1 A wide variety of seafood and mountain delicacies, including scallops and Saroma pork, are on display at the Saroma Harvest Festival (Saroma Town)

This festival allows you to enjoy the bounty of Saroma Town's sea and mountains to your heart's content. There will be a sale of scallops farmed in Lake Saroma, as well as meat specials, and other gourmet foods that Saroma Town is proud of. The fresh seafood and meat grilled on the spot are exquisite. There will also be stage events and a big raffle where you can win luxurious prizes.

2 The taste of Okhotsk and beers from around the world come together at the Kitami Autumn Festival - Okhotsk Marche 2025 (Kitami City)

This gourmet event brings together all the cuisine of Okhotsk. In addition to local cuisine to enjoy with beers from around the world, including Okhotsk Beer, this year there will be a yakiniku booth, unique to Kitami, the "town of yakiniku." There will also be a festival and a game corner, making it perfect for families. The stage will be filled with performances such as dance, brass band music, impersonations, and stand-up comedy, livening up the venue.

3 "nouon - Farm Road Music Festival" an outdoor festival set amidst the countryside (Fukagawa City)

This is the first outdoor music and food festival to be held in Fukagawa Town. The venue is surrounded by rice fields, and in the midst of a typical Hokkaido landscape, there will be live performances by renowned artists, brass band performances, and a stage performance by a rakugo performer. In addition, restaurants and food trucks from all over Hokkaido will be gathering, and there will also be activities for children and street performances.

4 Enjoy the bounty of the Sea of Okhotsk, including autumn salmon and scallops, at "Yokubari Festa 2025" (Eshi Town)

This event allows you to experience the autumn flavors of Okhotsk, focusing on autumn salmon and scallops, specialties of Esashi Town. In the gourmet corner, you can enjoy autumn salmon hotpot, salmon chanchanyaki, free milk distribution, and seafood and agricultural products for sale. Scallop catcher and scallop speed-peeling competitions are also popular every year. You can enjoy the harvest and appetite of autumn, focusing on the seafood and marine products that Esashi Town is proud of.

5 The 52nd Ikeda Town Autumn Wine Festival (Ikeda Town) will also feature an impressive whole roasted cow.

This event allows you to enjoy wine and Hokkaido beef. There will be a drink corner with Tokachi wine and special grape juice, as well as a food corner with a spectacular whole roasted beef from Ikeda Town and food truck stalls. There will also be a brass band performance on stage and a wine-tasting contest, and the whole venue will be bustling with autumn flavors.

6 Enjoy Hakodate's specialty squid in a variety of dishes at the "Hakodate Squid Festival" (Hakodate City)

This gourmet event allows you to fully enjoy Hakodate's specialty, squid. Every year, a selection of Hakodate's signature squid dishes is lined up, including morning squid rice bowls, grilled squid tentacles, squid rice, and squid tentacle yakisoba. However, the menu is determined by the fishing conditions on the day, so you'll have to wait until you get there to find out what will be served. The venue is within walking distance of Hakodate Station, making it an easy spot to enjoy the event in between sightseeing in Hakodate.

7 The delicious flavors of Hokkaido all come together at the Hokkaido Autumn Harvest Festival (Sapporo)

The Hokkaido Autumn Harvest Festival, held for the first time in Sapporo, is a food event that brings together seasonal agricultural, forestry, and fishery products from 48 organizations across Hokkaido. In addition to sales booths where you can interact directly with producers, there are also plenty of agricultural-themed talks and hands-on experiences. There are plenty of activities to enjoy while learning about food and agriculture, such as collaborations with popular comics "Hyakusho Kizoku" and "Tokachi Hitoribocchi Farm," and roundtable discussions by agricultural high school students.

8 Date's bountiful harvest comes together at the 2025 Date Agriculture, Fisheries and Large Produce Festival (Date City)

This food festival brings together not only local specialties and agricultural and marine products, but also delicious foods from the surrounding area. The flavors of Date are plentiful, with a Kuroge Wagyu beef yakiniku corner, a sales corner for local specialties and agricultural and marine products such as fresh fish and Date vegetables, and more. There will also be free distribution of Date milk, rice cake throwing for children, and a children-only Aki-maji (sea trout) catching contest.

