港inしらぬか花火大会
港inしらぬか花火大会 is a fireworks festival held in 北海道. Date: Final Saturday of August (recent years around 8/22-8/23). Total shells: about 10,000. Attendance: Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass). No. 12回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 10,000
- Duration
- 60 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 2015年（第1回）
Signature Sequences
- 01A Hokkaido Shimbun-run fireworks festival (co-hosted by Shiranuka Town) on the Shimbun's own fireworks series
- 02Fired from the special venue inside Shiranuka Port
- 03About 10,000 shells, among the largest in Hokkaido
- 04Opens with an early volley and closes with the star shells
- 05Food-stall village and stage programme in the same harbour ground
- 06Six temporary car parks and a free shuttle bus
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:30-20:30 (fireworks portion)
- Venue
- 白糠漁港特設会場 (Shiranuka Fishing Port Special Venue, Shiranuka-chō Misaki)
- Address
- 北海道白糠郡白糠町岬1丁目228番地（白糠漁港特設会場） 42.952793°N, 144.086007°E
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Outdoor (harbour basin and quay temporary venue)
- Gates Open
- 16:00 (stage events 16:30, opening ceremony 18:45, firing starts 19:00, ends 20:00)
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- 16:00 - the gates open for everyone; there are no paid-seat holders
- Spectator Capacity
- Entry is limited to the designated viewing areas; the town publishes no numeric capacity
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- Organiser: the Minato in Shiranuka Fireworks Festival Executive Committee (secretariat inside the Shiranuka Town Office economic division, 01547-2-2171); co-organisers: the Shiranuka hometown promotion association and the Hokkaido Shimbun Kushiro branch
Access
Venue map
View on Google MapsFrom 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 Shiranuka Station (JR白糠駅), a few minutes by car from the harbour venue
- Nearest Shinkansen
- The town page does not name a nearby Shinkansen station; the nearest station is JR Shiranuka Station on the Nemuro Main Line
- Local Transit
- A free shuttle bus runs from five of the temporary car parks (all except the Social Welfare Centre and the former fire station site)
- Parking
- Temporary car parks, about 1,060 cars in total (former fire station site ~80, Shiranuka Town Office ~200, Health Centre ~100, General Gymnasium ~180, Shiranuka Gakuen ~250, former Shoro Junior High School site in west Shoro ~250)
- Parking Reservation
- No reservation system is mentioned. All six temporary car parks are free and run on the day, with a free shuttle bus from the car parks to the venue
- 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
- From the 16:00 gate opening to the 19:00 start is the ideal arrival window. Higashiyama Park stays closed to vehicles and pedestrians until 21:00, so the exit should be planned for after 21:00
- Peak Crowd
- From the 18:45 opening ceremony to the 20:00 finish; the 19:00-20:00 firing fills the designated viewing areas inside the harbour.
Tickets
- Seat Type
- None - there are no paid viewing seats
- Price Range
- 0 - free viewing, no paid seats
- Seat Count
- 0 - no paid seats seats
- Sellout History
- Not applicable - with no paid seats there can be no sell-out record
- Reservation
- No reservation; free entry on the day (there are no paid seats and no advance purchase)
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not applicable - a free festival with no paid seats and nothing to buy in advance
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in rain / Postponed to next-day Sunday if stormy (公式記載 / official)
- Decision Time
- No go/no-go decision time is published. The official town page directs visitors to confirm the holding on the day with the Shiranuka Town Office (01547-2-2171)
- Postponement
- In stormy weather everything moves to Sunday 2026-08-23 with the same content; the go/no-go call is made on the day at the Shiranuka Town Office (01547-2-2171).
- 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
- The 2026 display was postponed only in stormy weather, to 23 August. The 2023 display was likewise postponed to the next day in stormy weather. No past cancellation appears in the sources checked
Sources and verification
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