Sapporo Lilac Festival ★ 4.2
The early-summer lilac-blossom festival at Odori, with the Hokkaido Wine Garden, Lilac Music stage and 400 lilac trees in bloom. Local Hokkaido vintages by the glass.
Location
Address: Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0042, Japan
More food festivals in Sapporo
Yosakoi Soran Festival ★ 4.2
Sapporo's biggest dance-and-music festival, drawing 30,000 dancers in mid-June. Long food-stall runs of grilled lamb, ramen and Hokkaido fried snacks.
Sapporo Summer Festival ★ 4.3
The umbrella city-summer festival that includes Odori Beer Garden, Hokkaido Wine Garden and the Summer Bon Odori dance week. Lamb, ramen and Hokkaido produce stalls.
Sapporo White Illumination ★ 4.2
Sapporo's winter illumination on Odori Park with the German Christmas Market (sister-city Munich) and food booths of glühwein, sausages and lebkuchen.
Sapporo Ramen Show ★ 4.2
A late-spring ramen showcase at Odori Park, with Hokkaido and national ramen masters pouring miso, shoyu and shio bowls across two weeks in May. Free entry, ramen tickets 1,000 yen.
Sapporo Snow Festival ★ 4.6
Eight days of snow sculptures across three venues with food street stalls of hot ramen, grilled corn, jingisukan bites and Sapporo Brewery taps drawing eight million.