Sapporo Snow Festival 2026 歴史・会場・日程or見どころを解説!

" Sapporo Snow Festival ” Speaking of, A major event held in Hokkaido in winter !
This time February 4th (Wednesday) – February 11th (Wednesday/Holiday), 2026 (Reiwa 8) We will be featuring the Sapporo Snow Festival that will be held in .

In the article Sapporo Snow Festival 2026 Easy to understand explanation!
Odori venue, Susukino venue, and Tsudome venue , respectively Features and highlights をご紹介!

Besides, History and snow sculptures of Sapporo Snow Festival I will also explain.
*Information will be updated regularly.

History of Sapporo Snow Festival

The Sapporo Snow Festival started in 1950 (Showa 25) when local middle and high school students set up six snow sculptures in Odori Park. Did. Snowball fights, snow sculpture exhibitions, and carnivals are also held. It was more popular than expected, with over 50,000 people in attendance. .

From then on, Sapporo It has become a popular winter event among local residents. In 1953, a 15m tall heavy snow statue " Ascension ' was created for the first time.

In 1955, the Self-Defense Forces participated in the creation of a large-scale snow sculpture. In 1959, the 10th festival, 2,500 people participated in the creation of snow sculptures, and the festival was featured on television and in newspapers for the first time. It was done.
翌年からは本州からの観光客も増えて大盛況に. "Sapporoのsnowまつり」から"日本のsnowまつり」へと発展 しました.

Sapporo Snow Festival What are the snow sculptures?

When I heard about the Sapporo Snow Festival, I thought, snow statue I think many people imagine this.

but" How many types of snow sculptures are there? "" Who makes the snow sculptures? ”, many people may not know.

So below, we will explain snow sculptures in an easy-to-understand manner!

heavy snow statue

• Height: about 15m
• Snow amount: Approximately 500 5t trucks
• Creators: Ground Self-Defense Force and Big Snow Sculpture Production Committee

Medium snow statue

• Height: about 10m high
• Snow amount: Approximately 300 5t trucks
• People producing: Mainly citizen groups

small snow statue

• Height: about 2m
• Snow amount: Approximately 2 5t trucks
• People producing: Mainly citizen groups

Sapporo Snow Festival venue: Odori venue

Sapporo In the center of From Nishi 1-chome to Nishi 11-chome in Odori Park A fantastical snowy world appears.

heavy snow statue As the main Small and medium-sized snow sculptures or Citizen Snow Sculptures , Snow Activities You can enjoy .

Sapporo Snow Festival2026 大通会場

Venue (venue)	From Nishi 1-chome to Nishi 11-chome in Odori Park
Event period (schedule)	February 4th (Wednesday) – February 11th (Wednesday/Holiday), 2026 (Reiwa 8)
Highlights	heavy snow statue・Medium snow statue・small snow statue,Citizen Snow Sculptures,スケートリンク,など

Sapporo Snow Festival venue: Susukino venue