佐倉花火フェスタ (佐倉市民大会)
佐倉花火フェスタ (佐倉市民大会) is a fireworks festival held in Kanto. Date: Normally the first Saturday of August. No 2026 edition; postponed to 2029 or later. Total shells: about 20,070発（2024年）. Attendance: 約165,000人. No. 65回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 20,070発（2024年）
- Duration
- 70 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約165,000人
- Largest Shell
- 2-shaku shell
- Founding Year
- 1998 as recorded in the manifest; the actual lineage begins in 1956 and the present name dates from 2007
Signature Sequences
- 01Four 2-shaku shells
- 02Big Premium Star Mine
- 03Tezutsu hand-held fireworks
- 04Water fireworks over Inba-numa
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 18:50 opening ceremony, 19:00 tezutsu, 19:20 launch, 20:30 finish (2024)
- Venue
- Inba-numa lakeshore (Sakura Furusato Hiroba and surroundings)
- Address
- 2714 Usuida, Sakura, Chiba (Sakura Furusato Hiroba)
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Outdoor lakeshore
- Gates Open
- 18:50 (2024 opening ceremony)
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Spectator Capacity
- 約165,000人（例年の人出）
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- Sakura Citizens' Fireworks Festival Executive Committee (City of Sakura, Sakura Tourism Association, Sakura Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Sakura Junior Chamber)
Access
From major cities
- From Tokyo
- Take the Keisei line to Keisei Usui or Keisei Sakura Station
- 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
- Keisei Usui Station (about 30 min on foot) or Keisei Sakura Station (about 40 min)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- Sakura community bus from Keisei Sakura Station north exit to Furusato Hiroba (200 yen)
- Parking
- None (no general parking)
- Parking Reservation
- None
- 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 recommended
- Best Arrival
- The 18:00 hour
- Peak Crowd
- The 19:00 hour, just before the launch
Tickets
- Seat Type
- S seats and general paid viewing seats
- Price Range
- Paid viewing seats are sold; prices vary by year
- 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 purchase
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in rain, cancelled in stormy weather; the decision is made by noon on the day (2024)
- Decision Time
- Decided by noon on the day (2024)
- Postponement
- No postponement in stormy weather; the 2026 edition was postponed to 2029
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Typhoons and thunderstorms
- Weather Cancellation History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)