List of Events

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EventsDate and timePlace
Sapporo White IlluminationOdori Park: Nov. 22, 2024 - Dec. 25
Sapporo Station Ekimaedori: Nov. 22, 2024 - Feb. 11, 2025
Minami 1-jo dori: Nov. 22, 2024 - Mar. 14, 2025
Sapporo Kita 3-jo Plaza (Akapla): Nov. 22, 2024 - Mar. 14, 2025
JR Sapporo Station South Exit Plaza: Nov. 22, 2024 - Mar. 14, 2025		Odori Park (1~5-chome)
Ekimae dori (Kita 4-jo ~ Minami 4-jo)
Minami 1-jo dori (Minami 1-jo Nishi 1-chome ~ 3-chome)
Sapporo Kita 3-jo Plaza (Akapla) (Kita 2-jo Nishi 4-chome)
JR Sapporo Station South Exit Plaza (Kita 5-jo Nishi 3-chome)
Sapporo Lilac FestivalMay 14 - 25, 2025Odori Park, Kawashimo Park
Sapporo Lilac FestivalMay 14 - 25, 2025Odori Park, Kawashimo Park
Jozankei Nature Luminarieearly June - late October, 2025From Futami Park to Futami Suspension Bridge, Jozankei Onsen Nishi 4, Minami-ku, Sapporo
YOSAKOI Soran FestivalJune 4 – 8, 2025Odori Park, Special stages built in various areas in the city
Hokkaido Shrine FestivalJune 14 - 16, 2025Hokkaido Shirine, Nakajima Park
Sapporo Craft Beer Forestearly July, 2025Sapporo Bankei Ski Area, Bankei 410, Chuo-ku, Sapporo
Sapporo Summer Festival July 18 - August 16, 2025Odori Park, Sapporo Tanukikoji Shopping District, Susukino District
Pacific Music Festival (PMF)July 9 - July 29, 2025Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara, Sapporo Art Park
Fukushi-kyosan Sapporo Odori Beer GardenJuly 18 - August 13, 2025Odori-nishi 5-chome to 11-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo
SAPPORO CITY JAZZ PARK JAZZ LIVEJuly 19 - 20 2025Odori Park
The Rising Sun Rock Festival August 15 – 16, 2025Stage next to Tarugawa Pier, New Port of Ishikari (Zenibako 5-chome, Otaru)
Hokkaido MarathonAugust 31, 2025Odori Park and other locations
Sapporo Autumn FestSeptember 12 - October 4, 2025Odori Park
The Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Marketearly October , 2025Satsugeki dinos cinemas
Sapporo MarathonOctober 5, 2025Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena (inside Makomanai Park in Minami-ku, Sapporo) and other locations
Sapporo Art Stageearly November - late November 2025Sapporo Ekimae-dori Underground Walkway
Sapporo Civic Exchange Plaza
Various Theaters in Sapporo City, and others
German Christmas Market in SapporoNovember 21 - December 25, 2025Odori Park 2-chome, Satellite venues—Sapporo Television Tower, Underground walking area in front of Sapporo Station, Sapporo Factory
Jumbo Christmas Tree at Sapporo Factoryearly November – late December , 2025Sapporo Factory Atrium
Kita 2-jo Higashi 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo
Yukitouro (Snow Candle Way)late January, 2026Jozankei Shrine (Jozankei Onsen Higashi 3-chome, Minami-ku, Sapporo)
Chitose and Lake Shikotsu Ice Festivalearly February - late February , 2026Lake Shikotsu hot springs, Chitose city
Sapporo Snow FestivalFebruary 4 – 11, 2026Odori Park,Community Dome Tsudome (Sakae-machi 885-1, Higashi-ku, Sapporo), Main Street in Susukino, (Area around the station from Minami 4 jo to Minami 7 jo, Chuo-ku, Sapporo)
Otaru Snow Light Pathearly February - mid February, 2026Otaru canal, the former Temiya railway line, Asarigawa Onsen and other sites in the city