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Towada Fireworks Festival

十和田花火大会

Towada Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in Tohoku. Date: August 14 fixed (August 14, 2026 confirmed). Total shells: about ~2,500. Attendance: 約55,000人（2025年実績・花火大会データベース）. No. 69回十和田市夏まつり花火大会 (令和8年/2026年)

Event essentials

Headline stats

Total Shells
~2,500
Duration
60 min
Nights
1 night(s)
Attendance
約55,000人（2025年実績・花火大会データベース）
Largest Shell
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Founding Year
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)

Signature Sequences

  1. 01Venue is the Towada central park green area and the athletics stadium
  2. 02Kancho-dori avenue is pedestrianised and lined with stalls
  3. 03Severe weather postpones to the 15th or 17th, with a 30 September deadline
  4. 04The shell count varies with the amount of corporate sponsorship
  5. 05About 2,500 shells fired 19:00-20:30 in 2026

Venue & Access

Time Window
19:00-20:30 (the shells start at 19:10, about 60 minutes of firing)
Venue
Towada City Central Park Green Space and Athletics Stadium
Address
青森県十和田市中央公園緑地・十和田市陸上競技場西側観覧席 40.610460°N, 141.207045°E
Venue Size
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Venue Floor Type
市営陸上競技場の西側観覧席と、中央公園緑地県内 lined observer席・官庁街通りの歩行者天国
Gates Open
交通規制開始 17:30（花火は 7:00 から終まで陸上競技場・中央公園緑地・中央公園は関係者以外立入不可）
Paid-Seat Holder Entry
有料席なしのため該当なし。観覧は十和田市陸上競技場西側観覧席と官庁街通り歩行者天国
Spectator Capacity
Not published; the roughly 1,290 parking spaces and the pedestrianised Kancho-dori are the only guide
Launch Company
Not publicly disclosed
Production Company
Not published
Sponsor
Towada City, the Towada Chamber of Commerce and the Towada Oirase Tourism Association (organisers and co-organisers)

Access

Venue map

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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七戸十和田駅
Nearest Shinkansen
青森駅（東北新幹線）
Local Transit
About 40 min by bus from JR Shichinohe-Towada Station to the Kancho-dori stop, then about 10 min on foot. Traffic control closes the roads around the venue from 17:30.
Parking
Free: Sanmongi Junior High school ground, about 300 spaces (unusable in rain). Charged at 200 yen per entry: general sports centre about 160, civic culture centre about 130, Shikan museum about 120, Nishi-Nibanchō about 100 and Hokuen about 350
Parking Reservation
None of the car parks is reservation-based. The school ground cannot be used in rain, and the official site announces when it is withdrawn
Lodging Strategy
There are hotels and ryokan around Towada Station, and it is easy to move into the town centre before the 17:30 traffic control and walk to the venue
English Access
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Cash Required
Free entry with no paid seats, so no ticket booth is needed
Best Arrival
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Peak Crowd
19:00〜20:30

Tickets

Weather Policy

Rain
Postponed to following day (August 15 Saturday) or August 17 Monday in bad weather; may extend to September 30
Decision Time
交通規制は17:30〜21:00、立入禁止は18:00〜21:00（公式サイトの記載）
Postponement
悪天候の場合は2026年8月15日（土）、または17日（月）に延期。それ以降の延期日は関係機関と協議し、9月30日（水）までの期間内に開催する
Wind Threshold
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Typical Risks
Severe weather - heavy rain, strong wind or thunder - postpones the display; the postponement deadline is 30 September
Weather Cancellation History
The official site names the postponement dates and the 30 September deadline; no past cancellations were confirmed as of 2026-10-20

Sources and verification

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