Kawaguchi Festival Grand Fireworks (Kawaguchi Matsuri Dai Hanabi Taikai)
川口大花火大会
Kawaguchi Festival Grand Fireworks (Kawaguchi Matsuri Dai Hanabi Taikai) is a fireworks festival held in 中部. Date: 25 July 2026 (Sat) 20:00-21:00; the display falls on the last Saturday of July. Total shells: about 約3,000. Attendance: 約1,500人（例年の人出。花火大会データベース2026年8月時点の記載）. No. 通算回数の表記なし
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約3,000
- Duration
- 60 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約1,500人（例年の人出。花火大会データベース2026年8月時点の記載）
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 1947 (per the manifest); Nagaoka City records date the festival from Showa 22, but the primary sources checked do not state the founding year of the fireworks
Signature Sequences
- 01魚野川河川敷での約3,000発の打ち上げ
- 02大型ミュージックスターマイン「エピセンタ（震央）」
- 03花火協力金100円
- 04武者行列と和太鼓「あおり太鼓」「天神ばやし」
- 05万灯みこし
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- The display runs 20:00-21:00; the festival runs 15:00-21:30
- Venue
- The grand display is fired on the Uono riverbed in Nagaoka City; the festival ground is in front of the Kawaguchi branch office
- Address
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Gates Open
- The festival opens at 15:00; the display starts at 20:00
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Spectator Capacity
- Typical attendance is about 1,500; the venue is the square in front of the branch office and the Uono riverbed
- 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
- The Kawaguchi festival and fireworks executive committees in the Nagaoka Minami Chamber of Commerce Kawaguchi branch
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 Echigo-Kawaguchi Station: 5 min on foot from the fireworks site and 3 min from the festival ground
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR Nagaoka Station (Hokuriku Shinkansen), then the Joetsu Line to Echigo-Kawaguchi
- Local Transit
- The Joetsu Line and local buses
- Parking
- Free parking is available; no car count is given
- Parking Reservation
- 事前予約制の記載はない。無料駐車場があるが台数の記載はない
- 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
- The 100 yen cooperation fee is paid in cash
- Best Arrival
- Be on the Uono riverbed by 19:30 and take free parking early
- Peak Crowd
- Crowds concentrate on 20:00-21:00; the scale is small
Tickets
- Seat Type
- None - the festival has no paid seats
- Price Range
- 0円（入場無料。花火協力金100円は任意の協力金でチケットではない）
- Sellout History
- No paid seats are sold, so there is no sell-out record
- Reservation
- No reservation - free entry; a 100-yen hanabi koryo contribution is collected at the venue
- Day-Of Ticket
- Walk-up on the day; the 100-yen fireworks contribution is paid on site
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Postponed to the following day in severe weather
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- In 2026 the postponement date was 26 July, but a heavy rain warning led to that day's schedule being cancelled
- 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
- On 26 July 2026 the second-day schedule was cancelled after a heavy-rain warning and actual rain; in stormy weather the show was due to slip to 27 July