Fireworks 2026 / August 2026

Fireworks Festivals in Japan: August 2026

24 major hanabi festivals taking place in August 2026, across Japan. Dates are re-checked daily against official sources.

• Sat, August 1, 2026

  Edogawa City Fireworks Festival

  Tokyo · ~14,000 fireworks · ~900K visitors Confirmed Flagship event
• Sat, August 1, 2026

  Itabashi Fireworks Festival

  Tokyo · ~13,000 fireworks · ~570K visitors Confirmed Flagship event
• Sat, August 1, 2026

  Makuhari Beach Fireworks Festa

  Chiba · ~24,000 fireworks · ~300K visitors Confirmed Flagship event
• Sat, August 1, 2026

  Okazaki Ieyasu Summer Festival Fireworks

  Okazaki, Aichi · ~500K visitors Confirmed Flagship event
• Aug 1 – Sun, August 2, 2026

  Matsue Suigosai Lake Fireworks Festival

  Matsue, Shimane · ~21,000 fireworks · ~390K visitors Confirmed Flagship event
• Sat, August 1, 2026

  Matsuyama Port Festival Mitsuhama Fireworks

  Matsuyama, Ehime · ~8,000 fireworks Confirmed Major festival
• Aug 2 – Mon, August 3, 2026

  Nagaoka Festival Grand Fireworks Show

  Nagaoka, Niigata · ~20,000 fireworks · ~1M visitors Confirmed Flagship event
• Wed, August 5, 2026

  Lake Kawaguchi Kojosai Festival Fireworks

  Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi · ~10,000 fireworks Confirmed Major festival
• Wed, August 5, 2026

  Chikugogawa Fireworks Festival

  Kurume, Fukuoka · ~15,000 fireworks · ~450K visitors Confirmed Flagship event
• Thu, August 6, 2026

  Lake Biwa Great Fireworks Festival

  Otsu, Shiga · ~12,000 fireworks · ~350K visitors Confirmed Major festival
• Fri, August 7, 2026

  Aomori Fireworks Festival (Nebuta Festival Finale)

  Aomori · ~11,000 fireworks · ~400K visitors Confirmed Major festival
• Sat, August 8, 2026

  Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival

  Tokyo · ~10,000 fireworks · ~1M visitors Confirmed Flagship event
• Sat, August 8, 2026

  Gifu Nagaragawa Fireworks Festival

  Gifu · ~10,000 fireworks · ~300K visitors Confirmed Major festival
• Sun, August 9, 2026

  Niigata Festival Fireworks Show

  Niigata · ~300K visitors Confirmed Major festival
• Sun, August 9, 2026

  Imabari Onmaku Festival Fireworks

  Imabari, Ehime · ~10,000 fireworks Confirmed Major festival
• Tue, August 11, 2026

  Morioka Fireworks Festival

  Morioka, Iwate · ~10,000 fireworks · ~200K visitors Confirmed Major festival
• Thu, August 13, 2026

  Kachimai Fireworks Festival

  Obihiro, Hokkaido · ~20,000 fireworks · ~200K visitors Confirmed Flagship event
• Thu, August 13, 2026

  Kanmon Strait Fireworks Festival

  Kitakyushu, Fukuoka · ~18,000 fireworks · ~1M visitors Confirmed Flagship event
• Sat, August 15, 2026

  Akagawa Fireworks Festival

  Tsuruoka, Yamagata · ~12,000 fireworks · ~300K visitors Confirmed Major festival
• Sat, August 15, 2026

  Lake Suwa Festival Fireworks

  Suwa, Nagano · ~20,000 fireworks · ~500K visitors Confirmed Flagship event
• Mon, August 17, 2026

  Kumano Fireworks Festival

  Kumano, Mie · ~10,000 fireworks · ~170K visitors Confirmed Major festival
• Mon, August 24, 2026

  Minato Mirai Smart Festival

  Yokohama, Kanagawa · ~20,000 fireworks Confirmed Flagship event
• Sat, August 29, 2026

  Omagari Hanabi - National Fireworks Competition

  Daisen, Akita · ~18,000 fireworks · ~700K visitors Confirmed Flagship event
• Sat, August 29, 2026

  Kagoshima Kinko Bay Summer Night Fireworks Festival

  Kagoshima · ~15,000 fireworks · ~200K visitors Confirmed Flagship event

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