
Ogi Port Festival & Fireworks Festival - A powerful large bloom of orange light spreading across the night sky
At Ogi Port on Sado Island, Niigata, about 4,000 shells rise over one hour from 20:00 on Saturday, August 29, 2026 as the Ogi Port Festival fireworks. Alongside the small and large lion dances and onidaiko drumming dedicated to the local shrine, the Ogi okesa dance and mikoshi carry the festival. Known as the closing event of Sado's summer, the harbor display ends the island's festival season. The venue is a 3-minute walk from Ogi Port, with 1,000 free parking spaces.
The Ogi Port Festival gathers the performing arts of the town — lion dances and onidaiko offered to the shrine, the Ogi okesa dance and mikoshi. From 20:00 on August 29, about 4,000 shells fire over the harbor for an hour. Held after the island's other summer festivals have wound down, it closes out summer on Sado. The venue sits inside the harbor, a 3-minute walk from the ferry terminal, and about 60 minutes by car from Ryotsu Port. Free parking covers 1,000 cars, though the harbor area gets busy on the day, so allow time to arrive. Those island-hopping by bus and car from Ryotsu should check final departures too.