Southern Beach Chigasaki Fireworks Festival
サザンビーチちがさき花火大会
Southern Beach Chigasaki Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in Kanto. Date: Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass). Total shells: about 約2,000. Attendance: 約5万人. No. 52回 (2026年)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約2,000
- Duration
- 40 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約5万人
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 1975年 (推定) 起源
Signature Sequences
- 01The water peacock rising out of the sea is the signature effect
- 02Winning entries from an original fireworks picture contest are fired
- 03The 2026 event was the 52nd edition with 2,000 all-reserved paid seats
- 04An early-morning clean-up with volunteers the day after the fireworks
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:20-20:10 (announced 2026 time; cancelled in stormy weather)
- Venue
- サザンビーチちがさき
- Address
- 神奈川県茅ヶ崎市中海岸4丁目12986-5
- 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
- 18:20（有料観覧席の開場予定）
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Spectator Capacity
- 推定100,000人 (2024)
- Launch Company
- (株)ファイアート神奈川 sole
- Production Company
- 不明 (公開情報なし) per HANABITO eplus + 公式 非公開
- Sponsor
- サザンビーチちがさき花火大会（茅ヶ崎市観光協会内）
- Co-Sponsor
- 茅ヶ崎市 / 神奈川県 / 茅ヶ崎商工会議所
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 Chigasaki Station (20 min on foot; a Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu temporary bus also runs)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Parking
- 花火大会用の駐車場はない。サザンビーチちがさき海水浴場の駐車場は15時、茅ヶ崎漁港の駐車場は16時で閉鎖される
- 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
- From the 18:20 paid-seating opening to the 20:10 end, with the densest crowd in the 30 minutes before the end; the beach car park closes at 15:00 and the Chigasaki fishing-port car park at 16:00, so the crowd is already moving in before the firing starts.
Tickets
- Seat Type
- 有料観覧席 + イープラス有料席
- Price Range
- イベント毎に変動
- 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 (2026-10-20 pass)
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in rain (cancelled in stormy weather)
- Decision Time
- The official page states that the event is cancelled in stormy weather (荒天時中止) but publishes no announcement time; the decision is posted on the tourism association page and the festival account on the day.
- Postponement
- Cancelled in stormy weather; no postponement date is set
- 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
- The 45th edition in 2019 was cancelled because of high waves from a southern typhoon, and the 46th in 2020 was cancelled to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (history section of the Wikipedia JA article)
Sources and verification
Related festivals
Sister Festivals
- Shonan Hiratsuka Fireworksanother display in Kanagawa Prefecture
- Odawara Sakawa River Fireworksanother display in Kanagawa Prefecture