Sekimiya Fureai Matsuri Hanabi Taikai
せきのみやふれあいまつり
Sekimiya Fureai Matsuri Hanabi Taikai is a fireworks festival held in Hyogo. Date: 2026-08-29 (Sat) - last Saturday of August. Total shells: about 約500. Attendance: 約5,500人. No. 35回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約500
- Duration
- 30 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約5,500人
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 1992 (per the manifest founding year; counting back from the 35th edition also lands on 1992)
Signature Sequences
- 01A handmade local summer festival
- 02A tent village of 15 stalls and 5 kitchen cars
- 03The festival keeps running to 20:30 after the fireworks
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Fireworks 20:00-20:30
- Venue
- Around the Sekimiya Community Sports Center, Sekimiya, Yabu, Hyogo
- Address
- Sekimiya, Yabu, Hyogo (around the Sekimiya Community Sports Center) 35.391540°N, 134.634864°E
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Ground-level open venue around the community sports center
- 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
- Sekimiya Machizukuri Kyogikai, Sekimiya Fureai Matsuri Executive Committee (contact: Tanaka Yasunori, 079-667-2211)
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 Yagi Station (Sanin Main Line) - about 30 min by Zentetsu bus to the Sekimiya stop
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- Zentetsu bus from JR Yagi Station toward Hachi-Fushi or Muraoka, change at Sekimiya
- Parking
- Free temporary car park around the Sekimiya Community Sports Center
- 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 only 30 minutes and the bus service is limited, so be at the venue by 19:00
- 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 applicable - the fireworks have no paid seats and no ticket sale is published; entry is free.
Weather Policy
- Rain
- In stormy weather only the fireworks are postponed
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- In stormy weather the fireworks move to 2026-08-30 (Sun) 20:00-20:30; the festival itself is not postponed
- 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)