9 Nemuro Industry Festival (Nemuro City) featuring seafood from Nemuro and a barbecue corner

This event features seasonal flavors and local specialties unique to Nemuro. In addition to selling seafood and local specialties, there will also be a barbecue corner where you can grill the food you purchased on the spot. There will also be a variety of unique events, such as a ball-throwing competition, a clam-digging experience for children, and a shoe-throwing competition.

10 Enjoy Hokkaido's largest volume of garlic and grilled meat at the Tokachi Shimizu Garlic Meat Festival (Shimizu Town)

This garlic and yakiniku festival will be held in Shimizu Town, Hokkaido's top garlic shipping region. In addition to offering dishes made with garlic and Tokachi young beef, a luxurious BBQ set featuring Tokachi young beef, garlic pork skewers, and Katsushimizu garlic ajillo will also be available for purchase. There will also be a children's corner and attractions such as a garlic grab-and-go event, making it the perfect family outing.

11 Taste Shintotsukawa's new soba and rice at the 26th Shintotsukawa Taste Festival (Shintotsukawa Town)

This event is the perfect place to enjoy the seasonal flavors of Shintotsukawa Town. Enjoy a special mushroom hotpot made with plenty of Bunashimeji mushrooms, as well as freshly ground, freshly kneaded, and freshly boiled soba noodles. Plus, sample the town's popular Yumepirika new rice, and take part in a fun raffle to win a bag of new rice and other local specialties. Experience the delicious flavors of the town in their entirety.

12 Enjoy fresh vegetables and Makubetsu Wagyu beef at the 48th Makubetsu Industrial Festival (Makubetsu Town)

The Makubetsu Industrial Festival, one of Makubetsu's two major autumn festivals, brings together a large selection of local specialties. You can enjoy local gourmet food, including direct sales of fresh vegetables and samples of Makubetsu-produced Wagyu beef. In addition to the various gourmet food stalls, there will also be stage performances and games in which visitors can participate.

13 The all-you-can-eat local fresh vegetables event is a huge hit at the 50th Umaissho Shintoku Heavy Snow Festival (Shintoku Town)

This gourmet event in Shintoku Town allows you to enjoy charcoal grilled meat purchased under the autumn sky. Fruits from Shintoku Town's sister city, Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture, are also sold, perfect for takeaway or as a dessert after your yakiniku. There are also various other attractions, among which the annual all-you-can-eat local produce event, such as pumpkins and carrots, is extremely popular.

14 "Hokkaido Hubie Festival 2025" (Sapporo City) - Enjoy gourmet food and movies at various locations in Sapporo

This film festival, which will be held in various locations throughout Sapporo, combines food and film. It begins with a red carpet ceremony welcoming esteemed guests, followed by screenings of food-related films from Japan and abroad. There will also be talk events, food events linked to the films, and food-hopping events, making it a fun event for both film fans and food lovers.

15 Gourmet food and attractions all centered around rice at the 5th Rankoshi New Rice Festival (Rankoshi Town)

This festival is packed with rice-related events, including a huge sale of the town's new Rankoshi rice, a bingo tournament where you can win new rice and hotel accommodation vouchers, and a rock-paper-scissors tournament where the winner will receive a bag of new rice. Other attractions include local shops, food trucks, and a children's festival.

16 A taste festival where you can also enjoy camping: "Mikasa Katsurazawa Maple Festival 2025" (Mikasa City)

This festival, held on the shores of Lake Katsurazawa in Mikasa City, is packed with autumn flavors and hands-on events. In addition to enjoying seasonal delicacies like mushroom soup and grilled Yamabe trout, there are also plenty of food trucks and local specialty shops. The event also offers workshops like chopping firewood and making ammonite replicas, and even camping.

