Sanjo Natsu Matsuri Grand Fireworks
三条夏大花火大会
Sanjo Natsu Matsuri Grand Fireworks is a fireworks festival held in Niigata. Date: 2026-08-01 (Sat) - early August. Total shells: about 約4,000. Attendance: 6万人（2025年実績）. No. 22回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約4,000
- Duration
- 120 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 6万人（2025年実績）
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 1975 (per the manifest founding year; counting back from the 22nd edition lands on about 2005 for the fireworks itself, so the two do not agree)
Signature Sequences
- 01A two-hour display as the grand fireworks of the Sanjo Natsu Matsuri
- 02About 4,000 shells
- 0360,000 typical visitors
- 04Paid seats next to free viewing
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Fireworks 19:30-21:30
- Venue
- Suorisoro embankment outside the flood control area, Sanjo, Niigata
- Address
- Suorisoro, Sanjo, Niigata (embankment outside the flood control area) 37.636529°N, 138.961606°E
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Open grass venue on a river embankment (Suorisoro)
- Gates Open
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- 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
- Sanjo Natsu Matsuri support association office (0256-32-1311)
Access
Venue map
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- 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 Hokusanjo Station (Yahiko Line) - 10 min walk
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- 10 min walk from JR Hokusanjo Station (the official site says 10 to 20 min)
- Parking
- 1,530 free spaces; some paid areas such as the racecourse car park are also used
- Parking Reservation
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- 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
- The display lasts two hours and the free car park holds 1,530 cars, so park before the evening rush
- Peak Crowd
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) 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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-23 pass) - some paid seats exist (有料席 あり 一部有料席あり on the fireworks database) but no sale date is published on the official site or on the database page consulted.
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Cancelled in rain or strong wind
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- In rain or strong wind the display is postponed to 2026-08-02 (Sun)
- 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)