Kitsuki City Summer Fireworks Festival
杵築市納涼花火大会/大分合同新聞納涼花火 杵築会場
Kitsuki City Summer Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in 大分県. Date: Around 16 August (2026: Sunday 16 August). Total shells: about 約3,000. Attendance: 約1万7100人（2025年実績）. No. Not numbered
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約3,000
- Duration
- 40 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約1万7100人（2025年実績）
- Largest Shell
- Shell sizes are not published
- Founding Year
- 1980
Signature Sequences
- 01Shells fired from a seaside park that faces Mori Bay
- 02Paid viewing from Kitsuki Castle
- 03Yatai food stalls
- 04One venue of the Oita Godo Shimbun summer fireworks series
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 20:00-20:40
- Venue
- Shiota temporary venue inside Kitsuki Kaigan Yumikoen, the seaside park
- Address
- Shiota, Kitsuki City, Oita Prefecture (Kitsuki Kaigan Yumikoen)
- Venue Size
- The size of the venue is not published
- Venue Floor Type
- Open air ground inside a seaside park with uneven surfaces
- Gates Open
- No gate opening time is announced
- 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)
- Production Company
- No pyrotechnics company is named
- Sponsor
- Oita Godo Shimbun event division (097-538-9646) together with the Kitsuki City Tourism Association
Access
Venue map
Search on Google MapsFrom major cities
- From Tokyo
- By Shinkansen to JR Oita Station in about 2 hours 30 minutes, then change to the JR Nippō Main Line for JR Kitsuki Station
- From Osaka
- From JR Osaka Station via JR Oita Station, about 3 hours 30 minutes in all
- From Sendai
- From JR Sendai Station by Shinkansen to JR Oita Station
- Nearest Station
- JR Kitsuki Station - about 10 min by taxi
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR Oita Station
- Local Transit
- About 10 min by taxi from JR Kitsuki Station; no public transport line reaches the venue
- Parking
- Free temporary parking around the Kitsuki police box; the number of spaces is not published
- Parking Reservation
- No reservation system; parking is first come
- Lodging Strategy
- The venue sits in a residential area; no lodging guidance is given
- English Access
- The venue is an open seaside park with no fences or numbered tickets; cars and taxis can reach the viewing area.
- Cash Required
- Cash is likely needed at the stalls, but no source states it
- Best Arrival
- Arriving 20 min before the opening is the safe option
- Peak Crowd
- The ground fills just before the 20:00 opening and again before the finale
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Seats offered from Kitsuki Castle
- Price Range
- Check the price of the paid seats with the Kitsuki City Tourism Association
- Seat Count
- The seats from Kitsuki Castle are limited; the capacity is not published seats
- Sellout History
- No ticket sales record was found
- Reservation
- Check the booking route for the paid seats with the Kitsuki City Tourism Association
- Day-Of Ticket
- No remaining-seat count is published for the day itself
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in light rain; in stormy weather the display is postponed
- Decision Time
- The go/no-go decision appears to be made in the evening; no source states this
- Postponement
- In 2026 a stormy-weather postponement moves the display to Tuesday 18 August
- Wind Threshold
- The sloped embankment is closed for safety.
- Typical Risks
- Heavy rain and strong wind in August; stormy weather means postponement
- Weather Cancellation History
- There is a record of a postponement caused by stormy weather