Saitama City to Host the 2026 Saitama City Fireworks Festival and Summer Festivals

2026 Saitama City Fireworks Festival

The event will once again be held at three venues: Omiya, Urawa, and Iwatsuki. Paid seating will be available at all three venues. Enjoy the summer nights of Saitama. * Whether the event will be held on the day is decided at 13:00. * All events will be canceled in case of bad weather, with no rain dates.

Paid viewing seats will be available online starting July 1 (Wed) at 10:00. Please check the URLs for each venue for details.

* Paid viewing seats will also be sold via the Saitama City Minna no App (5% off regular price). For details, please check the app. https://www.home.saitama-tsunagu.com/

Omiya Oiwake Park Venue

Date and Time: Saturday, July 25, 2026, 19:30–

Location: Around Oiwake Park (Kita Ward, Saitama City)

Access: Approximately 15 minutes on foot from Tobu Urban Park Line (Noda Line) “Omiya-kōen Station” or “Oiwake Station”

Details: https://visitsaitamacity.jp/events/28

Higashi-Urawa Omaiki Park Venue

Date: Saturday, August 8, 2026, 19:30–

Location: Around Omaiki Park (Midori Ward, Saitama City)

Access: Approximately 15 minutes on foot from JR “Higashi-Urawa Station” via the “Viewing Area Guidance Route” * Entry into Omaiki Park is limited to paid viewers and invited guests only. Details: https://visitsaitamacity.jp/events/29

Iwatsuki Bunka Park Venue

Date and Time: Saturday, August 22, 2026, 19:30–

Location: Iwatsuki Bunka Park (Iwatsuki Ward, Saitama City)

Access: Approximately 40 minutes on foot from Tobu Urban Park Line (Noda Line) “Iwatsuki Station” or “Higashi-Iwatsuki Station” * Only paid viewers may enter the athletics track area. Details: https://visitsaitamacity.jp/events/30

Organizer: Saitama City Fireworks Festival Executive Committee (Office: Public Interest Incorporated Association Saitama Tourism International Association)

◆General Inquiries for All Three Venues◆ NTT IP Voice Automated Information Service 050-3665-9607 (July 17 (Fri) to August 22 (Sat) / 24-hour service)

Summer Festivals

Summer festivals will also be held across various areas of Saitama City this year. For details, please refer to the individual URLs.

2026 Yono Summer Festival

Date and Time: Saturday, July 18 and Sunday, July 19, 2026, 16:00–21:30 *Held rain or shine

Location: Around Yonohommachi-dori

Access: Approximately 5 minutes on foot from the west exit of JR “Yonohommachi Station” Organizer: Yono Summer Festival Executive Committee (Four Towns Council) Details: https://visitsaitamacity.jp/events/17

◆Yono Summer Festival Inquiries◆ Public Interest Incorporated Association Saitama Tourism International Association 048-647-8339 (Weekdays 9:00–17:45 / Closed weekends and holidays) * This number is for inquiries about the summer festival on Honmachi-dori only. We cannot provide information about other district festivals.

Omiya Summer Festival: 35th Safe and Secure Community Building Nakasendo Miyahara Festival 2026

Date and Time: Sunday, July 19, 2026, 15:00–21:00 *Held rain or shine (some changes or cancellations possible)

Location: Around Higashi-Miyahara Station East Exit (Old Nakasendo, Miyahara Station Front Street)

Access: Immediately from the east exit of JR “Miyahara Station” Organizer: Miyahara Festival Executive Committee

Details: https://visitsaitamacity.jp/events/21

Omiya Summer Festival: Nishiguchi Summer Festival

Date and Time: Friday, July 31, 2026, 17:00–21:00 *Held rain or shine (some changes or cancellations possible)

Location: Around Omiya Station West Exit

Access: Immediately from the west exit of “Omiya Station” Organizer: Spark Carnival Executive Committee

Details: https://visitsaitamacity.jp/events/22

Omiya Summer Festival: 39th Spark Carnival

Date and Time: Saturday, August 1, 2026, 17:00–22:00 *Held rain or shine (some changes or cancellations possible)

