(2nd Update) Japan Summer and Fireworks Festival 2026

Summer in Japan has many events especially the traditional shows and fireworks. People wear yukata to attend the festivals and also enjoy the beautiful flowers such as lavender, lilies, sunflowers and etc. Here is the summer events / festivals in Japan. I will keep you updated. 

Date	Festival / Event	Venue	Time	Link
1-2 June	The 45th Yokohama Port Opening Festival	Rinko Park Maritime, Yokohama		Link
3-Jun	Kyoto Art Fireworks	Kyoto Racecourse	19:50	Link
6-Jun	OSAKA BAY SKYLUMINA FIREWORKS & DRONES	Maishima Sports Island Sky Plaza, Osaka	19:00	Link
13-Jun	The Lake Towada Lake Festival	Lake Towada Yasumiya, Aomori	11:00-21:00	Link
20-21 Jun	Himeji Yukata Festival	Osakabe Shrine and Jonan Park, Nishinikaicho Shopping Street, Hyogo	16:30-21:30	Link
20-Jun	Sapporo Takino Hanabi	National Takino Suzuran Hillside Park, Sapporo	19:45-20:15	Link
30 Jun - 2 Jul	Aizen Festival	Aizendo, Osaka	10:00-21:00	Link
1-15 Jul	Hakata Gion Yamakasa	Hakata District, Fukuoka		Link
1-31 Jul	Gion Festival	Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto		Link
3-7 Jul	Shitamachi Tanabata	Kappabashi Kitchen Town, Tokyo		Link
3-5 Jul	Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival	JR Hiratsuka Station North Exit, Kanagawa		Link
4-Jul	Ocean Expo Park Fireworks Festival	Okinawa Memorial National Government Park (Ocean Expo Park) Emerald Beach	20:00-21:00	Link
5-Jul	Tsu Tanabata Festival 2026	Kannon Bridge, Kannon Park, Marunouchi Shopping Street, Daimon O-dori Shopping Street, Tsu - Mie	12:00-20:30	Link
10-12 Jul	Narita Gion Festival	Naritasan Shinshoji, Chiba		Link
10-12 Jul	Maebashi Tanabata Festival	Central Area of Maebashi City,   Gunma		Link
10-Jul	Kamakura Fireworks Festival	Kamakura coast (Yuigahama coast, Zaimokuza coast)	19:20-20:10	Link
11 Jul	Makomanai Fireworks Festival	Makomanai Sekisui Heim Stadium - Hokkaido	Stadium Opening: 17:00~ Fireworks: 19:50-20:50	Link
11-Jul	Kurihama Perry Festival	Near Kurihama Beach, Kanagawa		Link
11 Jul-5 Sep	Gujo Odori Festival	Shinmachi to Hashimotocho, Honmachi, Gifu		Link
17-19 Jul	Hachinohe Tanabata Festival	Hachinohe City, Aomori	17/7 17:00-21:00 18-19/7 18:00-21:00	Link
18-Jul	Echizen Minato Fireworks 2026	Echizen Fishing Port Square (Hamahirugao Park), Fukui		Link
18 Jul -22 Sep	Metsä's Nordic Fireworks 2026	Metsä Village, Saitama	Jul-Aug 19:30 Sep 19:00	Link
Jul: 18-20, 25-26	Summer Night Fireworks	Harbor Town Marine - Huis Ten Bosch, Nagasaki	20:45	Link
18-Jul	Ise Shrine Dedication Fireworks Festival	Miyagawa Tsutsumi Park - Mie	19:20-21:00	Link
18-19 Jul	Kiyotake Kyodo Matsuri	Okanoshita Park, Miyazaki	17:00-21:00	Link
18-Jul	Innoshima Suigun Fireworks Festival	Around Habu Port (Innoshima Habucho) - Hiroshima	20:30-21:00	Link
