Takamatsu Festival Hanabi Taikai — Dondon Takamatsu
高松まつり花火大会・どんどん高松
Takamatsu Festival Hanabi Taikai — Dondon Takamatsu is a fireworks festival held in Shikoku. Date: 2026-08-13 (Thu). Held on the second night of the three-day Sanuki Takamatsu Festival, 12-14 August. Total shells: about 12000. Attendance: 約10万人. No. 59回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 12000
- Duration
- 30 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約10万人
- Largest Shell
- 8-inch shell (as stated in the 2026 event guidelines)
- Founding Year
- 1968
Signature Sequences
- 01Fired from the Tamamo breakwater in Takamatsu Port under the theme Dondon Takamatsu
- 026,000 shells (maximum 8-inch) fired inside 30 minutes
- 03Music-synchronised fireworks over Sanport Takamatsu and Sujo-dori
- 04About 2,700 paid viewing seats set up around the Seto Sea Palace
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 20:15-20:45 (30 minutes)
- Venue
- Tamamo breakwater, Takamatsu Port (launch) / around Sanport Takamatsu and Sujo-dori (viewing)
- Address
- Sanport 8, Takamatsu City, Kagawa 760-0019 (Takamatsu Port); launch site is the Tamamo breakwater in Takamatsu Port 34.361382°N, 134.051660°E
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Marine launch from the Tamamo breakwater in Takamatsu Port; land viewing areas around Sanport Takamatsu, Sujo-dori and the multipurpose ground
- 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
- Takamatsu City and the Takamatsu Festival Promotion Association (organising body, inside the Tourism and Exchange Division of Takamatsu City Hall)
Access
Venue map
View on Google MapsFrom major cities
- From Tokyo
- From Tokyo Station take the Tokaido Line and Tokaido Shinkansen and the Sanyo Main Line to JR Takamatsu Station, then walk 4 minutes from JR Takamatsu or Konan Takamatsu Chikko Station.
- From Osaka
- From Osaka Station take the Tokaido Line and Tokaido Shinkansen and the Sanyo Main Line to JR Takamatsu Station, then walk 4 minutes from JR Takamatsu or Konan Takamatsu Chikko Station.
- From Sendai
- From Sendai Station take the Tohoku and Sanyo Shinkansen to JR Hakata Station, then the Kagoshima Main Line, Nippō Main Line and Sanyo Main Line to JR Takamatsu Station.
- Nearest Station
- JR Takamatsu Station and Konan Electric Railway Takamatsu Chikko Station (4 min walk from both)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR Takamatsu Station (Kagawa has no Shinkansen station, so Shinkansen users start at JR Takamatsu)
- Local Transit
- JR Takamatsu Station and Konan Electric Railway Takamatsu Chikko Station. The venue at Sanport Takamatsu is a 4-minute walk from either.
- Parking
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- 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
- Payments at the food stalls are mainly in cash, although Carte and other electronic payments may be accepted
- Best Arrival
- 19:00-19:45. The 30 minutes before the 20:15 start is the practical window for avoiding the worst of the congestion
- Peak Crowd
- 20:00-20:45. Sanport Takamatsu and Sujo-dori are at their most crowded
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Table seats, chair seats, stepped area seats, wheelchair seats, sponsor seats (rooftop and terrace) and the free viewing area
- Price Range
- 5,000-12,000 yen (wheelchair seats 9,000 yen)
- Seat Count
- 2700 seats
- Sellout History
- KSB reported on 5 August 2026 that only about 350 of the paid viewing seats were still available
- Reservation
- Paid viewing seats are sold through the dedicated page on the official site and at the venue box office. The free viewing area needs no booking.
- Day-Of Ticket
- Same-day seats are sold at the venue box office while seats remain
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in rain; cancelled in severe weather
- Decision Time
- The guidelines say that the go-ahead is announced on the Takamatsu City website and social media on the day; the official page published a successful-holding report dated 3 September 2026
- Postponement
- Cancelled in severe weather. Up to the 53rd edition (2018) the display was postponed to the next day in rain, but from the 54th edition (2019) it is cancelled rather than postponed
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- August nights carry thunderstorms and typhoon risk, and because severe weather means cancellation, visitors have to wait for the official announcement on the day
- Weather Cancellation History
- 1973 and 1994 were cancelled because of drought. 2020 and 2021 were cancelled because of COVID-19. In 2022 the fireworks were cancelled because of the work on the Prefectural Gymnasium.