The dates for the 2024 Sapporo Snow Festival have been scheduled for February 4th - 11th.
The Sapporo Snow Festival is a annual festival that takes place in around the city of Sapporo. In 2019, the festival hit its 70th anniversary. The first snow festival was started by a small group of high school students. There were a total of 6 snow sculptures in the first year, which still had a remarkable turnout, with an estimated 50,000 people turning out to see the sculptures. Since the first festival many years ago, the Sapporo Snow Festival has developed into an event that attracts people from all over the world, and encompasses large areas of the city.
There are 3 main areas for the festival, Odori Park, Tsudome(Sapporo Communtiy Dome), and Susukino (Ekimae-dori). Odori Park is where you will find all of the beautiful snow sculptures that people have put countless hours into building. At Susukino, you will find the area where the carved ice sculptures are – they are kept in the underground station street to prevent melting in the sun. And lastly, the Sapporo Community dome is where the games based around the snow and winter are held. All great places to visit and check out the festivities.
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Sapporo has an extensive network of public transport, meaning that you can easily get between the different venues of the Sapporo Snow Festival all through public transport.
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