19 Jul	Yurihama Summer Festival (Suigo)	Togo Lakeshore Park, Tottori	Fireworks: 20:30	Link
19 Jul	Iga City Fireworks Festival	Ueno Sports Park, Mie	20:15-20:45	Link
19 Jul	Starlight Illusion	Wakayama Marina City, Wakayama	19:45-19:58	Link
20-Jul	Nagoya Port Festival	Nagoya Port Garden Pier area		Link
22-25 Jul	Kagurazaka Festival	Kagurazaka Dori - Tokyo		Link
	Hozuki Market  (22-23 Jul)
	Awa Odori Festival (24-25 Jul)
23 Jul - 18 Aug	Sapporo Summer Festival	Odori Park 5-chome, Hokkaido		Link
23-25 Jul	Tenjin Festival	Osaka Tenmangu		Link
24-25 Jul	Tenjin Shrine Summer Festival	Tenjin Shrine, Wakayama	24th From 18:00 25th From 11:00	Link
24-26 Jul	Monbetsu Port Festival	Monbetsu Port, Hokkaido		Link
24-26 Jul	Otaru Ushio Festival	Otaru Port No. 3, Hokkaido		Link
24-26 Jul	Mobara Tanabata Festival	Mobara Station, Chiba		Link
25-Jul	Ashiya Fireworks Festival	Near Onga River, Ashiya Town - Fukuoka	20:00	Link
25-Jul	Doshin UHB Fireworks Festival	Toyohiragawa river between Horohirobashi and Minami -ohashi, Hokkaido	19:40-20:30	Link
25-Jul	Serada Gion Festival	Yasaka Shrine, Gunma		Link
25-Jul	Tobata Gion Yamagasa Festival	Tobata, Kitakyushu	18:30-21:00	Link
25-Jul	Kihoku Lantern Festival	Nagashima Port, Kihoku Town - Mie		Link
25-Jul	Chiran Neputa Festival	Chiran town shopping street, Kagoshima	19:00-21:00	Link
25-26 Jul	Ogose Festival	Near Ogose Station, Saitama	25 Jul: 15:00-21:00 26 Jul: 13:00-21:00	Link
25-Jul	Sumida River Fireworks Festival	Sumida river near Asakusa Station	19:00	Link
25-Jul	Tachikawa Showa Kinen Park Fireworks	Showa Kinen Park, Tokyo	19:15-20:15	Link
25-Jul	Mito Komon Fireworks Festival	The Lake Senba, Uwaichi - Ibaraki	19:30-20:30	Link
25-Jul	Amakusa Hondo Fireworks Festival	Amakusa area - Kumamoto		Link
25-Jul	Hiroshima Dream Fireworks	Hiroshima Port	20:00-21:00	Link
25-Jul	The 80th Ochiai Noryo Fireworks Festival	In Front of  Maniwa City Ochiai Promotion Bureau (Ochiaitarumi), Okayama	19:50-21:00	Link
25-Jul	Izu Yugawara Onsen Fireworks Festival	Yugawara Town, Kanagawa	Taiko drum performance 19:40-20:10 Hand-held fireworks 20:20-20:40 Fireworks 20:40-21:00	Link
25 Jul	Onomichi Sumiyoshi Fireworks Festival	Onomichi Suido Channel (near Sumiyoshi Shrine), Hiroshima	19:30-20:30	Link
25-26 Jul	Nagasaki Port Festival	Nagasaki Waterfront Park, Nagasaki Port, Nagasaki		Link
25-Jul	Saitama City Fireworks Festival Owada Park	Owada Park, Saitama	19:30～	Link
26-Jul	Kawagoe Million Lights Summer Festival	Kawagoe, Saitama	16:00-21:00	Link
26-Jul	Gion Kashiwazaki Festival	Kashiwazaki City Central Coast and Minatomachi Seaside Park Area, Niigata	19:30-21:10	Link
26-Jul	Beppu Fire Sea Festival	Beppu Spa Beach, Oita		Link
26-Jul	Fuji Festival	Central Park and Aoba Street in front of Central Park, Shizuoka	14:00-20:30	Link
