Ageo Fireworks Festival
あげお花火大会
Ageo Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in Saitama. Date: Usually the first Saturday in August from 19:00 to 21:00. In 2019 it ran on 3 August with a postponement to 10 August in severe weather. The 2026 edition was cancelled.. Total shells: about 約1万. Attendance: 約16万5000人. No. 30回（2026年は中止）
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約1万
- Duration
- 120 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約16万5000人
- Largest Shell
- Two-shaku shell
- Founding Year
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Signature Sequences
- 01'19:00: firing begins (19:00-21:00, about 120 minutes)'
- 02A two-shaku shell and star mine blooming around 500 m up
- 03A two-shaku shell with a diameter of 480 m
- 04Music-synchronised fireworks and commemorative shells carrying messages
- 05An extra large star mine
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Approximately 120 minutes
- Venue
- The Hirakata Arakawa riverbed (Hirakata, Ageo City, Saitama, around the Riverside Phoenix Golf Club)
- Address
- The Hirakata Arakawa riverbed, Hirakata, Ageo City, Saitama Prefecture
- 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 (2026-10-20 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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
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 Ageo Station - about 15 min by shuttle bus from the west exit
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- The paid shuttle bus from JR Ageo Station west exit (240 yen one way)
- Parking
- There is no car park at the venue; visitors travel by shuttle bus
- Parking Reservation
- There is no venue car park; visitors travel by shuttle bus
- 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
- Free; food and drink cost extra
- Best Arrival
- Traffic restrictions run 17:30-21:00 and the shuttle bus takes 15 min
- Peak Crowd
- During the 19:00-21:00 display
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Price Range
- Free
- 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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Day-Of Ticket
- No tickets are sold
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Postponed to following Saturday in case of severe weather
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Weather Cancellation History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Sources and verification
Related festivals
Sister Festivals
- Kawagoe Matsuri (川越まつり, Kawagoe City, Saitama) — Same-prefecture Saitama summer festival
- Omiya Fireworks (大宮花火, Saitama City, Saitama) — Same-prefecture MAJOR-tier
- Toda firework (戸田 fireworks, Toda City, Saitama) — Same-prefecture Arakawa riverbed launch