Kyushu Fireworks Festival
唐津市民花火大会九州花火大会
Kyushu Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in Kyushu. Date: 2026-10-10 (Sat) - a Saturday in early October. Total shells: about 6,000発（JA Wikipedia「日本の花火大会一覧」の記載。2026年の花火大会データベースは「非公開」）. Attendance: 約5万人. No. 74回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 6,000発（JA Wikipedia「日本の花火大会一覧」の記載。2026年の花火大会データベースは「非公開」）
- Duration
- 30 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約5万人
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 1949 (the year recorded in the manifest id_founding_year; the 2026 sources checked do not state a first-edition year)
Signature Sequences
- 01Fired from the Matsuura River riverbed
- 02Held in early October
- 03A typical attendance of about 50,000
- 04Free entry with no paid seating
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:00-19:30 (about 30 minutes)
- Venue
- Matsuura River, north of the Karatsu Bridge, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture (between the Matsuura River Sports Ground and the Karatsu City Sports Park)
- Address
- Matsuura River, north of Karatsu Bridge, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Riverbed along the Matsuura River, shared with the Karatsu City Sports Park
- 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)
- Launch Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- 第74回九州花火大会実行委員会（佐賀新聞社・唐津市・唐津観光協会）
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
- JR Higashi-Karatsu Station - about 10 min on foot
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Parking
- Parking is available; no capacity figure appears in the sources checked
- Parking Reservation
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Lodging Strategy
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- English Access
- The venue is about 10 minutes on foot from JR Higashi-Karatsu Station; the sources checked do not describe any foreign-language visitor facilities
- Cash Required
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Best Arrival
- The firing runs from 19:00 for only 30 min and the traffic restriction starts at 18:30, so be at the venue before the restriction begins
- Peak Crowd
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Tickets
- Seat Type
- No paid seats
- Price Range
- Not applicable - the festival has no paid seats
- Seat Count
- No paid seats seats
- Sellout History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Reservation
- No reservation needed
- Day-Of Ticket
- No ticket sales
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in light rain; cancelled in stormy weather
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- Cancelled in stormy weather; no postponement date rule appears in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Early-October autumn rain and sea wind; the event is cancelled in stormy weather
- Weather Cancellation History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)