1 Featuring Scallops, Saroma Pork, and More Bounties of the Sea and Mountains: The Saroma Great Harvest Festival (Saroma Town)

A festival where you can fully enjoy the bounties of the sea and mountains from Saroma Town. Starting with a direct sale of scallops farmed in Lake Saroma, a wide array of Saroma's prized gourmet foods will be available, including special sales on meat. The fresh seafood and meat grilled on the spot are absolutely exquisite. There will also be stage events and a grand lottery with fabulous prizes.

2 A Gathering of Okhotsk Flavors and World Beers: Kitami Autumn Festival ~Okhotsk Marche 2025~ (Kitami City)

A gourmet event that brings together the foods of the Okhotsk region. In addition to local gourmet food to be enjoyed with beers from around the world, including Okhotsk Beer, this year will feature a yakiniku (grilled meat) booth, fitting for 'Kitami, the Town of Yakiniku.' With festival stalls and game corners, it's also perfect for families. On stage, performances like dance, brass band music, impersonations, and comedy acts will liven up the venue.

3 An Outdoor Festival Amidst Sprawling Rural Landscapes: 'nouon - Farm Road Music Festival -' (Fukagawa City)

An inaugural outdoor festival in Fukagawa Town where you can enjoy music and food. The venue is surrounded by rice paddies, offering a classic Hokkaido landscape for live performances by a lineup of fantastic artists, brass band concerts, and stage shows by rakugo storytellers. Furthermore, restaurants and food trucks from all over Hokkaido will gather, and there are also plans for kids' activities and street performances.

4 Savor the Bounties of the Okhotsk Sea like Autumn Salmon and Scallops: 'Yokubari Festa 2025' (Esashi Town)

An event where you can taste the flavors of autumn in Okhotsk, centered around Esashi Town's specialties: autumn salmon and scallops. The gourmet corner will feature autumn salmon hot pot, salmon chan-chan yaki, free milk distribution, and sales of seafood and agricultural products. The scallop catcher game and the scallop-shucking speed contest are popular attractions every year. You can enjoy the harvest and the appetite of autumn, focusing on Esashi's prized seafood.

5 Featuring a Spectacular Whole-Roasted Cow: The 52nd Ikeda Autumn Wine Festival (Ikeda Town)

An event where you can indulge in wine and Hokkaido-raised beef. There will be a beverage corner with Tokachi wine and special grape juice, as well as a fantastic food corner featuring a spectacular whole-roasted cow from Ikeda Town and food trucks. On stage, there will be brass band performances and a wine-tasting contest, filling the entire venue with the flavors of autumn.

6 Enjoy Hakodate's Famous Squid in Various Dishes: The Hakodate Ika (Squid) Festival (Hakodate City)

A gourmet event where you can thoroughly enjoy Hakodate's famous 'ika' (squid). Typically, Hakodate's prized squid dishes are on offer, such as morning squid rice bowls, grilled squid tentacles, squid rice, and fried noodles with squid tentacles. However, the menu depends on the day's catch, so what's available is a surprise until you get there. The venue is within walking distance from Hakodate Station, making it easy to stop by while sightseeing in Hakodate.

7 A Grand Gathering of Hokkaido's Delicious Flavors: The Hokkaido Autumn Great Harvest Festival (Sapporo City)

The inaugural 'Hokkaido Autumn Great Harvest Festival' in Sapporo is a food event that brings together seasonal agricultural and marine products from 48 organizations across Hokkaido. In addition to sales booths where you can interact directly with producers, there will be plenty of agriculture-themed talks and hands-on activities. The event is packed with content that lets you learn and have fun with food and farming, including collaboration projects with the popular manga 'Hyakusho Kizoku' (Noble Farmer) and 'Tokachi Hitoribocchi Noen' (Tokachi's Lonely Farm), and a roundtable discussion by agricultural high school students.

8 A Gathering of Date's Rich Harvest: The 2025 Date Agriculture, Fishery, and Grand Products Festival (Date City)

A festival of food that brings together not only local specialties and agricultural/marine products from the city but also delicious items from neighboring areas. Date's flavors are on full display with a Japanese Black beef yakiniku corner and a sales corner for specialty products and fresh produce like fish and Date vegetables. There will also be a free distribution of Date milk, mochi-throwing for children, and a 'catch the autumn salmon' event exclusively for kids.

