🎆 AugustAomori Fireworks Festival
Tohoku ・ Aomori, Aomori
🎆 August 7 every year (the final day of the Aomori Nebuta Festival)
About 10,000 shells (2026, including 2-shaku shells)Paid seats
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Fireworks Festivals in Tohoku
Popular fireworks festivals in Tohoku, with typical dates, where to watch, paid seats and access.
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Calendar by month
Listed by typical month. Next year’s dates are added once organizers announce them.
August
- Aomori Fireworks Festival(August 7 every year (the final day of the Aomori Nebuta Festival))
- Sendai Tanabata Fireworks Festival(Early August, the night before the Sendai Tanabata Festival (August 6–8) (August 5 (Wed), 2026))
- Akagawa Fireworks Festival(Usually the third Saturday of August)
- Omagari Fireworks (National Fireworks Competition)(Every year on the last Saturday of August)
Tohoku
Fireworks festivals in Tohoku
🎆 August
🎆 AugustSendai Tanabata Fireworks Festival
Tohoku ・ Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi
🎆 Early August, the night before the Sendai Tanabata Festival (August 6–8) (August 5 (Wed), 2026)
About 16,000 shells (2026, official)Paid seats
🎆 AugustDate announcedAkagawa Fireworks Festival
Tohoku ・ Tsuruoka, Yamagata
🎆 Scheduled for Saturday, August 21, 2027
About 12,000 shells (official tourism sites of Tsuruoka City and Yamagata Prefecture)Paid seats
🎆 AugustOmagari Fireworks (National Fireworks Competition)
Tohoku ・ Daisen, Akita
🎆 Every year on the last Saturday of August
About 18,000 shells (2026, official)Paid seats
Typical dates, number of shells, paid seats and venues are based on official information from organizers, municipalities and tourism associations. Events can change or be cancelled, so check the official website before you go.
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