Announcement: Matsuda Tourism Festival & Ashigara Fireworks Display
2025.05.29
45th Matsuda Tourism Festival & 24th Ashigara Fireworks Festival — Officially Announced
We are pleased to announce that the 45th Matsuda Tourism Festival and the 24th Ashigara Fireworks Festival, jointly hosted by Kaisei Town and Matsuda Town, will be held on Saturday, August 23, 2025.
This year’s fireworks display will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the merger between the former Matsuda Town and Yadoriki Village, which formed the current Matsuda Town on April 1, 1955.
To mark this special occasion, 1,400 fireworks will light up the summer night sky.
45th Matsuda Tourism Festival
Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025
Time: From 3:00 PM
Venue: Sakawa River Citizens’ Waterside Park
24th Ashigara Fireworks Festival
Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025 (Postponed to the next day in case of rain)
Fireworks Display Time: From 8:00 PM
Stage Events(These two events are scheduled for the same day)
Details will be updated as they become available!
15:00 – Pre-Event Activities
18:00 – Official Ceremony
18:45 – Bon Dance Performance featuring “Dancing Hero” and more
19:00 – Hyakuhatte, Lighting of the 108 torches on Mt. Matsuda
20:00 – Ashigara Fireworks Festival
Please note that event times and content are subject to change without notice.
There will be no Daimyo Parade this year (scheduled instead for the Industrial Tourism Festival).