2026 Fukagawa Summer Festival Fireworks Festival Captivated by colorful fireworks coloring the sky
The Fukagawa Summer Festival fireworks rise over the Ishikari riverbank in Fukagawa, Hokkaido, on Saturday, July 25, 2026, from 19:30 to 20:30 — about 7,000 shells, among the largest-scale displays in northern Hokkaido. The festival opens at 4 p.m. with a stall plaza and children's bon dancing, building to a climax that draws 25,000 visitors across the event. JR Fukagawa Station is a 20-minute walk away, and 1,000 free parking spaces sit near the grounds.
A beloved fixture of Fukagawa's summers, the festival gets going at 4 p.m. with its stall plaza and children's bon dancing, filling the grounds with families through the evening. The finale belongs to the fireworks: from 7:30 p.m., roughly 7,000 shells climb from the Ishikari River levee across a full hour — a display counted among the largest in the region. The venue is a 20-minute walk from JR Fukagawa Station, or about 5 minutes by car from the Fukagawa interchange, with 1,000 free parking spaces on hand. Paid viewing seats are also available for those who prefer to sit back. With 25,000 expected across the festival, routes toward the station jam up after the finale, so leave yourself extra time for the way home.