Festivals of Japan

Experience traditional culture and seasonal celebrations by attending a Japanese festival!

Sapporo Snow Festival - Hokkaido

At Odori site, the main venue of the Sapporo Snow Festival, everyone can enjoy winter attractions, including not just the large and impressive snow sculptures, but also small and medium snow sculptures and displays of snow sculptures made by citizens.
The Susukino site has fantastic displays of ice sculptures, and each site is beautifully lit up at night so that visitors can enjoy the different atmospheres during the day and night.

Event Dates Early February every year (tentative)
Event Details Sapporo Snow Festival 2026 (76th Festival)
8 days from Wednesday, February 4, to Wednesday/national holiday, February 11, 2026
*Special collaboration: Daiwa House Premist Dome (Sapporo Dome) site (2 days on Saturday, February 7, and Sunday, February 8, 2026)
Official site http://www.snowfes.com/english/index.html
Location (venue) Odori site/Tsudome site/Susukino site
Address Odori site (Nishi 1 chome to 11 chome)
Tsudome site (Sapporo City Sports Exchange Facility Community Dome (Tsudome) 885-1 Sakaemachi, Higashi-ku, Sapporo City)
Susukino site (In front of the station from Minami 4 jo dori to Minami 7 jo dori)
Price Free admission
Region Hokkaido Tohoku
Category 自然, ライトアップ

Event organizers may change the date and time. Please check the official website.

update: Nov.18.2025

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