Sanjo Summer Festival Fireworks
三条夏まつり大花火大会
Sanjo Summer Festival Fireworks is a fireworks festival held in Chubu. Date: first Saturday in August (the 2026 festival ran on 31 July and 1 August; the fireworks were on 1 August). Total shells: about 推定10,000. Attendance: Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass). No. 22nd (2026)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 推定10,000
- Duration
- 120 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
- 2010年代
Signature Sequences
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:30-21:30 (a signal shell is fired at 16:00 to announce whether the display will go ahead)
- Venue
- 新潟県三条市
- Address
- launch site: the Sanjo disaster-prevention station (closed to the public); designated viewing area: Roku-no-cho riverside green, Sanjo City, Niigata
- 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
- 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
- 推定50,000人
- Launch Company
- Unknown
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- 三条夏まつり大花火大会実行委員会
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 Kitajojo Station on the Yahiko Line, a 10-20 minute walk
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- free shuttle buses run from free car parks 2 to 5
- Parking
- five free car parks (Sanjo-Tsubame general ground, the Koa Kogyo large factory lot, the Hokuriku Kogyo lot, the Sanjo City Hall and Sanjo Shinkin Bank training centre lots, and the Chubu Area Promotion Bureau lot), plus a paid car park at the former Sanjo racecourse
- Parking Reservation
- the paid car park admits ticket holders only; free shuttle buses run from free car parks 2 to 5
- 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
- tickets are required for the paid viewing area and the paid car park; the paid car park refuses entry without a ticket
- 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
- paid designated viewing area and paid car park
- 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
- bought through the ticket page (ticket-pass) linked from the official site
- Day-Of Ticket
- tickets go on sale from 12:00 on Wednesday 1 July, first come first served
Weather Policy
- Rain
- In rain or strong wind the display is moved to Saturday 8 August
- Decision Time
- a signal shell is fired at 16:00 to announce whether the display will go ahead
- Postponement
- rain or strong wind - postponed to Saturday 8 August; if that is not possible the committee decides the date after consultation
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- for the fireworks the official schedule states only the postponement rule for rain or strong wind
- Weather Cancellation History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)