Basara Festival Hanabi Taikai
婆娑羅まつり花火大会
Basara Festival Hanabi Taikai is a fireworks festival held in Kagawa Prefecture, Sanuki (Marugame City). Date: 29 August 2026 (Sat), 20:00-20:30; recent editions have been held on a Saturday evening in late August. Total shells: about 5000. Attendance: Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass). No. Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 5000
- Duration
- 30 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Largest Shell
- Up to 2-sun shells (the firing area is inside the park)
- Founding Year
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Signature Sequences
- 01From 20:00 the shells keep rising for about 30 minutes and the programme ends as it ends
- 02Fired inside the Leoma Resort theme park in Marugame
- 03About 3,200 shells synced to music over 30 minutes
- 04The park rides and their lighting overlap with the fireworks
- 05The fireworks run only from 20:00 to 20:30
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Fireworks 20:00-20:30 (about 30 minutes)
- Venue
- Inside Leoma Resort, Marugame, Kagawa
- Address
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Fired on land inside a theme park
- 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
- Marugame City (enquiries to the Marugame Industry and Tourism Section, 0877-24-8844); the fireworks database does not publish the name of the executive committee
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
- Kotoden Okada Station (about 5 min by taxi)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR Kanazawa Station (reached via the Takamatsu Expressway Zentsuji IC)
- Local Transit
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Parking
- About 3,200 free spaces and about 350 paid spaces, 3,550 in total
- Parking Reservation
- Not published - the free and paid car parks are not described as reservable
- 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
- The show lasts only 30 minutes, so be in the park at opening time and arrive in the 19:00 hour rather than at the last moment
- Peak Crowd
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Price Range
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- 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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in light rain; cancelled in stormy weather
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- Cancelled in stormy weather; the database lists no postponement date
- 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)