Location: Around Omiya Station West Exit

Access: Immediately from the west exit of “Omiya Station” Organizer: Spark Carnival Executive Committee

Details: https://visitsaitamacity.jp/events/23

Omiya Summer Festival: 2026 Nakasendo Festival

Date and Time: Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2, 2026 Day 1: 17:00–21:00 / Day 2: 17:00–22:00 *Held rain or shine (some changes or cancellations possible)

Location: Around Omiya Station East Exit

Access: Immediately from the east exit of “Omiya Station”

Organizer: Nakasendo Festival Executive Committee Details: https://visitsaitamacity.jp/events/24

Omiya Summer Festival: 54th Omiya Hinoshita Tanabata Festival 2026

Date and Time: Thursday, August 6 and Friday, August 7, 2026, 15:00–21:00 *Held rain or shine (some changes or cancellations possible)

Location: Around Hoshida-dori near Hoshida Station South Exit, and inside Hoshida Elementary School grounds

Access: Immediately from the south exit of JR “Hoshida Station” *Hoshida Elementary School is a 10-minute walk from JR “Hoshida Station” south exit

Organizer: Omiya Hinoshita Tanabata Festival Executive Committee

Details: https://visitsaitamacity.jp/events/26

Omiya Summer Festival: 30th Higashi-Omiya Summer Festival

Date and Time: Friday, August 7 and Saturday, August 8, 2026 Day 1: 16:00–21:00 / Day 2: 16:00–21:30 *Held rain or shine (some changes or cancellations possible)

Location: Higashi-Omiya Central Park

Access: Approximately 5 minutes on foot from the east exit of JR “Higashi-Omiya Station” Organizer: Higashi-Omiya Summer Festival Executive Committee

Details: https://visitsaitamacity.jp/events/25

Omiya Summer Festival: 54th Yoshibari Festival

Date and Time: Saturday, August 22, 2026

[Part 1] 9:30–12:00 [Part 2] 15:00–21:00 *Part 1: Held rain or shine / Part 2: Canceled in rain

Location: [Part 1] Yoshibari Junior High School Gymnasium, Yoshibari Community Center [Part 2] Takinuma River Second Retention Basin

Access: Approximately 15 minutes on foot from the north exit of JR “Yoshibari Station” or the north exit of JR “Nishi-Omiya Station” Organizer: Yoshibari Festival Headquarters

Details: https://visitsaitamacity.jp/events/27

◆Omiya Summer Festival General Inquiries (Hello Dial)◆

050-5541-8600 (9:00–20:00 daily / June 27 (Sat) to August 24 (Mon))

Urawa Festival: 21st Urawa Yosakoi

Date and Time: Sunday, July 19, 2026, 10:00–17:30 *Canceled in severe weather, held in light rain

Location: South Urawa Station East Exit Front Street, Benten Park

Access: Immediately from JR “Minami-Urawa Station” Organizer: Urawa Festival Minami-Urawa Venue Executive Committee

Details: https://visitsaitamacity.jp/events/20

Urawa Festival: 46th Mikoshi Procession

Date and Time: Sunday, July 26, 2026, 14:15–20:30 *Held rain or shine

Location: Old Nakasendo: Shin-Urawa Bridge Underpass to Tsuka Shrine

Access: Approximately 5 minutes on foot from the west exit of JR “Urawa Station” Organizer: Urawa Festival Nakasendo Venue Executive Committee

Details: https://visitsaitamacity.jp/events/19

Urawa Festival: 31st Music Parade / 50th Urawa Odori

Date and Time: Saturday, September 19, 2026 [Music Parade] 13:00–15:00 [Urawa Odori] 15:30–17:30 *Held rain or shine

Location: Around Urawa Station East Exit (Chuo-dori, East Exit Front Street)

Access: Immediately from the east exit of JR “Urawa Station” Organizer: Urawa Festival Executive Committee

Details: https://visitsaitamacity.jp/events/18