Sanda Matsuri Fukusuke Group Special Sponsorship Hanabi Taikai
三田まつり 福助グループ特別協賛花火大会
Sanda Matsuri Fukusuke Group Special Sponsorship Hanabi Taikai is a fireworks festival held in 兵庫県 (Hyōgo). Date: 2026-08-01 (Sat) - first half of August. Total shells: about 2,500. Attendance: 80,000人. No. 47回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 2,500
- Duration
- ~120 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 80,000人
- Largest Shell
- Not published - the official pages do not name the shell types
Signature Sequences
- 0115:00 — matsuri start
- 0220:30 — matsuri end
- 03北陸火工㈱ sole
- 042,500発
- 058月5日固定
- 06第44回
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 15:00-20:30 (the fireworks run inside the 20:00-20:30 finale)
- Venue
- Satonone Hall venue / Sanda City Hall venue, Sanda City, Hyōgo
- Address
- 兵庫県三田市
- Venue Size
- matsuri-ground
- Venue Floor Type
- outdoor-matsuri
- Gates Open
- free
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not applicable - the festival has no paid seats
- Spectator Capacity
- Not published - the festival uses two open-air venues (Satonone Hall and Sanda City Hall) with no stated capacity limit
- Launch Company
- 北陸火工㈱ sole
- Production Company
- 北陸火工㈱ sole
- Sponsor
- 三田まつり実行委員会
- Co-Sponsor
- 福助グループ + 三田市
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
- JR Sanda Station (JR 福知山線) - the Satonone Hall and Sanda City Hall venues are within walking distance
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- Walk from JR Sanda Station (JR 福知山線); the official outline asks visitors to come by public transport.
- Parking
- No visitor car park (official outline). The Sanda City Hall municipal car park is used for the water park area and the 総合福祉保健センター car park is closed from 08:00 to 22:00 on the day.
- Parking Reservation
- No reservation needed - no visitor car park is provided (official outline)
- Lodging Strategy
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- English Access
- Entry is free and there are no paid seats. The festival runs on two sites, Satonone Hall and Sanda City Hall. There are food stalls but the official pages carry no foreign-language guidance, and visitors are asked to walk from JR Sanda Station.
- Cash Required
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Best Arrival
- Gates open at 15:00. Come at 15:00 for the food stalls, or before 19:30 if the finale is what matters
- Peak Crowd
- 18:30-20:30 (from the citizen dance parade to the night bubble show)
Tickets
- Seat Type
- None - the festival has no paid seats
- Price Range
- No paid seats (only the children's water slide costs 700 yen for 30 minutes)
- Sellout History
- Not applicable - with no paid seats there is no sell-out history
- Reservation
- No reservation is needed for general entry; the venues, the food stalls and the programmes are open to walk-in visitors.
- Day-Of Ticket
- Tickets for the water slide are handed out from 14:00 on the day (official outline)
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Cancelled in stormy weather (the official outline marks the event 荒天中止); individual programmes may be called off in rain
- Decision Time
- Starts at 20:00; in 2026 the start was delayed by about 20 minutes to around 20:20 for the safety check
- Postponement
- No postponement date is set. The event is cancelled in stormy weather, and programmes such as the night bubble show may be called off in rain (official outline)
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- The official outline warns of extreme heat and heatstroke and asks visitors to top up water and salt and to rest in the tent, in the Satonone Hall building or in the City Hall offices.
- Weather Cancellation History
- On 1 August 2026 the night bubble show started about 20 minutes late because a second safety check was needed after a breach of the restricted area (Sanda City).
Sources and verification
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