Saitama City Fireworks Festival - Iwatsuki Cultural Park Venue
市花火大会（岩槻文化公園会場）
Saitama City Fireworks Festival - Iwatsuki Cultural Park Venue is a fireworks festival held in Saitama. Date: The third Sunday of August (22 August in 2026). Total shells: about 約2,500. Attendance: 約4万人. No. Not published
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約2,500
- Duration
- 50 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約4万人
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 2002
Signature Sequences
- 01Early salvo
- 02Star mine
- 03Large star mine
- 04Music-synchronised fireworks
- 05A close-up venue that fires from inside a cultural park
- 06Held on the third Sunday of August
- 07Paid viewing seats and free viewing areas side by side
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:30-20:20
- Venue
- Iwatsuki Cultural Park, with the shells fired inside the park (Murakuni 229, Iwatsuki-ku), Saitama
- Address
- Murakuni 229, Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama (Iwatsuki Cultural Park). 35.945910°N, 139.719304°E
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Inside an urban cultural park.
- Gates Open
- Space-taking inside the park opens at 7:00 on the day.
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- 16:30
- Spectator Capacity
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Launch Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- Saitama City Fireworks Festival executive committee (NTT IP Voice 050-3665-9607)
Access
Venue map
View on Google MapsFrom major cities
- From Tokyo
- From Tokyo, take the Tobu Urban Park Line to Iwatsuki Station or Higashi-Iwatsuki Station and walk about 40 minutes to the park, or take the Asahi Bus from the east exit of Iwatsuki Station (services to Koshigaya Station east exit or Suishin-Koen) and get off at the Fujimi-machi stop, then walk about 10 minutes.
- From Osaka
- Not published - the organiser publishes no route from Osaka; the practical route is the Tobu Urban Park Line or the JR Musashino Line into Saitama City
- From Sendai
- Not published - the organiser publishes no route from Sendai
- Nearest Station
- Iwatsuki Station and Higashi-Iwatsuki Station on the Tobu Urban Park Line, about 40 min on foot
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- About 40 min on foot from Iwatsuki Station and Higashi-Iwatsuki Station on the Tobu Urban Park Line; there is no signage from Higashi-Iwatsuki Station.
- Parking
- There is no car park; traffic controls run on the roads around the venue from 18:00 to 21:15, with a further one-hour control from 20:15 after the firing.
- Parking Reservation
- No car park is provided, so there is nothing to reserve.
- Lodging Strategy
- Stay in the Iwatsuki or Higashi-Iwatsuki area of Saitama City - the display is a single evening event on a railway line, and the organiser provides no car park at all, so a base in central Tokyo is not practical for the same night
- English Access
- Walk in to the free viewing areas; the paid seats in the park are sold through the organiser pages in Japanese only, and same-day pair and group sheets are sold at the reception tent from 16:30 in cash only. The running track area inside the park is open to paid seat holders and invited guests only.
- Cash Required
- Same-day tickets are sold for cash only.
- Best Arrival
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Peak Crowd
- After the paid seat desk opens at 16:30 and just before the 19:30 start.
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Free seating inside Iwatsuki Cultural Park (pair sheets and group sheets).
- Price Range
- Iwatsuki Cultural Park: pair sheets 470 sections at 3,300 yen and group sheets 630 sections at 6,600 yen. Same-day tickets: pair sheets 4,000 yen and group sheets 7,000 yen, cash only.
- Seat Count
- 1,100 sections inside the park (470 pair sheets and 630 group sheets). seats
- Sellout History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Reservation
- Internet sales only, from 10:00 on 1 July 2026 to 23:59 on 21 August 2026; same-day tickets are sold for cash at the venue desk.
- Day-Of Ticket
- Internet sales ran from 10:00 on 1 July 2026 to 23:59 on 21 August 2026; same-day tickets are sold from 16:30 at the venue desk.
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in rain; cancelled only in stormy weather
- Decision Time
- The go/no-go call is made at 13:00 on the day and is announced on the NTT IP Voice line 050-3665-9607 and on the official site and social media.
- Postponement
- Cancelled in stormy weather with no postponement date. The go/no-go call is made at 13:00 on the day.
- Wind Threshold
- Not published - no wind limit is given in the sources checked
- Typical Risks
- Thunderstorms in August can force a cancellation in stormy weather.
- Weather Cancellation History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Sources and verification
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