北國大花火川北大会
北國大花火川北大会 is a fireworks festival held in 中部. Date: First Saturday of August (2026: 1 August, Saturday, 41st edition). Total shells: about 約20,000. Attendance: 非公表（2026年の出典はいずれも人出を公開していない）. No. 41回（2026年）
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約20,000
- Duration
- 40 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 非公表（2026年の出典はいずれも人出を公開していない）
- Largest Shell
- 20-sun shell
- Founding Year
- 1990年
Signature Sequences
- 01Fired from the mid-channel of the Tedori River riverbed (Tedori River Simple Ground) in Kawakita Town
- 02'The show runs in four parts: a 20-sun shell, a pyrotechnician competition and a continuous starmine run'
- 03Staged as a co-hosted event of the Kawakita Festival, with its taiko and large bonfire traditions held alongside
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 20:15-21:00 (scheduled), gates open 17:30. Firing time about 40 minutes
- Venue
- Kawakita Tedori River riverbed, Tedori River Simple Ground, Kawakita, Nomi District, Ishikawa Prefecture
- Address
- 石川県能美郡川北町 手取川簡易グラウンド
- Venue Size
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
- Venue Floor Type
- Riverbed and the Tedori River Simple Ground; the Hokkoku Shimbun article describes it as among the largest in the Hokuriku region at about 20,000 shells
- Gates Open
- Gates open at 17:30 in 2026; the traffic regulation starts at 17:00
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Gates open at 17:30, firing 20:15-21:00 (2026 listing)
- Spectator Capacity
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Production Company
- Not published (no source names a pyrotechnics company)
- Sponsor
- Kawakita Festival executive committee and Hokkoku Shimbun-sha (the Wikipedia 主催 field). Supporters are the Kawakita town council, the district headmen's association, the Kawakita Chamber of Commerce, JA Nomi, Hokuriku Broadcasting, TV Kanazawa, Kanazawa Cable TV, Radio Kanazawa and FM Ishikawa
Access
Venue map
View on Google MapsFrom major cities
- From Tokyo
- Take the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Kanazawa Station and the Hokuriku Main Line to Misawa Station. The venue is then about 15 min by taxi from Misawa Station, or use the shuttle bus from the Ishikawa Prefecture-operated Tedori Park right-bank grounds (round trip 1,500 yen).
- From Osaka
- Take the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Kanazawa Station and the Hokuriku Main Line to Misawa Station. The venue is then about 15 min by taxi from Misawa Station, or use the shuttle bus from the Ishikawa Prefecture-operated Tedori Park right-bank grounds (round trip 1,500 yen).
- From Sendai
- Take the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Kanazawa Station and the Hokuriku Main Line to Misawa Station. The venue is then about 15 min by taxi from Misawa Station, or use the shuttle bus from the Ishikawa Prefecture-operated Tedori Park right-bank grounds (round trip 1,500 yen).
- Nearest Station
- JR Hokuriku Main Line Misawa Station (taxi about 15 min; no public transport reaches the venue directly)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Hokuriku Shinkansen Kanazawa Station (then onward to Misawa by secondary transport)
- Local Transit
- No public transport runs to the venue. From Misawa Station on the Hokuriku Main Line it is about 15 min by taxi, or a walk of about 20 min to the shuttle origin at the Ishikawa Prefecture-operated Tedori Park right-bank grounds.
- Parking
- 花火大会データベースは駐車場を「×（駐車場付チケットは公式サイトより購入可能）」と記載。一般無料駐車場の台数は非公表
- Parking Reservation
- Parking requires a parking ticket issued through the official site
- Lodging Strategy
- A park-and-ride shuttle is announced by the organiser (from the Ishikawa Prefecture-operated Tedori Park right-bank grounds, round trip 1,500 yen, free for primary-school children and under). No accommodation is designated and no booking method appears in the sources.
- 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
- Arrive around the 17:00 gate opening, before the traffic regulation begins, and again before the 20:15 firing. The shuttle bus is paid and busiest in the early evening
- Peak Crowd
- Roads around the venue are under traffic regulation and become one-way from 17:00 to 23:00. Before and after the show the venue approaches and National Route 8 become congested
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Omatsuri Special Seats, Platinum Seats, chair seats, grass-sheet seats (up to 5), table seats (up to 5), stepped-zone seats, and sponsor-dedicated parking (one car)
- Price Range
- 1,500-11,000 yen (sponsor-dedicated parking 2,000 yen)
- Seat Count
- Not published (the sources give no seat count or capacity for the paid area) seats
- Sellout History
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
- Reservation
- Apply via the official site. In 2026 sales opened at 10:00 on 21 June (Sun)
- Day-Of Ticket
- The sources do not describe any day-of sales. The parking ticket and the paid viewing seats are bought in advance on the official site.
Weather Policy
- Rain
- In stormy weather postponed to 2 August (Sun) 2026, 20:15-21:00
- Decision Time
- Gates open at 17:30 and the shells go up 20:15-21:00. The traffic regulation runs 17:00-23:00 and the roads around the venue become one-way, so arriving by car before 17:00 is the safe option.
- Postponement
- 2 August (Sun) 2026, 20:15-21:00
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- The venue is the Tedori River bed (Tedori River Simple Ground), so heavy rain and river flooding have caused cancellations and postponements in the past
- Weather Cancellation History
- Heavy rain in August 2022 flooded the venue. Because the show is staged on a river bed, past editions have had to cancel outright rather than postpone.
Sources and verification
Related festivals
Sister Festivals
- Hokkoku Chuunichi Hanabi Taikai (Kanazawa City) - an Ishikawa festival held on the same day until 2016 (the Wikipedia 補足 section)
- Kawakita Festival (Kawakita, Nomi District) - the summer festival whose co-hosted event the fireworks are