全国花火競技大会
全国花火競技大会 is a fireworks festival held in Kyushu. Date: A weekend in October; earlier editions were recorded in early October. Total shells: about 1万4,000発（2026年計画値）. Attendance: 約30万人. No. 39回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 1万4,000発（2026年計画値）
- Duration
- 135 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約30万人
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 1988 (derived: the 39th edition was held in 2026)
Signature Sequences
- 01Firing from the Kuma River green space
- 0214,000 shells over about 135 minutes
- 03Paid viewing seats plus food and product stalls
- 04Attendance of about 300,000
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 18:00-20:30 (about 135 min)
- Venue
- Kuma River riverside green space, Yatsushiro, Kumamoto (upstream of the Shin-Hagiharashi bridge)
- Address
- Kuma River riverside green space, Yatsushiro, Kumamoto (upstream of the Shin-Hagiharashi bridge)
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Riverbed green space on the Kuma River
- 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
- 約2,500台の一時駐車場と有料観覧席
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- Yatsushiro National Fireworks Competition executive committee (secretariat: Yatsushiro City Tourism Promotion Division, TEL 0965-33-4132)
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
- JR Yatsushiro Station and Hisatsu Orange Railway Yatsushiro Station, about 10 min on foot
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Kumamoto Station (JR Kyushu)
- Local Transit
- Paid shuttle bus to the venue, 500 yen return
- Parking
- About 2,500 cars, part of them paid (from 2,500 yen), plus temporary car parks
- Parking Reservation
- The paid part of the car parks is sold by lottery; the official site holds the details
- 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
- Arrive before 17:00; the riverbed venue is heavily congested
- Peak Crowd
- The hour before the 18:00 start is the most crowded; about 300,000 people fill the riverbed green space
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Paid viewing seats
- Price Range
- from 2,500 yen
- Seat Count
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) seats
- Sellout History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Reservation
- Lottery; tickets already paid for were refunded when the event was cancelled
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- In case of rain the display is postponed to 7 November 2026, 18:00-20:30 (Walker Plus); in 2026 it was cancelled because of an earthquake
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Kyushu in October is exposed to typhoons and heavy rain; in 2026 an earthquake led to the cancellation
- Weather Cancellation History
- The 7 and 27 August 2026 dates were cancelled because of an earthquake; earlier cancellations are not documented in the sources checked