List of Events

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EventsDate and timePlace
Sapporo Lilac FestivalOdori Park May 17 - 28, 2023
Kawashimo Park May 27 - 28, 2023		Odori Park 5-chome ~ 7-chome
Kawashimo Park (Kawashimo 2651-3-gai, Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo)
Hokkaido Shrine FestivalJune 14 - 16, 2023Hokkaido Shirine, Nakajima Park
Jozankei Nature LuminarieJune 1 - October 31, 2023From Futami Park to Futami Suspension Bridge, Jozankei Onsen Nishi 4, Minami-ku, Sapporo
YOSAKOI Soran FestivalJune 7 – 11, 2023Odori Park, Special stages built in various areas in the city
Sapporo City JazzJuly 15 -December 26 2023Odori Park, Sapporo City Hall, Outdoor Stage of Sapporo Art Park
Fukushi-kyosan Sapporo Odori Beer GardenJuly 21 - August 16, 2023Odori-nishi 5-chome to 11-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo
Pacific Music Festival (PMF)July 12 - August 1, 2023Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara, Sapporo Art Park
Sapporo Summer Festival July 21 - August 16, 2023Odori Park, Sapporo Tanukikoji Shopping District, Susukino District
Sapporo Craft Beer ForestAugust 19 – 20, 2023Sapporo Bankei Ski Area, Bankei 410, Chuo-ku, Sapporo
The Rising Sun Rock Festival 2023 in EzoAugust 11 – 12, 2023Stage next to Tarugawa Pier, New Port of Ishikari (Zenibako 5-chome, Otaru)
Hokkaido MarathonAugust 27, 2023Odori Park and other locations
Sapporo Autumn FestSeptember 8 - 30, 2023Odori Park
Kamokamo River NostalgiaShinzenkouji Temple (Jodo Sect) (Minami 6-jo Nishi 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo) Higashi Honganji Temple (Shinshu Sect Sapporo annex) (Minami 7-jo Nishi 8-chome 290, Chuo-ku, Sapporo)
Sapporo MarathonOctober 1, 2023Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena (inside Makomanai Park in Minami-ku, Sapporo) and other locations
Sapporo Art StageNovember 1 - 30, 2023Sapporo Ekimae-dori Underground Walkway, other venues
German Christmas Market in SapporoNovember 22 - December 25, 2023Odori Park 2-chome, Satellite venues—Sapporo Television Tower, Underground walking area in front of Sapporo Station, Sapporo Factory
2023 Sapporo White IlluminationOdori Park: Nov. 22, 2023 - Dec. 25
Sapporo Station Ekimaedori: Nov. 22, 2023 - Feb. 11, 2024
Minami 1-jo dori: Nov. 22, 2023 - Mar. 14, 2024
Sapporo Kita 3-jo Plaza (Akapla): Nov. 22, 2023 - Mar. 14, 2024
JR Sapporo Station South Exit Plaza: Nov. 22, 2023 - Mar. 14, 2024
German Christmas Market in Sapporo: Nov. 22, 2023 - Dec. 25		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)
German Christmas Market in Sapporo (2-chome)
Jumbo Christmas Tree at Sapporo FactoryNovember 3 – December 25, 2022Sapporo Factory Atrium
Kita 2-jo Higashi 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo
The Sapporo International Short Film Festival and MarketTheater Screening
November 23 - 26, 2023
Online Screening(VOD format)
December 8 - 22, 2023		Satsugeki dinos cinemas
Sapporo Chrysanthemum Festival November 1 - 3, 2023Sapporo Ekimae-dori underground walkway (Chi-Ka-Ho)
Chitose and Lake Shikotsu Ice FestivalJanuary 28 - February 23, 2023Lake Shikotsu hot springs, Chitose city
Yukitouro (Snow Candle Way)January 28 - February 4, 2023Jozankei Shrine (Jozankei Onsen Higashi 3-chome, Minami-ku, Sapporo)
Otaru Snow Light PathFebruary 10 – 17, 2024Otaru canal, the former Temiya railway line, Asarigawa Onsen and other sites in the city
Sapporo Snow FestivalFebruary 4 – 11, 2024Odori 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)