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If you're planning on going out, check these out! 3 recommended weekend events in Sapporo [October 11th-13th, 2025]

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If you're wondering where to go this weekend, we've got three recommended events for the three-day weekend from October 11th (Sat) to 13th (Mon), including a film festival where you can enjoy food and movies together, an event that brings together delicious food from all over Hokkaido, and a bus tour around Sapporo's famous autumn foliage spots.

EVENT 1 Hokkaido Hooby Festival 2025: Three days of enjoying food and movies

Hokkaido Hubby Festival

This event combines "FOOD" and "MOVIE" to allow you to enjoy both food and movies at the same time. The event will be held at the Sapporo Red Brick Building, which reopened this year, as well as at movie theaters, various facilities, and restaurants in Sapporo. It will feature food-related film screenings, talk shows, and symposiums from Japan and overseas! On the first day, a red carpet ceremony will be held, featuring special supporters TEAM NACS, as well as actors Yumi Adachi and Hayato Ichihara.

Hokkaido Hubby Festival

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In addition to being able to enjoy lunch and dinner themed around food movies, there will also be a joint project called "Hokkaido Coca-Cola presents Sapporo Hubyval 2025," which will liven up the entire city of Sapporo. Approximately 50 restaurants will be participating from October 3rd (Friday) to 12th (Sunday), and you can enjoy a food and drink set at a discounted price just by presenting your digital passport.

■Date and time: Friday, October 10th to Sunday, October 12th, 2025 *Please check the official website for details such as the times of each program. ■ Location: Red Brick Building, Sapporo Cinema Frontier, TOHO Cinemas Susukino, Job Kita Hachi Theater, and other facilities and restaurants (various locations in Sapporo) For more information on the Hokkaido Hubby Festival 2025, click here

EVENT 2 Obihiro Indian also appears! Hokkaido's proud gourmet food and crafts are gathered together at "HOKKAIDO Good Things Marche Vol. 26"

HOKKAIDO Good Things and Good Things Marche

This popular market brings together Hokkaido's best food and crafts at Daimaru Sapporo. Based on the food theme of "potatoes," a variety of delicacies using sweet potatoes and other ingredients will be available, including gelato, croquettes, bread, and gyoza.

Hasegawa Store Indian Curry

Left: Hasegawa Store Yakitori Bento / Right: Curry Shop Indian Indian Curry

Don't miss out on local gourmet favorites like Hakodate's soul food, "Hasegawa Store Yakitori Bento," as well as Obihiro's popular local curry, "Curry Shop Indian Indian Curry," which will be making its first appearance at this event! Also noteworthy are the craft exhibits, which feature a variety of items to brighten up your life, including sundries, accessories, pottery, leather items, and more, all made with Hokkaido's natural beauty and natural materials.

■Dates and times: October 8th (Wed) to 13th (Mon), 2025, 10:00-19:00 (final day closes at 18:00) ■ Venue: Daimaru Sapporo Store, 7th floor event space (7 Kita 5-jo Nishi 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo) For details on "HOKKAIDO Good Things and Good Things Marche Vol. 26" click here

EVENT 3 Enjoy the spectacular autumn foliage spots of Jozankei "Jozankei Five Great Autumn Foliage Spots by Bus"

Jozankei Five Great Autumn Foliage Spots by Bus

Jozankei, Sapporo's inner sanctum, is a popular area not only for its hot springs but also for its autumn foliage. Buses run to each of Jozankei's five most spectacular autumn foliage areas! There are also tours with local guides, so you can easily enjoy viewing the autumn leaves in Jozankei even without a car.

Hoheikyo Dam

Hoheikyo Dam: A dam where you can enjoy the tourist discharge and the spectacular autumn foliage

Sapporo International Ski Resort

Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort also hosts an Autumn Taste Festival with gourmet food stalls.

You can enjoy different autumn foliage views depending on your destination, such as the red Futami Suspension Bridge, which is perfect for viewing the autumn leaves, the Jozankei Hot Springs Area, which tours Lake Sapporo, the Hoheikyo Dam, where you can enjoy the spectacular view of the autumn leaves and the tourist discharge of the impressive arch dam, and the Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort, where you can enjoy gourmet food and views of the autumn leaves below from a gondola.

■Dates: Wednesday, October 1st to Friday, October 31st, 2025 *Operation period, operating hours, and fares vary depending on the destination. ■ Reception and boarding point: Jozankei Tourist Information Center (212 Jozankei Onsen Higashi 3-chome, Minami-ku, Sapporo) For details on "Jozankei Bus Tour: Five Great Autumn Foliage Sceneries in 2025" please click here

*All information is current as of the time of publication in October 2025. *All published information may be subject to change, so please check the official website for details.

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