Religious · Hokkaido
Hokkaido Shrine Festival (Sapporo Matsuri)
北海道神宮例祭（札幌まつり）
Sapporo's oldest festival, with a 1,000-person procession of portable shrines and Edo-style floats on the final day and hundreds of food stalls in Nakajima Park.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Mon 14 to Wed 16 Jun 2027
- Date status
- Confirmed by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- Hokkaido Jingu shrine and Nakajima Park
- City
- Sapporo
- Prefecture
- Hokkaido
- Region
- Hokkaido
- Category
- Religious
- Tickets
- Free
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Sapporo's oldest festival, with a 1,000-person procession of portable shrines and Edo-style floats on the final day and hundreds of food stalls in Nakajima Park. Free; food stalls and Nakajima Park carnival rides paid Nothing to book; the June 16 procession of mikoshi and floats through central Sapporo is the highlight
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking links for this event are added after the product checks pass.
Official source: https://www.sapporo.travel/event/event-list/hokkaido_shrine_festival/. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.