Bankei Forest Ski Resort Fireworks Festival
ばんけいの森花火大会
Bankei Forest Ski Resort Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in Hokkaido. Date: First Saturday of August. Total shells: about 約1万. Attendance: 4,000 (capped). No. 17th edition
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約1万
- Duration
- 45 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 4,000 (capped)
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 2010年頃 (推定) 起源
Signature Sequences
- 01感動の距離感 頭上花火 / 芝生で横になって観覧可 / ゲレンデ中腹打上 / (株)海洋化研 Hokkaido-cluster
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Fireworks 19:45-20:30; gates open 13:00
- Venue
- さっぽろばんけいスキー場 ゲレンデ
- Address
- 北海道札幌市中央区 43.030513°N, 141.278060°E
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Land-based firing from the ski-resort slope
- Gates Open
- Gates open at 13:00
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not applicable - no paid seats
- Spectator Capacity
- 推定10,000人
- Launch Company
- (株)海洋化研 sole
- Production Company
- 不明 (公開情報なし) per HANABITO eplus + 公式 非公開
- Sponsor
- ばんけい夏祭実行委員会
- Co-Sponsor
- さっぽろばんけいスキー場
Access
Venue map
View on Google MapsFrom major cities
- From Tokyo
- Fly to New Chitose Airport, then subway or JR to Bankei in Chuo-ku, Sapporo.
- From Osaka
- Fly to New Chitose Airport, then subway or JR to Bankei in Chuo-ku, Sapporo.
- From Sendai
- Fly to New Chitose Airport, then subway or JR to Bankei in Chuo-ku, Sapporo.
- Nearest Station
- 地下鉄円山公園駅 ばんけいバス13分
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR New Chitose Airport is the nearest hub; subway or JR on to Bankei in Chuo-ku, Sapporo
- Local Transit
- About 13 min by Bankei bus from Maruyama-Koen Station on the Tozai line; about 20 min by bus from Hassho-Minami to Makomanai and about 21 min from Makomanai to Hassho-Minami. The festival stop is 'Bankei-en'.
- Parking
- 600 spaces, fee not yet decided
- Parking Reservation
- No reservation
- 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
- Cash is useful at the food stalls
- Best Arrival
- 1-2 hours before the show
- Peak Crowd
- Around the finale
Tickets
- Seat Type
- 有料観覧席
- Price Range
- イベント毎に変動
- 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 same-day ticket needed
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in rain
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- 8/4(日)19:30〜
- 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
- Held in rain; the 2026 entry records no postponement rule.
Sources and verification
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- jaHokkaido Local — paired 海洋化研 signature