murmurSanuki Takamatsu Festival
Takamatsu City · Anabuki Arena Kagawa and Sunport Takamatsu Multi-purpose Square (Stone Stage)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Takamatsu City (Sanuki Takamatsu Festival official website) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Aug 12–14, 2026 （Ended） Aug 13: fireworks 20:15–20:45; Aug 14: group dance 17:30–20:30
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid August
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year
- Venue
- Anabuki Arena Kagawa and Sunport Takamatsu Multi-purpose Square (Stone Stage)
- City
- Takamatsu City, Kagawa
About
Takamatsu's signature summer festival, counted among the four great festivals of Shikoku, held its 59th edition in 2026. That year it used Anabuki Arena Kagawa and the Stone Stage in Sunport Takamatsu's Multi-purpose Square, with the dialect slogan "Monosso Takamatsu" (roughly, "amazing Takamatsu"). Midway through, about 6,000 fireworks are launched from the Tamamo Breakwater of Takamatsu Port, and around Mizuki-dori and Sunport you can watch the free "music fireworks" timed to a soundtrack; paid seats are also sold. The last evening's highlight is the group dance on the Stone Stage, open to all ages. In 2026 the theme-song group dance on Chuo-dori was not held. Fireworks and the group dance are cancelled in severe weather, and roads nearby get badly jammed every year, so take public transport.
Sources
- OfficialTakamatsu City (Sanuki Takamatsu Festival official website) www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp
- OfficialTakamatsu City (Sanuki Takamatsu Festival official website, English) www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp
Last checked: Oct 11, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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