Yahiko Lantern Festival Dedication Hanabi Taikai
弥彦燈籠まつり奉祝花火大会
Yahiko Lantern Festival Dedication Hanabi Taikai is a fireworks festival held in Niigata. Date: 2026-07-25 (Sat) 20:00-22:00 (planned). Total shells: about 約250. Attendance: About 35,000 spectators (the Jordan fireworks listing gives 例年の人出 as 35,000). HANABITO (Eplus) records about 23,000 visitors in the preceding edition.. No. Not published
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約250
- Duration
- 120 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- About 35,000 spectators (the Jordan fireworks listing gives 例年の人出 as 35,000). HANABITO (Eplus) records about 23,000 visitors in the preceding edition.
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass); the manifest's id_founding_year is also blank
Signature Sequences
- 01The dedication fireworks of the Yahiko lantern festival
- 02About 250 shells fired across roughly two hours
- 03Fired from the ground of Yahiko Park
- 04Goes ahead in light rain, cancelled in storms
- 052,000 free parking spaces across the Yahiko Onsen town
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Fireworks 20:00-22:00 (about 120 min)
- Venue
- Yahiko Park, Yahiko Village, Niigata
- Address
- Yahiko Park, Yahiko Village, Niigata
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Riverbed and park lawn. The shells are launched from the 荒川 riverbed in 弥彦公園.
- Gates Open
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) - the display starts at 20:00 but no opening time for the grounds is published.
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- 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
- Yahiko Tourism Association, 0256-94-3154
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
- Yahiko Station (JR Uetsu Main Line), 5 min on foot
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- A five-minute walk from Yahiko Station on the JR Uetsu Main Line
- Parking
- 2,000 free spaces across the Yahiko Onsen town
- Parking Reservation
- No reservation - 2,000 free car spaces in the Yahiko onsen town area, first come first served.
- Lodging Strategy
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) - no accommodation guidance is published for the festival.
- English Access
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Cash Required
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Best Arrival
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) - no arrival-time guidance is published.
- Peak Crowd
- Concentrated around the 20:00 launch; the display runs two hours, 20:00-22:00, on the Yahiko park riverbank beside JR Yahiko Station.
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Price Range
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Seat Count
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) seats
- Sellout History
- Not applicable - the festival has no paid seats.
- Reservation
- Not applicable - entry is free and unreserved.
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not applicable - entry is free and the festival has no paid seats (花火大会データベース「有料席 なし」).
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Goes ahead in light rain, cancelled in storms
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) - no go/no-go announcement time is published.
- Postponement
- Cancelled in stormy weather; no postponement date appears in the sources checked
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- July thunderstorms and heavy rain. Light rain goes ahead; severe weather cancels.
- Weather Cancellation History
- Light rain goes ahead, severe weather cancels. The 2026 edition on 25 July 2026 was held. After reductions or cancellations in 2022 and 2023, 2026 was the first normal-scale year in four years.