Suito Kurawanka Fireworks Festival
水都くらわんか花火大会
Suito Kurawanka Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in Kinki. Date: Mid-September (September 20, 2026 confirmed). Total shells: about 4,877. Attendance: About 300,000 visitors (the organiser expects 220,000 at the Hirakata ground and 80,000 at the Takatsuki ground). No. 5回 (令和8年/2026年)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 4,877
- Duration
- Not published - the organiser states the launch time of 19:10 but does not publish the end time of the display min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- About 300,000 visitors (the organiser expects 220,000 at the Hirakata ground and 80,000 at the Takatsuki ground)
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 2022 (the first edition was held in 2022 as a revival after about 20 years without a fireworks festival in Hirakata, which is the founding year the manifest carries)
Signature Sequences
- 01Run jointly by Hirakata and Takatsuki cities on the Hirakata and Otsuka grounds of the Yodogawa River Park
- 02The first edition in 2022 revived a display that had been dormant for about 20 years
- 03Advance-booked paid seating across several categories, including barrier-free seats
- 04Live broadcast on J:COM Channel, the Do-ro-kal app and YouTube
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- The venue opens at 15:00 and closes at 20:00; the fireworks start at 19:10 with the drone show
- Venue
- Yodogawa River Park, Hirakata Section
- Address
- Hirakata district and Otsuka district of the Yodogawa River Park, Osaka 34.815355°N, 135.640285°E
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Open-air riverbed venues (two grounds)
- Gates Open
- 15:00
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- The gates open at 15:00 and the fireworks start at 19:10; the second sale of the paid seats closes at 18:00 on 19 September 2026
- Spectator Capacity
- The organiser expects about 300,000 visitors in total - 220,000 at the Hirakata ground and 80,000 at the Takatsuki ground. The 2026 schedule runs from 15:00 to 20:00.
- Launch Company
- Not publicly disclosed (Executive Committee organized)
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- Suito Kurawanka Fireworks Festival executive committee (contact 050-5799-1139); Katano City has been a supporter since the third edition
Access
Venue map
View on Google MapsFrom major cities
- From Tokyo
- Tokyo Station → Shin-Osaka via Tokaido Shinkansen Nozomi (~2h30m); Shin-Osaka → Yodoyabashi via Osaka Metro Midosuji Line (~10min); Yodoyabashi → Hirakata-shi via Keihan Main Line (~30min); Hirakata-shi Station → Yodogawa River Park, Hirakata Section (~10min walk). Car: Meishin Expressway Suita IC via Route 1 (~40min from central Osaka) or Hanshin Expressway Yodogawa-Suido IC (~20min). Approx 5-6h door-to-door from central Tokyo. (sources: jr-central.co.jp Shinkansen timetable + Keihan Railway official route map + Suito Kurawanka official site access section)
- From Osaka
- Not published - the organiser publishes no route from Osaka; the practical route is the Keihan Main Line or the JR Kyoto Line to Hirakata Station, which is 15 minutes on foot from the Hirakata ground
- From Sendai
- Not published - the organiser publishes no route from Sendai
- Nearest Station
- Keihan Hirakata-shi Station (京阪電車 枚方市駅; walking distance to venue)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Shin-Osaka Station - the display is on the Yodogawa in northern Osaka, and Shin-Osaka on the JR Kyoto Line is the nearest Shinkansen station to the venue
- Local Transit
- Bus and walking from the Keihan Hirakata-shi and Takatsuki-shi stations
- Parking
- No car park (marked x on the database)
- Parking Reservation
- Not applicable: there is no car park
- Lodging Strategy
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- English Access
- No parking means the train is essential; the free area is outdoor stand-and-watch
- Cash Required
- Paid seats are normally bought in advance; the stalls take cash
- Best Arrival
- From the 15:00 gate opening; the display starts at 19:10
- Peak Crowd
- The hour before the display and immediately after it starts
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Paid viewing seats in eight types - 6-person table seat 42,000 yen, 4-person table seat 32,000 yen, barrier-free seat 42,000 yen, sheet seat 30,000 yen, bench seat 12,000 yen, chair seat 4,500 yen, camera area 10,000 yen and VIP seat 3,000,000 yen
- Price Range
- 4,500-42,000 yen
- Seat Count
- Several hundred seats in total by the per-seat capacities seats
- Sellout History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Reservation
- Advance booking on the official site and Eplus (in 2025 the organiser published an apology over a mislabelled Takatsuki venue ticket)
- Day-Of Ticket
- Advance booking is the norm; same-day tickets are not confirmed
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in rain, cancelled in stormy weather
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- Cancelled in stormy weather (no postponement date)
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Held in rain and cancelled in stormy weather; the drone show can be cancelled on its own in strong wind even when the fireworks go ahead
- Weather Cancellation History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)