Shimin Matsuri Sukumo Matsuri Hanabi Taikai
市民祭宿毛まつり
Shimin Matsuri Sukumo Matsuri Hanabi Taikai is a fireworks festival held in Kochi. Date: Three days from Saturday 10 October to Monday 12 October 2026. The fireworks are on Sunday 11 October, 19:30-20:30.. Total shells: about 約4,000. Attendance: 約2万人. No. Not published - the city page and the fireworks database do not number the editions.
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約4,000
- Duration
- 60 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約2万人
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- The manifest records 2006. The database carries no edition number, so the series cannot be counted back
Signature Sequences
- 01A three-day festival from 10 to 12 October, with the fireworks on the second night
- 02About 4,000 shells fired across a full hour, an unusually long window for a festival of this size
- 03Firing from the waterline at Kaifu Park
- 04Paid table seating for four sold alongside free general entry
- 05A fixed one-week postponement date rather than a next-day slot
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Fireworks 19:30-20:30 (about 60 min)
- Venue
- Kaifu Park, Sukumo City, Kochi
- Address
- Kaifu Park, Sukumo City, Kochi
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Waterside harbour park. The lawn of 海風公園 and the water of Sukumo Bay.
- 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)
- Launch Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- 市民祭宿毛まつり実行委員会, with the Sukumo City official page carrying a call for donations and sponsorship-ticket purchases. Contact: 0880-63-3484 (the committee answers on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10:00-15:00). The pyrotechnics company is not named in the sources checked.
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
- Higashi-Sukumo Station (Tosa Kurohio Railway), 20 min on foot or about 5 min by taxi
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- On foot or by taxi from Higashi-Sukumo Station on the Tosa Kurohio Railway
- Parking
- A temporary free car park at Kaifu Park
- Parking Reservation
- No reservation system is published; free temporary car parking is provided at the venue.
- 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
- Concentrated from 19:30 for the hour-long display, with 海風公園 and the Sukumo Bay waterfront as the densest areas; free general viewing and paid four-person table seats share the park.
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Four-person table seats only, graded S, A and B, plus free general viewing.
- Price Range
- 8,000 yen (B席) to 15,000 yen (S席) per seat, tables of four.
- Seat Count
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) - the number of table seats sold is not published. seats
- Sellout History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass).
- Reservation
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) - table seats are sold as sponsorship tickets through the committee and the city, and the booking window is not published.
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) - the sources give no day-of ticket desk.
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Goes ahead in light rain
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass).
- Postponement
- Moved to 2026-10-17 (Sat) 19:30-20:30 in stormy weather
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- October typhoons and heavy rain. Light rain goes ahead; severe weather postpones the show to Saturday 17 October.
- Weather Cancellation History
- Light rain goes ahead; severe weather postpones to Saturday 17 October 2026 at 19:30-20:30. The 2026 main day on 11 October was held.