21st Echizen City Summer Festival (Fireworks Festival)

21st Echizen City Summer Festival (Fireworks Festival)

Event Overview

A fireworks display that colors the summer night sky of Echizen City. The location with the mountain in the background is powerful with the sound of fireworks reverberating to the mountain. The fireworks display centered on Starmine is a wide launch, and you can enjoy a wide fireworks show. A large number of music fireworks are prepared every year, and the impression that is different from the usual and the lid is illuminated by Echizen City on a midsummer night.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Hino River Green Park
  • Address:   
  • Horikawa-cho, Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture
  • Public Transportation:   
Hapi Line Fukui Takefu Station → 5 minutes walk; or Fukui Railway Takefu New Station → 10 minutes walk
  • Car Access:   
6km 15 minutes from Takefu IC, Hokuriku-do (Takefu Chuo Park)
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0778-24-0655 (Echizen City Tourism and Takumi Information Center)
  • Parking Number:   
Approximately 2800 vehicles, Takefu Central Park, and several others (some shuttle buses available)

Event Period

  • August 15, 2026 (Saturday)
*In case of rain, postponed to August 22 (Saturday) (postponed to the next Saturday and Sunday until the event)

Price

Fireworks venue admission fee: Free / Paid seats available: 2800 to 3200 yen per seat *Chair seats, designated

Event Category

Fireworks display, traditional performing arts and dance


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