Snow and winter · Hokkaido
Monbetsu Drift Ice Festival
もんべつ流氷まつり
Monbetsu's drift ice festival, running since 1963, with large ice sculptures carved from natural ice at the marine park.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Thu 11 to Sun 14 Feb 2027
- Date status
- Confirmed by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- Monbetsu Marine Park, Gariya District Event Plaza
- City
- Monbetsu
- Prefecture
- Hokkaido
- Region
- Hokkaido
- Category
- Snow and winter
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Hokkaido's official tourism site lists the Monbetsu Drift Ice Festival from 11 to 14 February 2027 at the Gariya district event plaza in Monbetsu Marine Park. First held in 1963, the festival centres on a large main ice sculpture built over about a month from clear natural ice and lit at night, alongside stage events and stalls serving Okhotsk seafood.
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.visit-hokkaido.jp/en/event/detail_11126.html. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.