Where to find Sapporo Christmas Market
Highlights of Sapporo Christmas Market
- From 20 November to 25 December 2026, every day from 11am to 9pm
- Born in 2002 from the twinning between Sapporo and Munich, 25th edition
- Odori Park, 1-chōme and 2-chōme, at the foot of the TV tower, during the Sapporo White Illumination
- Mulled wine, Christmas dishes and decorations, in a city under snow in December
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Sapporo Christmas Market in pictures
The Sapporo Christmas Market, the Munich Christmas Market in Sapporo, grew out of the twinning between Sapporo and Munich in 2002. Its 25th edition occupies Odori Park, 1-chōme and 2-chōme, in the centre of Hokkaido’s capital, from 20 November to 25 December 2026, during the Sapporo White Illumination. Mulled wine, Christmas dishes and decorations, every day from 11am to 9pm, in a city where December means snow.
Sapporo Christmas Market 2026: dates and opening hours
The market opens on Friday 20 November 2026 and closes on Friday 25 December. The stalls are open every day from 11am to 9pm, with last orders at 8:45pm. In 2025 it ran from 21 November to 25 December.
A market twinned with Munich since 2002
The market was launched in 2002 as part of the twinning between Sapporo and Munich, and the 2026 edition is the 25th. It is managed by its own secretariat, hosted by the Sapporo tourist association, within the committee of the Sapporo White Illumination, the winter light event that fills Odori Park. The twin city’s market is on our page of the Munich Christmas Market.
What to eat and what to bring home
The stalls serve mulled wine and Christmas dishes, and sell decorations.
Where the Sapporo Christmas Market is
The market occupies the first two blocks of Odori Park, 1-chōme and 2-chōme, at the foot of the TV tower, right in the centre of Sapporo. From abroad, flights to Japan are worth comparing between airlines.
The country’s other markets are on our page of Christmas markets in Asia, including the Tokyo Christmas Market, open on the same dates.
Specialities to try
The flavours that make this market what it is
Mulled wine
Christmas dishes and decorations at the stalls of Odori Park
Our tip
Come at nightfall: the market goes hand in hand with the Sapporo White Illumination, which fills the same park. Dress for snow, December in Sapporo is a proper winter. The stalls take last orders at 8:45pm.
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