Sakaide Ohashi Festival Marine Fireworks Festival
大橋海上花火大会
Sakaide Ohashi Festival Marine Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in Shikoku. Date: 2026-08-11 (Tue, holiday). Total shells: about 5,000. Attendance: Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass). No. 61回（2026年）
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 5,000
- Duration
- 30 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- The 61st edition was in 2026, so the first was 1966, which matches the manifest id_founding_year of 1966.
Signature Sequences
- 01Water firing with the Seto Ohashi Bridge as a backdrop, from a barge off Sakaide Port
- 02The shell count raised to 5,000 from 2026
- 03A run of large shells including the 10-inch shaku-dama
- 04Laser effects among the best in the prefecture, synchronised to music
- 05A paid viewing area introduced in 2026 on the north-west side (pair seats 6,000 yen, table seats 20,000 yen)
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 20:00-20:30 (about 30 min)
- Venue
- Sakaide Port central pier, around 1-6 Irifune-cho, Sakaide City (坂出港中央埠頭)
- Address
- Around 1-6 Irifune-cho, Sakaide City, Kagawa Prefecture (Sakaide Port central pier)
- 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
- Paid viewing area entry is 17:00-19:30
- 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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- Organiser: Sakaide Matsuri Support Association (office inside the Sakaide City Industry and Tourism Division, 0877-44-5103); supporters: Sakaide City, the Sakaide Chamber of Commerce and the Sakaide City Board of Education
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 Sakaide Station
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Takamatsu Station (Shikoku Shinkansen) or Okayama Station (Sanyo Shinkansen)
- Local Transit
- About 20 min on foot from JR Sakaide station; with no car park at the venue, public transport is the recommended option.
- Parking
- There is no car park around the venue; visitors are asked to come by public transport
- Parking Reservation
- No parking reservation is offered, and no car park is provided for the paid viewing area
- Lodging Strategy
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- English Access
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Cash Required
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Best Arrival
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Peak Crowd
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Pair seat (two chairs)
- Table seat (one table and four chairs)
- Price Range
- 6,000-20,000 yen
- Seat Count
- A pair seat is two chairs and a table seat is four chairs; children aged three and under are free only when watched from an adult's lap 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
- In 2026 the first-come sale sold out (the official site states that all seats were sold)
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in light rain / cancelled in stormy weather
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- There is no postponement date; stormy weather means cancellation. A cancellation decided in advance is refunded less the handling fee, but no refund is made for unavoidable causes such as an earthquake, tsunami or war.
- 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)