EDITORIALS
2024 Edition] 12 Recommended Halloween Events in Hokkaido, Japan
In October, pumpkins, ghosts, black cats, and other motifs appear everywhere, creating a Halloween mood. Various regions in Hokkaido hold unique Halloween events. We will introduce 12 Halloween events that can be enjoyed by families and couples and are perfect for outings.
- Shiroi Koibito Park Nyahoroween: Black Cat and Witch's Sweet Magic" with horror events and limited sweets (Sapporo)
- F VILLAGE Happy Halloween" Halloween event at F Village (Kitahiroshima City)
- Potato Halloween" (Shimukappu Village) featuring potatoes, not pumpkins
- Eniwa Happy Halloween 2024" (Eniwa City), featuring gourmet food such as kitchen cars and tent stalls
- Halloween in the Forest" (Obihiro City), where you can enjoy crafts, coloring, and other hands-on activities
- Let's high-five each other! "FUN! FUN! Halloween -Cheerful High-Five" (Kitahiroshima City)
- Engaru Halloween Event" (Engaru Town): Sow sweets and play games.
- Mascot and pizza making workshop "Nae-cho Commerce and Industry Association Youth Club Halloween Party" (Nae-cho)
- Onuma Halloween Night & Autumn Foliage Sunset Cruise" (Nanae Town)
- Hanakawa Central Shopping Street Promotion Association Halloween" (Ishikari City)
- Halloween "Chippubetsu Halloween Station 2024" with gourmet food in front of JR Station (Chichibubetsu Town)
- Halloween Night Viewing Party" to observe the starry sky associated with Halloween (Rikubetsu Town)
1 "Shiroi Koibito Park Nya Halloween: Black Cat and Witch's Sweet Magic" with horror events and limited sweets (Sapporo)
Shiroi Koibito Park will be decorated to Halloween specifications, and a cute limited menu themed on "black cats" and "witches" will be available. In addition, a mission-based horror event "Black Feathers Leading the Way: Hide and Seek of Fear" will be held. In addition, there will be an original pumpkin lantern, a Halloween-designed key chain making experience, and limited-edition Halloween sweets for sale, making it a great place to make sightseeing memories.
Dates: Sunday, September 1 - Thursday, October 31, 10:00-18:00
Venue: Shiroi Koibito Park (2-11-36 Miyanosawa 2-jo, Nishi-ku, Sapporo)
For details and map information of "Shiroi Koibito Park Nya Halloween - Sweet Magic of Black Cat and Witch", click here.
2 "Potato Halloween" (Shimukappu Village): Motif of potatoes, not pumpkins
A Halloween event to be enjoyed at a Halloween-spec venue with a potato motif. Halloween is all about pumpkins, but at Hoshino Resort Risonare Tomamu, you can enjoy a different kind of Halloween with jack-o'-lanterns made of potatoes, potato Halloween decorations, and special gourmet foods made with potatoes.
Dates: Tuesday, October 1 - Thursday, October 31, 10:00-22:00
Venue: Hoshino Resort Resonale Tomamu Firefly Street (Nakatomamu, Shimukappu-mura, Yufutsu-gun)
For more information about "Potato Halloween" and map information
3 F VILLAGE Happy Halloween event "F VILLAGE Happy Halloween" (Kitahiroshima City)
F Village will be decorated in Halloween colors with cute photo spots of F Village's mascot character "Eftan," a bear cub, and pumpkins. In addition to Halloween decorations, there will be events where you can get stickers and Halloween Eftan masks, a special dance show by Frep, Polly and the Fighters Girls in Halloween costumes, cute Halloween food, workshops and store events, and much more! The event will be held in the same building as the Halloween Festival.
Dates: Tuesday, October 15 - Thursday, October 31
Venue: Hokkaido Ball Park F Village (F Village, Kitahiroshima City)
For more information about "F VILLAGE Happy Halloween" and map information, click here.
4 "Eniwa Happy Halloween 2024" (Eniwa City) with a variety of gourmet foods including kitchen cars and tent stalls
More than 20 kitchen cars and tents will be lined up in the venue filled with jack-o'-lanterns made from pumpkins grown in Eniwa City. In addition, there will be a lantern making workshop, candy throwing, and stage events to enliven the event.
Date and Time: Saturday, October 26, 11:00-18:00
Venue: Hanafuru (828-3 Minamijimamatsu, Eniwa City)
For more information about "Eniwa Happy Halloween 2024" and map information, please visit
5 "Halloween in the Forest" (Obihiro City) where you can enjoy hands-on activities such as crafts and coloring.
The venue is decorated to Halloween specifications and features a stamp rally, a haunted house, and a corner where visitors can try their hand at crafts, Halloween tattoo stickers, coloring, and other activities. The Halloween event is divided into two sessions, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon, and you are welcome to jump in and join the fun.