9 Featuring Nemuro Seafood and a Barbecue Corner: The Nemuro Industrial Festival (Nemuro City)

An event featuring seasonal delicacies and specialty products unique to Nemuro. In addition to the sale of seafood and local products, there will be a barbecue corner where you can grill the ingredients you've purchased on the spot. There are also plenty of unique activities, such as a ball-toss game, a clam-digging experience for children, and a shoe-tossing contest.

10 Enjoy Hokkaido's Top-Shipped Garlic and Yakiniku: The Tokachi Shimizu Garlic and Meat Festival (Shimizu Town)

A festival of garlic and yakiniku in Shimizu Town, which boasts the largest shipment of garlic in Hokkaido. Besides serving dishes made with garlic and Tokachi Wakaushi beef, a luxurious BBQ set featuring Tokachi Wakaushi beef, garlic pork skewers, and Tokachi Shimizu garlic ajillo will also be available for sale. Additionally, with a kids' corner and attractions like a garlic-grabbing game, it's perfect for a family outing.

11 Savor Shintotsukawa's New Soba and New Rice: The 26th Shintotsukawa Flavor Festival (Shintotsukawa Town)

If you want to enjoy the seasonal flavors of Shintotsukawa Town, this is the event for you. A special mushroom hot pot filled with buna-shimeji mushrooms and freshly made soba noodles—ground, kneaded, and boiled on the spot—will be available. Furthermore, you can enjoy all the deliciousness of the town with a tasting of the new crop of locally grown Yumepirika rice, which is popular every year, and a fun lottery where you can win a full bale of new rice and other local products.

12 Enjoy Fresh Vegetables and Makubetsu Wagyu Beef: The 48th Makubetsu Industrial Festival (Makubetsu Town)

At the 'Makubetsu Industrial Festival,' one of Makubetsu Town's two major autumn festivals, local specialty products will be gathered in one place. You can taste local gourmet foods through direct sales of fresh vegetables and a tasting and sale of Makubetsu Wagyu beef. In addition to various food stalls, there will be stage performances and games for visitors to participate in.

13 The All-You-Can-Pack Fresh Local Vegetables is a Huge Hit: The 50th Umaissho Shintoku Taisetsu Festival (Shintoku Town)

A gourmet event in Shintoku Town where you can enjoy charcoal-grilled yakiniku with meat purchased under the autumn sky. Fruits harvested in Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture, a sister city, will also be sold, perfect for taking home or as a dessert after your yakiniku. Various other attractions are held, with the annual all-you-can-pack event for local produce like pumpkins and carrots being especially popular.

14 Enjoy Gourmet Food with Movies at Various Locations in Sapporo: The Hokkaido Foodie-Beey Festival 2025 (Sapporo City)

A film festival held at various locations in Sapporo that combines food and movies. It kicks off with a red carpet ceremony welcoming distinguished guests, followed by screenings of food-related films from Japan and abroad. Talk events, food projects linked to the films, and food-walking events will also be held, making it enjoyable for both movie fans and food lovers.

15 All About Rice, from Gourmet Food to Attractions: The 5th Rankoshi New Rice Festival (Rankoshi Town)

A festival packed with rice-related events. It's full of rice-themed activities, including a large sale of the town's new Rankoshi rice, a bingo tournament with prizes like new rice and hotel stays, and a rock-paper-scissors tournament where the winner receives a full bale of new rice. In addition, local shops, food trucks, and a kids' festival corner will line the venue.

16 A Flavor Festival Where You Can Also Enjoy Camping: The Mikasa Katsurazawa Momiji Festival 2025 (Mikasa City)

An autumn festival held on the shores of Lake Katsurazawa in Mikasa City, packed with seasonal flavors and hands-on events. Besides savoring seasonal gourmet treats like mushroom soup and salt-grilled yamabe trout, there will be a full lineup of food trucks and specialty product sales. It's an event where you can even enjoy workshops like wood chopping and making ammonite replicas, and even camping.

