Beppu Fire Sea Festival Cooler Fireworks
べっぷ火の海まつり納涼花火大会
Beppu Fire Sea Festival Cooler Fireworks is a fireworks festival held in 九州. Date: 8月下旬. Total shells: about 未定（推定 約10,000発）. Attendance: 推定 200,000人（まつり全体）. No. 50回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 未定（推定 約10,000発）
- Duration
- 60 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 推定 200,000人（まつり全体）
- Largest Shell
- A run of 88 large shells including shakudama
- Founding Year
- 1977 (the 50th edition in 2026 counts back to the first display in 1977, which is the founding year the manifest carries)
Signature Sequences
- 01A run of 88 large shells including shakudama is the highlight
- 02The "Golden Peacock" finale
- 03The 8,888-shell count itself
- 04An explicit drone ban
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 20:00-20:30
- Venue
- 別府港海岸（推定）
- Address
- Nozomegata-hama, Beppu City, Oita (offshore of Beppu Spa Beach) 33.299618°N, 131.503777°E
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Outdoor beach and park with a lawn area and pipe-chair seating
- Gates Open
- Not published; be at the venue before the 20:08 start
- 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)
- Launch Company
- ㈱マルゴー（推定）
- Production Company
- Not published - the organiser names no fireworks contractor for the 2026 display
- Sponsor
- べっぷ火の海まつり実行委員会
Access
Venue map
View on Google MapsFrom major cities
- From Tokyo
- Shinkansen to JR Oita (about 2 h 30 min), then the JR Nippō line
- From Osaka
- About 3 h 30 min from JR Osaka via JR Oita
- From Sendai
- Shinkansen from JR Sendai to JR Oita
- Nearest Station
- JR Beppu Station (about 10 min on foot)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR大分駅
- Local Transit
- A 10-minute walk from JR Beppu Station; the eve street party is on the station street
- Parking
- No festival car park; use nearby paid car parks
- Parking Reservation
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Lodging Strategy
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- English Access
- A 10-minute walk from JR Beppu Station; paid seats must be bought in advance
- Cash Required
- Same-day lawn tickets may be cash; pre-sales run through cashless channels
- Best Arrival
- At the venue by 19:00 (north exit of Beppu Station, Spa Beach area)
- Peak Crowd
- The hour before the display starts
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Paid seats in the area closest to the launch point - pipe chair seats (パイプイス席) and a lawn area (芝生エリア) - together with free viewing
- Price Range
- 500-4,000 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
- Advance booking through Eplus or Teeppan! Oita
- Day-Of Ticket
- The official site points to a venue layout PDF and pre-sales; same-day ticketing is not stated
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Cancelled in stormy weather
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- Cancelled in stormy weather (no postponement date is set)
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Cancelled in stormy weather; the organiser also bans drone flights and drone photography over the venue, because a drone in the crowd can force the launch to be suspended or cancelled
- Weather Cancellation History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Sources and verification
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