Date and time: October 20 (Sun.) 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. / 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
■Venue: Mori no Koryukan Tokachi (6-1-2 Nishi 20-jo Minami, Obihiro City)
For more information about "Halloween in the Forest" and map information
6 Let's give high-fives to other participants "FUN! FUN! Halloween - YUKAINA HIGH-FIVE" (Kita Hiroshima City)
This is an event where participants can get to know each other as well as the staff by wearing the orange Halloween gloves they received at the reception desk and high-fiving everyone. The highlight of the event is the "Kitahiro Quiz" about the local area and the "Halloween Clean Walk" where participants visit spots while picking up trash. In addition, there will be photo spots, zombie appearances, kitchen cars, outdoor sports areas, and other fun areas at each point.
Date and Time: Sunday, October 27, 10:00-15:00
Venue: East Exit of JR Kitahiroshima Station (Chuo 5-chome, Kitahiroshima City), etc.
For details and map information of "FUN! FUN! Halloween ~Yukai na HI-TOUCH!
7 "Engaru Halloween Event" (Engaru Town) with candy throwing and game competitions
Various indoor and outdoor events will be held at "Engaru Halloween Event". There will be a variety of events for both children and adults to enjoy, such as candy throwing, fun games, dance performances, and "Hataraku-vehicle" vehicle exhibits. In addition, there will be gourmet food stalls such as kitchen cars, local specialties, and handmade goods for sale, as well as a photo spot that is perfect for costumes.
Date and Time:October 20 (Sun.) from 10:00 a.m.
Venue:Metro Plaza, Engaru Town Arts and Culture Exchange Plaza (Iwamidori Minami 1-chome, Engaru Town, Monbetsu County)
For more information about "Engaru Halloween Event" and map information, click here
8 Mascot and pizza making workshops will also be held "Nae-cho Commerce and Industry Association Youth Club Halloween Party" (Nae-cho)
A variety of events will be held, including a full-fledged magic show and live music to liven up the event, a Halloween mascot, and a pizza-making workshop. There will also be kitchen car vendors and a petit beer party where you can enjoy beer and other alcoholic beverages. There will also be a costume contest with great prizes for children and adults.
Date and time: Saturday, October 26, 15:00-20:00
Venue: Naie-cho Exchange Plaza Minakuru (74, Naie-cho, Sorachi-gun)
For details and map information on the "Naie-cho Chamber of Commerce and Industry Youth Club Halloween Party," click here.
9 "Onuma Halloween Night & Autumn Foliage Sunset Cruise" to enjoy Halloween at a famous autumn foliage spot (Nanae Town)
For two days, you can enjoy the autumn leaves and Halloween at Onuma Park at the same time. The park will be decorated with many ghosts and pumpkins, and fireworks will light up the autumn night sky on both days. Other events such as a YOSAKOI Soran performance and an all-you-can-stuff-yourself vegetable market will make the park even more lively.
Date and Time: Saturday, October 19, from 12:30 p.m. / Sunday, October 20, from 10:00 a.m.
Venue: Onuma Park Plaza (Onuma National Park, Nanae-cho, Kameda-gun)
For more information about "Onuma Halloween Night & Autumn Foliage Sunset Cruise" and map information
10 Go around the shopping street and get candy "Hanakawa Central Shopping Street Promotion Association Halloween" (Ishikari City)
A Halloween event held in the Hanakawa Central Shopping Arcade in Ishikari City. Children can participate in the "Halloween in the Shopping Arcade" event, in which they can get candy by going around the shopping arcade and saying the word "Halloween". In addition, there will be a food and beverage corner and a children's corner open to everyone at the event site.
Date and Time: Saturday, October 26, 11:00-15:30
Venue: Parking lot of Murakami Labor Administration Office (3-78, Hanakawa Minami 1-jo, Ishikari City)
For more details and map information on "Hanakawa Central Shopping Street Promotion Association Halloween" click here
11 Halloween "Chichibubetsu Halloween Station 2024" with gourmet food in front of JR station (Chichibubetsu-cho)
The area in front of JR Chichibubetsu Station will be transformed into a Halloween-style station. The station building will be decorated and lit up for Halloween, creating a different atmosphere. Kitchen cars, marche stalls, workshops, and sales of new rice and vegetables are recommended for families.
Date and Time: October 26 (Sat) 11:00-19:00 / October 27 (Sun) 10:00-15:00
Venue: In front of JR Chichibubetsu Station (Chichibubetsu, Chichibubetsu-cho, Amaryu-gun)
For more information about "Chichibubetsu Halloween Station 2024" and map information
12 Observing the starry sky associated with Halloween "Halloween Night Viewing Party" (Rikubetsu Town)
This is an event where visitors can observe celestial objects associated with Halloween. At the observatory dressed up as Halloween, visitors can learn about the autumn night sky, including celestial objects associated with ghosts. Those who participate in the event in costume will receive candy on a first-come, first-served basis.
Dates: Saturday, October 26 - Thursday, October 31
Venue: Ginga no Mori Observatory, Rikubetsu Space & Earth Science Museum (Uwonbetsu, Rikubetsu-cho, Ashoro-gun)
For more information about the Halloween Night Viewing Party, click here.
All information is current at the time of publication in October 2024.
All information is subject to change. Please check the official website for details.