Sukagawa City Shakado River Fireworks Festival
須賀川市釈迦堂川花火大会
2026-10-20 pass
Sukagawa City Shakado River Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in Fukushima. Date: The 2026 edition was suspended; the 2027 edition is scheduled for Saturday 5 June 2027. In normal years the festival falls on the Saturday after the old Bon holiday in August. Total shells: about 約8,000. Attendance: 約10万人. No. Not published
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約8,000
- Duration
- 70 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約10万人
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 1980
Signature Sequences
- 01The firing window is constrained by the proximity of Fukushima Airport
- 02The festival draws about 100,000 people and runs paid table and chair seats
- 03The 2026 edition was suspended and the festival is scheduled to restart on 5 June 2027
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Firing time about 70 minutes (the sources give no start time)
- Venue
- Sukagawa City Sports Ground, Sukagawa, Fukushima
- Address
- Sukagawa City Sports Ground, Sukagawa, Fukushima
- 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 (2026-10-22 pass)
- Spectator Capacity
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Launch Company
- Itoi Kakou
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- The Sukagawa City Shakado River Fireworks executive committee office, inside the city tourism and exchange department
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
- About 10 min walk from JR Sukagawa Station
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Tohoku Shinkansen, Koriyama Station - the nearest Shinkansen station for the Sukagawa area; Shinkansen visitors change to the Tohoku Main Line at Koriyama and ride to JR Sukagawa Station
- Local Transit
- About 10 min walk from JR Sukagawa Station
- Parking
- About 5,000 spaces, free with part of the area charged
- Parking Reservation
- No parking reservation rule is published in the sources
- 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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Round table seats (4 places, reserved) and chair seats (1 place, unreserved)
- Price Range
- Advance 25,000 yen for a table seat and 5,000 yen for a chair seat; on the day 26,000 yen and 6,000 yen
- Seat Count
- The number of seats sold in previous years is not published in the sources seats
- Sellout History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Reservation
- Advance and same-day paid seats; bookings run through the executive committee office, by phone and through CN Play Guide
- Day-Of Ticket
- Same-day tickets are sold at the executive committee office and at the venue
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 is set
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- The summer heat and the wind-direction constraint imposed by the nearby Fukushima Airport
- Weather Cancellation History
- In 2025 many heatstroke cases needed emergency transport, and that became one reason for the 2026 suspension
Sources and verification
Related festivals
Sister Festivals
- Fukushima City Fireworksthe other Fukushima Prefecture display, a Regional-tier festival in late July with about 8,000 shells
- Asaka-no Natsu Festival Fireworks, Koriyamathe Major-tier festival of the neighbouring Koriyama city with about 10,000 shells
- Ni-shi Ikko-mura Nichi-hashi River Kawa no Saisen Fireworks, Aizu-Wakamatsuthe Local-tier festival of the northern part of the prefecture