Crowd Lu /

Stardust Review / Aoi Teshima / Never young beach / Hanaregumi (acoustic)

2019-9/22 'Kyoto Music Exposition 2019'

Performers: Kururi / Yuta Orisaka / Camila Meza & Shai Maestro / NUMBER GIRL /

never young beach / BEGIN / Homecomings

2020-9/20 'Kyoto Music Exposition 2020' *Streaming (recorded) @ Shottoku

Performers: Kururi / Shigeru Kishida Band (Guest Singers: Sohei Koyama / Ayaka Tatami (Homecomings) /

UCARY & THE VALENTINE)

2021-10/2 'Kyoto Music Exposition 20