17 A Grand Gathering of 'Umaimon' (Delicious Things) from 1 City and 4 Towns in the Higashi-Iburi Region: The 42nd Higashi-Iburi Products Festival (Tomakomai City)

The 'umaimon' (delicious things) from Tomakomai City, Atsuma Town, Abira Town, Shiraoi Town, and Mukawa Town all gather in one place. This event is packed with regional charm, allowing you to taste unique local specialties and gourmet food. Local mascots are scheduled to appear on the final day, Sunday the 12th.

18 Savor Japan's Top Catch of Hokki (Surf Clam): The Tomakomai Fishing Port Hokki Festival (Tomakomai City)

An event to eat your fill of hokki (surf clam), a specialty of Tomakomai City, which boasts the largest catch in Japan. There will be sales of seafood including hokki, dishes made with hokki such as grilled clams and hokki curry, and hokki-themed stage events.

19 Eat, Play, and Enjoy Autumn in Shihoro: The 23rd Shihoro Harvest Festival (Shihoro Town)

A festival where you can enjoy autumn with Shihoro's gourmet food and attractions. Events where you can fully enjoy the tastes of autumn will be held, including the 'Shihoro Flavor Market' featuring juicy Shihoro beef cut steaks, oshiruko (sweet red bean soup), and udon noodles, as well as potato and onion bagging, a 'Guess the Weight by Eating' game, and a lottery.

20 Taste the Rare Sarabetsu Wagyu Beef: The Sarabetsu Great Harvest Festival (Sarabetsu Village)

An event where the delicious flavors of Sarabetsu Village come together. In addition to tasting the rare 'Sarabetsu Wagyu,' raised healthily in the blessed nature of the vast Tokachi region, the food corner featuring a giant hot pot and sales of local agricultural products and specialty dishes is not to be missed. Various elaborate events are held each year, including stage performances and event corners that further liven up the venue.

21 Packed with Local Gourmet Food like Lily Bulbs and Churui Wagyu Beef: The 30th Churui Dontokoi Village Festival (Makubetsu Town)

An event where you can taste the autumn harvest and the charm of the region. Starting with the sale of specialty lily bulbs and Churui Wagyu beef, there is also a full lineup of local food stalls. On stage, you can enjoy a variety of performances, including taiko drumming, Tsugaru shamisen music, impersonations, and song shows. There are also plans for activities that will delight children, such as fire truck and police car displays.

22 A Unique Horse Experience in Japan's Top Horse-Breeding Region: The Uma-Cul Fest in Shinhidaka (Shinhidaka Town)

An event for interacting with horses, held in Shinhidaka Town, Japan's number one horse-breeding region. The event is packed with unique activities from a horse-breeding area, including horseback riding experiences, yabusame (horseback archery) demonstrations, thoroughbred exhibitions, as well as ranch work experiences and a kids' auction. You can also enjoy crafting experiences like making horseshoe coasters and Yahata-uma (a traditional horse figurine) straps.

23 Come Taste a Wide Variety of Apples: The Fukagawa Apple Festa 2025 (Fukagawa City)

A two-day event featuring a wide variety of apples from Fukagawa. While enjoying the differences in appearance and taste, you might discover your favorite variety or find an apple you can only taste here. In the quiz corner, those who answer all questions correctly will receive a gift of processed goods made from Fukagawa fruits.

24 Savor Fresh Akkeshi Oysters Grilled Over Charcoal at the 63rd Akkeshi Oyster Festival (Akkeshi Town)

This is a culinary festival unique to Akkeshi, the town of oysters, attracting many tourists from both within and outside Hokkaido every year. Fresh seafood like oysters, clams, scallops, and Sakhalin surf clams are sold at the venue, and you can rent a grill to enjoy them on the spot. With activities like clam and oyster grabbing, it's an event where everyone, from children to adults, can fully enjoy the tastes of autumn.

25 [CANCELED] See Salmon Swimming Upstream Up Close at the Hokuto City Moheji Salmon Festival (Hokuto City)

A festival held along the Moheji River where you can see salmon swimming upstream. Every year, visitors can enjoy a variety of salmon-themed activities, including the popular "salmon catching" event, as well as sales of fresh seafood and salmon hot pot. It's an event where you can experience the power of nature and delicious food at the same time.