Aomori Fireworks Festival (Nebuta Festival Finale) 2026 Confirmed

青森ねぶた祭協賛 青森花火大会 — Aomori (Tohoku)

On August 7, the final night of the Aomori Nebuta Festival, the giant illuminated nebuta floats are loaded onto barges and paraded across Aomori Bay while about 11,000 fireworks burst overhead — one of the few places in Japan where you can watch a major fireworks show and a UNESCO-recognized festival tradition in the same frame.

Background

The marine parade and fireworks have closed the Nebuta Festival for decades, giving the award-winning floats of that year one last illuminated journey before the festival ends.

Getting there

The venue is the waterfront around Aoi Umi Park and the piers, about a 5–10 minute walk from JR Aomori Station. The whole bay area functions as the viewing zone.

Tips

• This is the climax of Nebuta week — accommodation in Aomori sells out months ahead, so consider staying in Hirosaki or Hachinohe and taking the train in.
• Paid seats along the waterfront give the best view of floats and fireworks together; free spots fill up by late afternoon.
• Watch the floats parade on land earlier in the week too — the sea parade is a different, more distant experience.
• The show happens in the early evening (around 7pm start) — check the official schedule, it starts earlier than most fireworks festivals.