Shi 19 Fireworks
花火大会
Shi 19 Fireworks is a fireworks festival held in 関西. Date: A Sunday in September (2026: 20 September, gates 15:00, firing 19:10-20:00). Total shells: about 4,877. Attendance: 約30万人. No. 5回（5th edition）
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 4,877
- Duration
- 50 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約30万人
- Largest Shell
- Maximum size 8 sun (per the official overview)
- Founding Year
- 2022 (1st edition)
Signature Sequences
- 01The number of shells equals the number of babies born the previous year in Hirakata, Takatsuki and Katano
- 02One hundred memorial shells are added at every edition
- 03The 19:10 firing includes a drone show (2026)
- 04Two venues are run at once in the Yodo river park, the Hirakata ground and the Takatsuki ground
- 05About 22,300 seats are sold as paid viewing with dedicated entry lanes
- 06The declared aim is to become a fireworks festival that lasts a hundred years
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Gates open at 15:00 and the event ends at 20:00, with firing starting at 19:10
- Venue
- Hirakata venue of the Yodo River Park (Mitsuya-cho, Hirakata City) and the Takatsuki venue in the Otsuka district of the same park
- Address
- Yodo River Park, Hirakata venue, Mitsuya-cho, Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture (the Takatsuki venue sits across the river in the Otsuka district of Takatsuki City)
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Yodo riverbed of sand and grass, with the paid seating built up on the bank
- Gates Open
- 15:00
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- 15:00 開場 / 花火打上 19:10-20:00
- Spectator Capacity
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Production Company
- 株式会社マルゴー
- Sponsor
- Hirakata City and Takatsuki City (the official site headline states both cities; no executive committee name is given on the top page)
Access
From major cities
- From Tokyo
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- 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
- Keihan Main Line Hirakata-shi Station - about 10 min on foot to the Hirakata venue (the Takatsuki venue is reached by bus from Keihan Kyoto Line Takatsuki-shi Station)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- About 10 min on foot from Keihan Main Line Hirakata-shi Station for the Hirakata venue; for the Takatsuki venue, a bus from Keihan Kyoto Line Takatsuki-shi Station to the Kitaotsuka stop and about 15 min on foot. Neither venue has a shuttle bus or parking.
- Parking
- None (the HANABITO e-plus data for 2025 also lists 'parking: none'; the organisers provide no car park)
- Parking Reservation
- Not applicable - there is no parking, so no reservation; road closures apply around the venues.
- Lodging Strategy
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- English Access
- The official site has an English version covering the overview, the paid seats and access, and the split venues with dedicated lanes ease the flow for overseas visitors at this open-air event.
- Cash Required
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Best Arrival
- With no parking and no shuttle bus, visitors travel by train or bus and settle in on the riverbed after the 15:00 opening; firing is at 19:10 and paid-seat holders use the dedicated entry lane.
- Peak Crowd
- Fill-up from the 15:00 opening, peaking during the 19:10-20:00 firing.
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Table seats (4 and 6 persons), barrier-free seats (6), sheet seating (6), pews (2), single chairs and a camera area
- Price Range
- 4,500円〜42,000円（税込・2026年）
- Seat Count
- 22,302 paid seats are planned for 2026 (19,500 at the Hirakata venue and 2,802 at the Takatsuki venue) seats
- Sellout History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Reservation
- Paid viewing seats are sold through the official site's paid-seat page and HANABITO e-plus (the 2025 edition was sold on e-plus). Holders use a dedicated entry lane; whether day tickets exist depends on the notice for each edition.
- Day-Of Ticket
- Paid seats are handled through the official paid-seat page and on HANABITO e-plus (the 4th edition was sold on e-plus); sale dates are announced per edition. The 2026 sale start date was not confirmed in this pass.
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in rain, cancelled in stormy weather; the call is made at 15:00 on the day.
- Decision Time
- The cancellation call is made at 15:00 on the day: when a heavy rain, storm or flood warning is issued for Hirakata or Takatsuki City, when an earthquake of shindo 3 or more causes major infrastructure damage, or when the Kinki Regional Development Bureau's river use suspension criteria are met.
- Postponement
- Held in rain and cancelled in stormy weather, with no postponement; the call is made at 15:00 on the day, and even in fine weather a forecast rise in the Yodo or a tributary counts for cancellation.
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Mid-September still carries the tail of the typhoon season and lingering summer heat, so high temperatures, strong winds and heavy rain are the main risks. The event is cancelled on heavy rain, storm or flood warnings and on rising river levels, judged at 15:00 on the day.
- Weather Cancellation History
- The only cancellations on record are 2020 and 2021, both caused by COVID-19. No weather cancellation is recorded, but the 2026 edition publishes its cancellation criteria and the 15:00 decision time.