Sakura Citizens' Fireworks Festival
佐倉市民花火大会
Sakura Citizens' Fireworks Festival 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 約20,000発（通常開催）. Attendance: 約165,000人. No. 65回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約20,000発（通常開催）
- Duration
- 70 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約165,000人
- Largest Shell
- 2-shaku shell
- Founding Year
- 2007 (the predecessor dates from 1956)
Signature Sequences
- 01Four 2-shaku shells
- 02Big Premium Star Mine
- 03Tezutsu hand-held fireworks
- 04Water fireworks over Inba-numa
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:20-20:30 in a normal year; 19:00-19:20 for the distributed 2025 edition
- 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 and riverbank
- Gates Open
- 18:50 (opening ceremony time in 2024)
- 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, 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 around the venue)
- 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 (stalls and some payments)
- Best Arrival
- Around 18:00, before the opening
- Peak Crowd
- The 19:00 hour, just before the launch
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Paid viewing seats (S seat, general seat and others) in a normal year
- Price Range
- Paid viewing seats are sold in a normal year; 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 in a normal year; no reservation needed in 2025
- 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 example)
- Decision Time
- The go/no-go decision is made by noon on the day (2024 example)
- Postponement
- No postponement in stormy weather; the 2026 edition was postponed to 2029 because of construction
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Typhoons and thunderstorms causing cancellation
- Weather Cancellation History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)