Kitano Fureai Summer Festival
北野ふれあい夏まつり
Kitano Fureai Summer Festival is a fireworks festival held in 北海道 札幌市清田区. Date: Saturday 29 August 2026 - normally a Saturday in late August. Total shells: about 出典に記載なし. Attendance: 未公表. No. 34回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 出典に記載なし
- Duration
- Not applicable in 2026 because there are no fireworks (the summer festival runs 10:00-17:00). In the fireworks years (the 30th edition in 2022) the display lasted 20 minutes, 19:45-20:05 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 未公表
- Largest Shell
- A large peony-type shell (per the photo caption on the organiser's report, a large peony in the Kitano summer night sky)
- Founding Year
- 1991 (the ward's official page states that the festival has been held since Heisei 3, July, and that 2026 is its 34th edition. Heisei 3 is 1991)
Signature Sequences
- 01'10:00: pre-opening stage performance by local artists and the GG Band'
- 02'from 13:00: stage programme, part one'
- 03'from 15:50: stage programme, part two'
- 04'afternoon: bingo contest and Hokkai Bon Odori'
- 05a neighbourhood summer festival on the riverbank on the left bank of the Atsubetsu River
- 06a stage programme including the Hokkai Kyoukaku Taiko performance and YOSAKOI Soran
- 07yatai stalls and kitchen cars selling yakitori, yakisoba and corn
- 08a bingo contest and a Hokkai Bon Odori
- 09built jointly by the district association and local companies
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Starts at 10:00 in the morning (no evening fireworks window is described)
- Venue
- the riverbank near Kitano Fureai Bridge over the Atsubetsu River (Kitano district, Kiyota Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido)
- Address
- the riverbank near Kitano Fureai Bridge on the Atsubetsu River, Kitano district, Kiyota Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 43.019146°N, 141.440182°E
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Riverbank - open ground on the left bank of the Atsubetsu River, with a plaza by the bridge for the opening
- Gates Open
- 10:00 (the start of the 2026 summer festival; the fireworks ended after 2025)
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Spectator Capacity
- Not published
- Production Company
- Not applicable - there is no mention of fireworks and no contractor could be identified
- Sponsor
- Organisers: the Kitano District Town Association Federation together with local companies and others. The ward states that the event is produced jointly by the Kitano District Town Association Federation and local companies. Enquiries: Sapporo City Kiyota Ward Citizens' Department, 011-889-2018
Access
Venue map
View on Google MapsFrom major cities
- From Tokyo
- Take the Hokkaido Shinkansen to Shin-Sapporo Station. No onward transport to the venue is recorded in the sources
- From Osaka
- Take the Tokaido and Hokkaido Shinkansen to Shin-Sapporo Station. No onward transport is recorded in the sources
- From Sendai
- Take the Tohoku and Hokkaido Shinkansen to Shin-Sapporo Station. No onward transport is recorded in the sources
- Nearest Station
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Shin-Sapporo Station on the Hokkaido Shinkansen is the nearest, but no onward transport to the venue is recorded in the sources
- Local Transit
- Central Bus, get off at Kitano 3-jo 2-chome (routes 62, 77 and 85, and the monthly route 62). The Kitano Machizukuri Center is at Kitano 4-jo 2-chome 8-28. The sources do not name the nearest bus stop for the venue
- Parking
- 0 spaces (there is no parking at the venue; the official page asks visitors not to come by car)
- Parking Reservation
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Lodging Strategy
- Stay in central Sapporo or around Shin-Sapporo Station. No transport from Shin-Sapporo Station to the Kitano district of Kiyota Ward is recorded in the sources
- English Access
- The venue is an open riverbank with no access restriction recorded. Multilingual guidance and signage are not recorded in the sources
- Cash Required
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
- Best Arrival
- If you want the pre-opening stage performance, arrive before the 10:00 start
- Peak Crowd
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Tickets
- Seat Type
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
- Price Range
- Free
- 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 stormy weather (the ward's official page states 'cancelled in stormy weather')
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- Cancelled in stormy weather. No postponement day is given (the ward's official page states only 'cancelled in stormy weather')
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Late August in Sapporo is changeable with frequent afternoon thunderstorms. No wet-weather contingency is recorded in the sources
- Weather Cancellation History
- '2020 and 2021: no information on whether the festival was held appears in the sources checked'