Abekawa Fireworks Festival
安倍川花火大会
Abekawa Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in 中部. Date: Early August (2026 estimated as 9 August). Total shells: about 1万〜1万5000. Attendance: 約57万人（2024年度）. No. 73回（2026年）
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 1万〜1万5000
- Duration
- 90 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約57万人（2024年度）
- Largest Shell
- 2尺玉（第6回で初打ち上げ、第38回で30数年ぶりに再打上げ）
- Founding Year
- 1953年（昭和28年）
Signature Sequences
- 01Held on the last Saturday of July
- 02River bed venue upstream of the Abe River Bridge, near Tamachi 3-chome
- 03About 10,000 to 15,000 shells
- 04A private initiative run by five school districts
- 05A memorial service for the war dead on the same day
- 06A continuous barrage to close the show
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:30-20:30
- Venue
- The Abe River channel (the special venue on the left bank, upstream of the Nagata Bridge)
- Address
- Tamachi 3-chome, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture (the Abe River bed upstream of the Abe River Bridge and below the Anzai Bridge, left bank)
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- The Abe River bed (land launch from the river bank)
- Gates Open
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Spectator Capacity
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- Abekawa Fireworks Festival Headquarters (with Shizuoka City as a supporting body)
Access
Venue map
View on Google MapsFrom major cities
- From Tokyo
- Take the Tokaido Shinkansen to Shizuoka Station. JR Shizuoka Station is also the nearest station on the Tokaido Main Line.
- From Osaka
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- From Sendai
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Nearest Station
- JR Shizuoka Station (also JR Shinshizuoka Station)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR Tokaido Shinkansen Shizuoka Station (about 1 h 40 min)
- Local Transit
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Parking
- There is no car park at the venue (the fireworks database lists the parking as absent, marked ×)
- Parking Reservation
- No car park can be reserved. Road restrictions close the riverside on show day, so use the municipal car parks and the shuttle bus.
- Lodging Strategy
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- English Access
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Cash Required
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Best Arrival
- Be on the river bed by 18:30 for the 19:30 start; the crowd is heaviest just before the start and just after the end
- Peak Crowd
- The worst congestion is immediately before the 19:30 start and immediately after the 21:00 end, and the 40-minute walk from JR Shizuoka Station is the main way in and out.
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Raised seating was abolished at the 32nd session; every seat is now open to the public
- Price Range
- Free (all seats free, no paid seats)
- Seat Count
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) seats
- Sellout History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Reservation
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Cancelled in severe weather (no postponement)
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- Cancelled in severe weather; no reserve day is set
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Weather Cancellation History
- Typhoons cancelled 2018 and 2019 and heavy rain with rising water cancelled 2025; in severe weather the event is cancelled with no reserve day