Murakami City Arakawa Taisai Hanabi Taikai
村上市あらかわ大祭花火大会
Murakami City Arakawa Taisai Hanabi Taikai is a fireworks festival held in Niigata. Date: 2026-08-08 (Sat) 19:30-20:30, with the eve festival on 2026-08-07 (Fri). Total shells: about 約300. Attendance: 約2,000人（花火大会データベースの「例年の人出」）. No. Not published
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約300
- Duration
- 60 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約2,000人（花火大会データベースの「例年の人出」）
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass); the manifest's id_founding_year is also blank
Signature Sequences
- 01The fireworks night of the Arakawa Taisai, preceded by an eve festival the night before
- 02About 300 shells fired across roughly 60 minutes
- 03A community-scale show with about 2,000 typical visitors
- 04A postponement rule that allows any date within the following two weeks
- 05700 free parking spaces
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Fireworks 19:30-20:30 (about 60 min)
- Venue
- Arakawa riverbed, Murakami City, Niigata
- Address
- 新潟県村上市坂町（〒959-3132）、荒川河川敷
- Venue Size
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
- Venue Floor Type
- Open flat riverbed. The shells are launched from the 荒川 riverbed.
- Gates Open
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) - the fireworks start at 19:30 but no opening time for the grounds is published.
- 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)
- 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
- Murakami City Fireworks Executive Committee office, 0254-62-3105
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
- Sakamachi Station (JR Uetsu Main Line), 30 min on foot
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- On foot or by car from Sakamachi Station on the JR Uetsu Main Line
- Parking
- 700 free spaces
- Parking Reservation
- No reservation - 700 free car spaces, first come first served.
- Lodging Strategy
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) - no accommodation guidance for the festival is published by the city or the tourism board.
- English Access
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Cash Required
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) - entry is free and the sources mention no cash payment points.
- Best Arrival
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) - the sources give no arrival-time guidance.
- Peak Crowd
- Concentrated in the hour before the 19:30 launch; the fireworks run 19:30-20:30, about 60 minutes.
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Price Range
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Seat Count
- 0 - the festival has no paid seats (花火大会データベース「有料席 なし」). seats
- Sellout History
- Not applicable - the festival has no paid seats.
- Reservation
- Not applicable - entry is free and unreserved.
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not applicable - entry is free and there is no ticketing of any kind (花火大会データベース「有料席 なし」).
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Moved in bad weather
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) - no go/no-go announcement time is published.
- Postponement
- Moved to 2026-08-09 (Sun) in bad weather, with postponement allowed up to two weeks later
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- August thunderstorms and typhoons. In bad weather the show is postponed to the following day, and up to two weeks later.
- Weather Cancellation History
- 8 August 2026 was held as scheduled. In bad weather the show is postponed to Sunday 9 August, and up to two weeks after that.