26 Jul - 15 Aug	Sounkyo Onsen Gorge Fire Festival Summer Fireworks	Kamikawa Town Sounkyo Shopping Street Special Stage (Canyon Mall Square), Hokkaido	Fireworks: 20:30~	Link
28-Jul	60th Katsushika Noryo Fireworks Festival	Shibamata Baseball Stadium ( Edogawa Riverbed), Tokyo	19:20-20:30	Link
30 Jul - 1 Aug	Asahikawa Summer Festival	Asahibashi at Ishikari River, Asahikawa		Link
31 Jul -2 Aug	Hinokuni Festival	Kumamoto City Area		Link
31 Jul - 2 Aug	Shimizu Minato Matsuri	Shimizu station		Link
1-Aug	Suigo Omigawa Fireworks Festival	Downstream of Omigawa Bridge, along the Tone River, Chiba	19:15-20:45	Link
1 Aug	Nakafurano Lavender Festival & Fireworks	Kitahoshiyama Lavender Garden/Nakafurano Flower Park, Hokkaido		Link
1-4 Aug	Sansa Odori Festival	Morioka Chuodori, Iwate	18:00-21:00	Link
1-7 Aug	Hirosaki Neputa Festival	Dotemachi Street Course and Around Hirosaki Station Course	1-4 Aug : Dotemachi Course 19:00～	Link
			5-6 Aug: Station Front Course 19:00～
			7 Aug: Dotemachi Nanukabi Course 10:00～
1-23 Aug	Summer Fantasy Garden	Okayama Korakuen Garden・Okayama Castle	18:00-21:30	Link
1-Aug	73rd Todabashi Fireworks Festival Sky Fantasia	National Route 17 Toda Bridge upstream Arakawa River riverbed - Saitama		Link
1-Aug	Teganuma Fireworks Festival 2026	Abiko Venue: Teganuma Park, Chiba	19:00-20:10	Link
1-Aug	Makuhari Beach Fireworks Festival	Makuhari Seaside Park, Chiba	19:30-20:30	Link
1-Aug	Matsudo Fireworks Festival	Kogasaki Sports Field, Chiba	19:15-20:20	Link
1-Aug	Itabashi Fireworks Festival	Itabashi, Tokyo	19:00-20:30	Link
1-Aug	Edogawa Fireworks Festival	Edogawa riverbed, Tokyo	19:15-20:20	Link
1-2 Aug	Matsue Suigo Fireworks Festival	Lake Shinji Matsue City, Shimane	20:00-20:45	Link
1-Aug	Ashikaga Fireworks Festival	Watarase Sports Park and riverbed downstream of Tanakabashi Bridge., Tochigi	Fireworks: 19:15 - 20:50	Link
2-3 Aug	The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival	Shinano River, Niigata	19:20-21:10	Link
2-7 Aug	Aomori Nebuta Festival	Aomori City		Link
3-Aug	The 75th Goshogawara Fireworks Festival	Iwaki Riverbed (Hokuto Grand), Aomori	19：20-21:10	Link
3-6 Aug	Akita Kanto Festival	Kanto Odori, Akita	18:15-21:00	Link
10 Aug	Shirahama Fireworks Festival	Shirahama Beach, Wakayama	20:10-20:40	Link
5 Aug	Sendai Tanabata Fireworks Festival	Around Sendai Nishi Park, Miyagi	19:30-20:30	Link
5-7 Aug	Yamagata Hanagasa Festival	Downtown Yamagata (Tokamachi, Honmachi, Nanukamachi Street to Bunshokan)n Mae, Yamagata	18:00-21:45	Link
6-8 Aug	Sendai Tanabata Festival	Shimin Hiroba Square, Kotodai   Park and along Juzenji Dori street, Sendai		Link
7-9 Aug	Niigata Festival	Niigata City Along the Shinano River	Fireworks: 9 Aug	Link
8-Aug	The 3rd Nikko Fireworks Festival	Nikko Daiyagawa Park, riverbed - Tochigi	19:00-20:00	Link