17 The 42nd Higashi-Iburi Product Festival brings together delicious foods from one city and four towns in the Higashi-Iburi region (Tomakomai City)

Delicious foods from Tomakomai City, Atsuma Town, Abira Town, Shiraoi Town, and Mukawa Town will all be gathered together in one place. This event is packed with the charm of the region, where you can taste local specialties and gourmet food. Local mascots are scheduled to make an appearance on the final day, the 12th (Sunday).

18 Enjoy Japan's largest catch of surf clams at the Tomakomai Fishing Port Surf Clam Festival (Tomakomai City)

This event allows you to eat as much surf clams as you can, a specialty of Tomakomai City, which boasts the highest catch volume in Japan. There will be sales of surf clams and other seafood, surf clam dishes such as grilled clams and surf clam curry, and surf clam-themed stage events.

19 Enjoy autumn in Shihoro by eating and playing at the 23rd Shihoro Harvest Festival (Shihoro Town)

This festival allows you to enjoy autumn with Shihoro's gourmet food and attractions. In addition to the "Shihoro Taste Market" where juicy Shihoro beef cut steaks, red bean soup, udon noodles and more are lined up, there are other events where you can enjoy the flavors of autumn, such as bagged potatoes and onions, an "Eat and Weight Pittanko Game" and a raffle.

20 Sarabetsu Harvest Festival: Taste the rare Sarabetsu Wagyu beef (Sarabetsu Village)

This event brings together the delicious flavors of Sarabetsu Village. In addition to being able to taste the rare Sarabetsu Wagyu beef, which is raised in the bountiful nature of the vast Tokachi region, don't miss the food corner, where you can buy large pots, local produce, and local dishes. Every year, a variety of elaborate events are held, including a stage and event corner, which liven up the venue even more.

twenty one The 30th Churui Dontokoi Village Festival (Makubetsu Town) features a wide variety of local delicacies, including lily bulbs and Churui Wagyu beef

This event allows you to experience the autumn harvest and the charm of the region. There will be plenty of stalls selling local delicacies, including local lily bulbs and Churui Wagyu beef. You can also enjoy a variety of performance events on the stage, including taiko drumming and Tsugaru shamisen performances, impersonations, and song shows. There will also be displays of fire engines and police cars that children will enjoy.

twenty two "Uma Calfes in Shinhidaka" - A horse experience unique to Shinhidaka Town, Japan's No. 1 horse-breeding region (Shinhidaka Town)

This horse-related event will be held in Shinhidaka Town, Japan's number one horse-breeding area. In addition to horse riding, a Yabusame demonstration, and thoroughbred displays, there are plenty of other activities unique to this horse-breeding area, such as farm work experiences and a kids' auction. You can also enjoy crafting experiences, such as making horseshoe coasters and Yawata horse straps.

twenty three Enjoy a variety of apples at the Fukagawa Apple Festa 2025 (Fukagawa City)

A wide variety of Fukagawa apples will be available over the two days. Enjoy the differences in appearance and taste, and you may discover your favorite variety or an apple that can only be tasted here. In the quiz corner, those who answer all questions correctly will receive a gift of processed products made with Fukagawa fruit.

twenty four Enjoy fresh oysters from Akkeshi Town cooked over charcoal at the 63rd Akkeshi Oyster Festival (Akkeshi Town)

This taste festival, unique to Akkeshi Town, the town of oysters, attracts many tourists every year from both within and outside Hokkaido. Fresh seafood such as oysters, clams, scallops, and surf clams is sold at the venue, and you can also rent a grill to enjoy on the spot. This is an event where everyone, from children to adults, can enjoy autumn food, including clam and oyster catching.

twenty five [Cancelled] Hokuto City Moheji Salmon Festival: See salmon swimming upstream up close (Hokuto City)

This festival takes place on the Moheji River, where you can see salmon swimming upstream. You can enjoy a variety of salmon-themed events every year, including the ever-popular "salmon catching" event and sales of fresh seafood and salmon hotpot. This is an event where you can experience the power of nature and gourmet food at the same time.