
Minamisanriku Shizugawa Bay Summer Festival - Beautiful fireworks coloring the night sky of Shizugawa Bay
Minamisanriku Town's Shizugawa Bay Summer Festival takes place at the temporary fish market site in Miyagi on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The program starts at 15:00 with local dance troupes and live music, plus stalls of local specialties, before about 3,000 shells close the day over the bay — 45 minutes from 19:45. Around 8,000 visitors are expected. The venue is a 20-minute walk from JR Shizugawa Station, and shuttle buses run from the Bayside Arena temporary lot between 15:00 and about 22:00.
The town's signature summer event draws families to the special venue near Shizugawa Bay from late afternoon: stage performances by community groups, festival food and local products, and finally the bay-side fireworks from 19:45 to 20:30, launched before the water that defines this town. JR Shizugawa Station is 20 minutes on foot. Drivers should head for the Bayside Arena temporary parking near the town hall — 1,000 free spaces — and ride the shuttle bus that runs between 15:00 and about 22:00. Weather handling for the day follows the organizer's announcements. The bay-side setting gets breezy after dark, so a light layer helps.