
The 5th 'The Night the Expo Night Sky Becomes Art' fires roughly 15,000 shells over the Expo '70 Commemorative Park's east plaza in Suita, Osaka, on November 21, 2026, from 7:00 p.m. About 24,000 attend the art-directed edition beneath the park's famous Tower of the Sun. Paid seating, food stalls, and a no-parking rail plan organize the night; the premise — sky as canvas — shapes the program's composed pacing.
The Expo '70 Commemorative Park, the Osaka landmark built on the world's fair grounds, hosts an art-fireworks concept now in its fifth year: the night sky as canvas. On November 21, 2026, from 7:00 p.m., roughly 15,000 shells launch above the park's east plaza in composed sequences, watched by about 24,000 people — many framing the bursts against the Tower of the Sun, the park's famous sculpture. The event is ticketed, with paid seating tiers and food stalls within the venue; no event parking is arranged, keeping rail through the park's stations as the designed arrival. The official site publishes tickets and program notes. Late-November Osaka nights are cold; the composed pacing rewards patience. The 7:00 p.m. start leaves dusk for photos of the plaza.
Fifteen thousand shells composed as art above Osaka's Expo '70 park.