Sapporo Snow Festival 2027: 77th Edition Set for Feb 4-11, Odori Confirmed
2026-10-25 · อ่าน 7 นาที
Japan's biggest winter festival returns in just over three months - and this edition shares Odori Park with the Sapporo International Art Festival for the first time.
The 77th Sapporo Snow Festival has been officially announced for Thursday, February 4 through Thursday, February 11, 2027. The Sapporo Tourism Organization released the dates on July 13 and the city has formally registered the venue list for all three sites.
The 2027 news is that Odori Park 2-chome - a historic sculpture spot - has been handed to the Sapporo International Art Festival 2027, which runs concurrently. That is the first time Yuki Matsuri has co-located with the triennial art festival.
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The three sites
- ●Odori Park (Nishi 1 - Nishi 11-chome): main snow sculptures
- ●Tsudome (Sapporo Community Dome): family site with slides and snow play
- ●Susukino (Ekimae-dori South 4 - South 6): ice sculpture contest
Odori layout
The 2027 outline calls for five large snow sculptures positioned at 4-chome, 5-chome, 7-chome, 8-chome, and 10-chome. The 2-chome Art Festival pavilion will slot in between them. Medium and small sculptures fill the remaining blocks. The themes for the five large pieces have not been published yet - the committee usually releases the official theme list in mid-December.
What is free
General admission to all three sites is free. There is no ticket. The committee will likely sell paid viewing-platform access for the opening-ceremony and closing-ceremony evenings only; those details drop in late December.
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- ●Susukino: Susukino Station - direct onto Ekimae-dori
Book accommodation now: Sapporo hotels run 80-100% occupancy for the entire week. Lodging in Chitose, Otaru, or even Noboribetsu is usually your fallback by late November. Expect sub-zero daytime highs - this is the coldest Sapporo week of the year on average.
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