CRAFTROCK FESTIVAL ’26 Announces Final Lineup and 8 Participating Breweries
The final artists and participating breweries for CRAFTROCK FESTIVAL ’26 have been announced, and advance-discount ticket sales have also begun. The event will run for two days, on May 9 and 10, 2026. The festival is taking shape as an experience that lets attendees enjoy both craft beer and live music.
Hop BroIt’s here, and with the 8 participating breweries in place, the shape of `CRAFTROCK FESTIVAL ’26` is getting much clearer. The event will run for two days, on May 9 and 10, 2026, and it’s being put on by CRAFTROCK BREWING, the company behind `CRAFTROCK TAPROOM` in Takao, Tokyo.
MugiWait, you can enjoy live music and beer together!? And they’ve already started the advance-discount tickets? Isn’t that a little early!?
Hop BroWhat’s great about this lineup is the diverse mix of domestic and international breweries: CRAFTROCK BREWING, Falò Brewing, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Hudson Valley Brewery, KUNITACHI BREWERY, Nara Brewing, NOBODY BREWING, and WEST COAST BREWING. It’s a new-and-old mix that should make for a pretty adventurous tasting experience.
MugiWhat does that even mean! I’ve heard of IPA and lager, but sour beer is there too? Is that just a sour beer?
Hop BroExactly. Sours are a style that emphasizes acidity, and they often come across as fruity too. Add IPA hop character, the crispness of lagers, and even experimental limited brews, and you end up with a lineup that feels like a whole flavor textbook.
MugiWhoa! So this is basically a festival where you can compare different beers side by side. Watch a live set, pick your next drink, then head back to the music. That sounds amazing!
Hop BroAnd the thing to watch is the advance-discount ticket with a special growler. A growler is a container for taking beer home, which means you can keep the festival mood going even after you leave. Beer fans will probably love that.
MugiWhoa, if you had one of those, you’d be a total serious beer person! It feels kind of expert-level, and I’m a little jealous...
Hop BroWhat’s nice is that `CRAFTROCK TAPROOM` in Takao lets you feel that world in your everyday life, then the festival extends that experience even further. With live music on indoor stages and beer moving in and out of the picture, it creates a really satisfying link from Takao to the festival.
MugiNow I really want to go! I’m going to keep May 9 and 10 open and soak up all the music and beer I can!
CRAFTROCK BREWING, which operates the brewpub CRAFTROCK TAPROOM in Takao, Tokyo, has released the latest information on `CRAFTROCK FESTIVAL ’26`. In its post, the company revealed the final lineup of performing artists as well as the eight breweries scheduled to serve beer at the venue.
The participating breweries announced this time are as follows.
- CRAFTROCK BREWING (Tokyo)
- Falò Brewing (Miyagi)
- Firestone Walker Brewing Co. (Antenna America) (California, USA)
- Hudson Valley Brewery (New York, USA)
- KUNITACHI BREWERY (Tokyo)
- Nara Brewing (Nara)
- NOBODY BREWING (by Teenage Brewing) (Saitama)
- WEST COAST BREWING (Shizuoka)
Although the post does not list individual beer names, it points to a brewery lineup that blends the old and the new, creating a setup where visitors can compare a wide range of styles from Japan and abroad. The roster makes it easy to expect everything from IPAs and lagers to sours and experimental limited brews.
Tickets are now on advance sale through the official app. In addition to the standard advance discount, there is also an `advance-discount ticket with a special growler` (16 oz / 12 oz), which beer-focused attendees will not want to miss. It is fair to say the event is being designed as a festival experience where guests can move between indoor-stage live performances and craft beer.
CRAFTROCK TAPROOM, as a brewpub where the brewery context can be felt in everyday life, has the strength of letting visitors experience the festival's world in a seamless way. If you follow the story from a drink in the Takao area through to the festival itself, you should be able to taste CRAFTROCK's beer culture in a much more layered way.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroIt’s here, and with the 8 participating breweries in place, the shape of `CRAFTROCK FESTIVAL ’26` is getting much clearer. The event will run for two days, on May 9 and 10, 2026, and it’s being put on by CRAFTROCK BREWING, the company behind `CRAFTROCK TAPROOM` in Takao, Tokyo.
MugiWait, you can enjoy live music and beer together!? And they’ve already started the advance-discount tickets? Isn’t that a little early!?
Hop BroWhat’s great about this lineup is the diverse mix of domestic and international breweries: CRAFTROCK BREWING, Falò Brewing, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Hudson Valley Brewery, KUNITACHI BREWERY, Nara Brewing, NOBODY BREWING, and WEST COAST BREWING. It’s a new-and-old mix that should make for a pretty adventurous tasting experience.
MugiWhat does that even mean! I’ve heard of IPA and lager, but sour beer is there too? Is that just a sour beer?
Hop BroExactly. Sours are a style that emphasizes acidity, and they often come across as fruity too. Add IPA hop character, the crispness of lagers, and even experimental limited brews, and you end up with a lineup that feels like a whole flavor textbook.
MugiWhoa! So this is basically a festival where you can compare different beers side by side. Watch a live set, pick your next drink, then head back to the music. That sounds amazing!
Hop BroAnd the thing to watch is the advance-discount ticket with a special growler. A growler is a container for taking beer home, which means you can keep the festival mood going even after you leave. Beer fans will probably love that.
MugiWhoa, if you had one of those, you’d be a total serious beer person! It feels kind of expert-level, and I’m a little jealous...
Hop BroWhat’s nice is that `CRAFTROCK TAPROOM` in Takao lets you feel that world in your everyday life, then the festival extends that experience even further. With live music on indoor stages and beer moving in and out of the picture, it creates a really satisfying link from Takao to the festival.
MugiNow I really want to go! I’m going to keep May 9 and 10 open and soak up all the music and beer I can!
