Tara Town Summer Festival
太良町納涼夏まつり
Tara Town Summer Festival is a fireworks festival held in Saga. Date: 2026-08-29 (Sat); for reference 2024-07-27 (Sat). Total shells: about 約1,000. Attendance: 約8,000人. No. 35回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約1,000
- Duration
- 30 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約8,000人
- Largest Shell
- Not published
- Founding Year
- 1994年 (推定)
Signature Sequences
- 01Fired from immediately beside the venue, reflected on Ariake Sea
- 02Bon-odori and food stalls staged on the same ground as the display
- 03Local tier fireworks festival
- 04Locally organised (operations council / Tara Town Tourism Association)
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Fireworks 20:00- (about 30 minutes planned); the whole event runs 17:00-21:00
- Venue
- Tara B&G Marine Center sports ground, Tara, Fujitsu-gun, Saga
- Address
- Tara B&G Marine Center sports ground, Fujitsu-gun, Saga Prefecture
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- A seaside sports ground of flat sand and turf
- Gates Open
- Event opens 17:00
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- No paid seating; the event opens at 17:00
- Spectator Capacity
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Launch Company
- Tsukamoto Fireworks
- Production Company
- Tsukamoto Fireworks (2024 record; the 2026 sources do not name the fireworks company)
- Sponsor
- Tara Town Summer Festival Operations Council (secretariat: Tara Town Tourism Association, tel 0954-67-0065)
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 14 min on foot from JR Tara Station (about 5 min by car)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- A shuttle bus links the Tara roadside station with the town hall (Tara venue only, 2024 record)
- Parking
- Parking is to be prepared around the venue (the source gives no count). In 2024 there was parking at the Tara roadside station and at the Dogo Environmental Plaza
- Parking Reservation
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Lodging Strategy
- The nine inns and hotels listed on the town government's own 'stay' page are all in Tara Oura, the same district as the B&G Marine Centre venue: Ikkusou (0954-68-2121), Yotomisho (0954-68-3111), the Tairadake Onsen Hotel Kaniogodon (0954-68-2260), Taira Kanko Hotel (0954-68-2217), Hirahama-sou (0954-68-2236), Kaishokan (0954-68-3506), Takesaki Kanko Hotel Baitei (0954-68-2585), Toyosou (0954-68-3545) and Kakusou (0954-68-2758). The town describes them as good-quality onsen places serving the town's seafood.
- English Access
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Cash Required
- Cash is expected at the food stalls (the sources list no ticket facility)
- Best Arrival
- After the 17:00 opening; the fireworks start at 20:00
- Peak Crowd
- Just before the 20:00 start and during the bon-odori
Tickets
- Seat Type
- No paid seating
- Price Range
- Free (no paid seating)
- Seat Count
- No paid seating 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
- Free entry, so no ticket sales
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in rain; postponed to the next day in stormy weather
- Decision Time
- Same-day go / no-go is confirmed through the Tara Town Tourism Association X account (@tara_trip_info) and the town event listings
- Postponement
- Postponed to 2026-08-30 (Sun) in stormy weather (the 2024 edition was planned for 28 July)
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Late August in Saga Prefecture is exposed to typhoons and heavy rain, and stormy weather postpones the display to the next day
- Weather Cancellation History
- In stormy weather the display is postponed to the next day (Sunday); the 2024 edition was planned for 28 July