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Maruseppu Tourism Festival

まるせっぷ観光まつり

Maruseppu Tourism Festival is a fireworks festival held in Hokkaido. Date: 2026-08-01 (Sat) - the festival is held in early August. Total shells: about 約3,000. Attendance: Not published. No. 44回 (2026)

Event essentials

Headline stats

Total Shells
約3,000
Duration
30 min
Nights
1 night(s)
Attendance
Not published
Largest Shell
Not published - no shell size is given in the sources checked
Founding Year
1989年 (推定 第1回)

Signature Sequences

Venue & Access

Time Window
Fireworks after dark; the exact firing time is not published
Venue
Maruseppu Forest Park Ikoi no Mori, Enkaru (丸瀬布森林公園いこいの森)
Address
丸瀬布森林公園いこいの森 特設会場 (Maruseppu Forest Park Ikoi no Mori), 北海道紋別郡遠軽町丸瀬布上武利80番地
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 13:00 and the fireworks start at 19:30, so the park is open for the whole afternoon before the display.
Paid-Seat Holder Entry
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Spectator Capacity
推定8,000人
Launch Company
Unknown
Production Company
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Sponsor
Enkaru Town (遠軽町) - the committee name is not published

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 Nemuro Main Line Maruseppu Station (JR根室本線丸瀬布駅) - the forest park is a further drive inland
Nearest Shinkansen
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Local Transit
JR Maruseppu Station on the JR Sekihoku Main Line, about 9 km from the venue, with a free temporary bus to the festival site that takes about 15 minutes; by car it is about 15 minutes from the Maruseppu IC on the Asahikawa-Monbetsu Expressway, or about 9 km along National Route 333 and Prefectural Route 1070 toward the Takeshi dam.
Parking
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Parking Reservation
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Lodging Strategy
Stay in Enkaru town and use the free temporary bus. The venue is 9 km from JR Maruseppu Station in a mountain basin, the park has a campground, and the organiser asks visitors to leave by bus because the car park cannot clear after the show.
English Access
Free entry with no ticket and no reservation, so there is no booking barrier. The organiser contact is the Maruseppu tourism festival executive committee office at the Maruseppu general branch, TEL 0158-47-2211.
Cash Required
Yes at the stalls - the food and sales booths give out one event participation ticket per 500 yen spent, and the ticket is needed for some of the activity events. The twilight run tickets are also sold on site from 17:00.
Best Arrival
Arrive before 19:00. The car park outside the park fills hard before and after the show, and the organiser asks visitors to use the free temporary bus instead. The fireworks run 19:30 to 20:00.
Peak Crowd
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)

Tickets

Weather Policy

Rain
Rainy-day handling is not fixed; the postponement day is decided on the day
Decision Time
Not published as a fixed hour. The fireworks database records that the rain rule is undecided and that the postponement date is decided on the day of the event itself.
Postponement
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
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
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)

Sources and verification

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