Nanao Port Festival Hokkoku Hanabi Taikai
七尾港まつり北國花火大会
Nanao Port Festival Hokkoku Hanabi Taikai is a fireworks festival held in Hokuriku. Date: Mid July (the two days before Marine Day. 18 July 2026 in 2026, with a postponement to Sunday 19 July in stormy weather). Total shells: about 1,200. Attendance: 推定8,000人. No. 85
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 1,200
- Duration
- 30 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 推定8,000人
- Largest Shell
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- Founding Year
- 1943年（第1回と推定。Walker Plus の2025年第83回から逆算した値）
Signature Sequences
- 01Held on the two days before Marine Day (19 and 20 July)
- 02Centred on the citizen-participation Bon Odori, with food stalls along Misogawa-dori
- 03The Kitakuni Hanabi Nanao Taikai runs 20:30-21:00 around Minatomachi Wharf in Nanao Port
- 04Held together with the Marine Day commemorative ceremony and the maritime safety prayer festival
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 20:30-21:00 (firing time about 30 minutes)
- Venue
- Nanao Port Harbor, Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture
- Address
- 石川県七尾市 七尾港（湊町埠頭付近）
- Venue Size
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- Venue Floor Type
- An outdoor harbour venue. The Nanao Marine Park and the Miyabukawa Promenade are the festival grounds, and the fireworks are fired both over the water and on land around Nanao Port.
- Gates Open
- The first day starts at 15:00 with the children's carnival. The gates for the fireworks section have no published time.
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Spectator Capacity
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- Launch Company
- Marugo (㈱マルゴー, Niigata)
- Production Company
- Marugo Co., Ltd. (listed as the pyrotechnics company on the fireworks database)
- Sponsor
- Nanao Port Festival Executive Committee. For the fireworks, contact 0767-53-8424, Nanao City Industry, Culture and Sports Department, Exchange Promotion Division
Access
From major cities
- From Tokyo
- Take the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Kanazawa Station and the Noto Expressway or the Noto Satoyama-kaido to Nanao. Then 10 min on foot from JR Nanao Station on the Noto Railway Nanao Line.
- From Osaka
- Take the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Kanazawa Station and the Noto Expressway or the Noto Satoyama-kaido to Nanao. Then 10 min on foot from JR Nanao Station on the Noto Railway Nanao Line.
- From Sendai
- Take the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Kanazawa Station and the Noto Expressway or the Noto Satoyama-kaido to Nanao. Then 10 min on foot from JR Nanao Station on the Noto Railway Nanao Line.
- Nearest Station
- About 10 min on foot from JR Nanao Station on the Noto Railway Nanao Line
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Hokuriku Shinkansen Kanazawa Station, then the Noto Railway Nanao Line to Nanao Station
- Local Transit
- About 10 min on foot from JR Nanao Station on the Noto Railway Nanao Line. Road closures apply around the venue and six free temporary car parks are set up.
- Parking
- 705 spaces (free and temporary, per Walker Plus). The Nanao City site lists six free temporary car parks: Sodegae, Nakanoto General Office, Noto Chubu Health and Welfare Centre, Nanao City Culture Hall, Nanao Kaiun Unso and Noto Wakaba Agricultural Cooperative. No shuttle bus runs.
- Parking Reservation
- No reservation. The fireworks database records 705 free temporary car spaces and the Nanao City site lists six free temporary car parks.
- Lodging Strategy
- Stay in Nanao or Wajima and take the train to Nanao Station. The fireworks are an outdoor harbour show, so it is possible to come for the day only.
- English Access
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- Cash Required
- The food stalls line the Miyabukawa Promenade, and food and drink are mainly bought with cash.
- Best Arrival
- The fireworks start at 20:30 but the venue fills during the Bon Odori. The temporary car parks start to fill in the evening, so arrive early and walk in.
- Peak Crowd
- The 20:30-21:00 firing is the densest. People gather around the venue from the evening of the first day.
Tickets
- Seat Type
- None - there are no paid seats
- Price Range
- 0 yen (free entry; the fireworks database records 'no paid seats')
- Seat Count
- 0 (no paid seats) seats
- Sellout History
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- Reservation
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not applicable - there are no paid seats
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Cancelled
- Decision Time
- No arrival time is set for the 20:30 start, but the road closures around the venue begin with the 15:00 opening of the first day.
- Postponement
- In stormy weather postponed to 19 July (Sun) 2026, 20:30-21:00
- Wind Threshold
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- Typical Risks
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Weather Cancellation History
- The 2025 edition, the first held after roughly two years, was cancelled for the fireworks because the Noto Peninsula earthquake made it impossible to secure a safe venue, while the festival itself took place. The 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled because of COVID-19.