8-Aug	Utsunomiya Fireworks Festival	Dojyojyuku Green space， Utsunomiya-city， Tochigi		Link
8 Aug	The 70th Maebashi Fireworks Festival	The banks of the Tone River near Owatari Bridge in Maebashi		Link
8-Aug	Choshi Minato Fireworks Festival	Around Kawagishi Park, Chiba	17:00-20:30 Fireworks: 19:30-20:20	Link
8-Aug	Tokai Fireworks Festival	Akogigaura Park, Ibaraki	19:00-20:00	Link
8-Aug	Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival	Meiji Jingu Gaien, Shinjuku, Tokyo	19:30-20:30	Link
10-Aug	Nanki Shirahama Fireworks Festa	Shirahama Beach, Wakayama	20:10-20:40	Link
11-Aug	Morioka Fireworks Festival	Downstream of the Tonan Ohashi Bridge Kitakami Riverbed, Morioka	Fireworks: 19:25-20:30	Link
13-14 Aug	Tottori Shanshan Festival	Near JR Tottori Station, Tottori	13rd 18:00-20:00 14th 17:00-21:00	Link
13-Aug	Kachimai Fireworks	Tokachigawa riverbed, Obihiro - Hokkaido	19:30-21:00	Link
13-15 Aug	Starlight Illusion	Wakayama Marina City, Wakayama	19:30-19:40	Link
14-Aug	Yamagata Fireworks Festival	Kajo Park, Yamagata	19:00-20:30	Link
14-15 Aug	Obihiro Heigen Matsuri	West 2-jo Minami 7-chome to 11-chome and Hirokoji, North Plaza of Dreams, Hokkaido	11:00-22:00	Link
15-Aug	Lake Suwa Fireworks Festival	Suwa City Kohan Park, Nagano		Link
15-16 Aug	Yamaga Lantern Festival	Yamaga city center (Lantern Dance: Yamaga Elementary School	Lantern Dance (16/8) 20:00-21:00	Link
15-Aug	Akagawa Fireworks	Akagawa Riverside, Yamagata		Link
16-Aug	Gounokawa Matsuri	Gotsu station, Shimane		Link
17-Aug	Kumano Fireworks Festival	Kumanoshi Station, Mie	19:00	Link
22-Aug	Yunokawa Onsen Fireworks Festival	Downstream of the Matsukura River, Hakodate - Hokkaido	19:40-20:40	Link
22 Aug	Kanazawa Fireworks Festival	Umino Park (Marine Park), Yokohama	19:00-20:00	Link
22-Aug	Osaka Senshu Summer Festival	SENNAN LONG PARK, Osaka	19:15	Link
22-23 Aug	Takasaki Festival	Central Area of Takasaki City, Gunma		Link
24-Aug	Minato Mirai Smart Festival 2026	Minatomirai 21, Yokohama	18:30-20:00	Link
28-29 Aug	The 17th Minato Mirai Bon Odori Dance Festival	Rinko Park and Koryu Zone Plaza, Yokohama	28 Aug: 16:30 - 20:30 29 Aug: 16:30 - 20:30	Link
29-30 Aug	Harajuku Omotesando Genki Matsuri Super Yosakoi Festival	Omotesando Harajuku /Meiji Shrine / Yoyogi Park / NHK zelkova tree-lined street, Tokyo		Link
29-30 Aug	Tokyo Koenji Awa Odori	Koenji Station, Tokyo	17:00-20:00	Link
29-Aug	Omagari Fireworks Festival	Omagari Station, Akita	17:10-18:00 (Daytime fireworks) 19:00-21:30 (Nighttime fireworks)	Link
30 Aug	Yokkaichi Fireworks	Yokkaichi-shi Fuso, Mie	19:15-20:00	Link
5-6 Sep	Sasebo Seaside Festival	Shiikicho, Sasebo City, Nagasaki		Link
12-Sep	The 14th Numata Fireworks Festival	Numata City Sports Park, Gunma	19:00-19:45	Link
12-13 Sep	Ota Summer Festival	Minami Ichibangai Boulevard, Gunma	16:00-21:00	Link