Festivals in Hokkaido
Dates are computed from each festival’s rule, so future years work too
4 · Hokkaido
- 4–11 February 2027Hokkaido
Sapporo Snow Festival
さっぽろ雪まつり
Monumental snow sculpture along Ōdōri Park — a postwar winter invention.
- 6–11 February 2027Hokkaido
Asahikawa Winter Festival
旭川冬まつり
Japan’s coldest city competes on sheer scale of snow, for six days.
- 13–20 February 2027Hokkaido
Otaru Snow Light Path
小樽雪あかりの路
Candles along a canal and an abandoned railway — the opposite pole from a snow-sculpture festival.
- 19–30 May 2027Hokkaido
Sapporo Lilac Festival
さっぽろライラックまつり
A secular early-summer festival that waits for the city’s official tree to bloom.