Abashiri Okhotsk Drift Ice Festival
February 8, 2025 - February 9, 2025
Abashiri's winter festival is held every February. There are many spectacular snow sculptures, beautiful ice sculptures, and events!
The 60th Abashiri Okhotsk Drift Ice Festival will be held at the Abashiri Commercial Port Wharf. Focusing on the drift ice, the strength of which is decreasing year by year due to the effects of global warming, the festival will be held under the theme of "SAVE THE ICE SAVE THE EARTH" (protecting drift ice is protecting the earth), as it was last year.
We are planning various events to spread the word about the current state of drift ice, its attractions, and what each and every person can do to protect it, so that this festival will be an opportunity for people to come to love drift ice even more!
Event Program
February 8 (Saturday)
10:00~ Opening (Yosakoi and other citizen performances)
11:00 ~ Opening Ceremony
(After the event) Gifts of local products from sister cities
(With the cooperation of Itoman City, Okinawa Prefecture, Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture)
12:20~ Radio calisthenics to combat the cold
13:00~ Yusuke Hashimoto Song Stage
14:15~ Comedy Stage "Tom Brown"
15:15~ Drift Ice Kayak Pulling Competition
Sunset to 8:00pm: Illumination of snow and ice sculptures
Abashiri Civic Hall
17:00~ ICE BREAKING MUSIC FEST (Doors open at 16:15/Start at 17:00)
February 9th (Sunday)
10:30~ Bakujo Sentai Bunbunja Show (High touch event will be held after the show)
13:00 - Grateful for the blessings of drift ice! Scallops fly in the sky!
14:20~ Bakujo Sentai Bunbunja Show (High touch event will be held after the show)
15:30~ Drift ice mikoshi and mochi throwing
16:00 Closing
Inside the venue
12:00-16:00 Drift Ice SAUNA FEST (Advance reservations required)
Two-day regular event
10:00~ Okhotsk "Floating Ice Ring Toss"
10:00~ Drift Ice Trust Campaign
10:00~ Firewood chopping experience & bonfire festival
(With the cooperation of the Abashiri District Forestry Association and mokki, a shop selling Nordic goods and outdoor experiences)
Pick UP Event
(February 8, 14:15~)
Comedy stage "Tom Brown"
Tom Brown, a finalist in the 2024 M-1 Grand Prix, will be performing a comedy live show! The laughter of the two will blow away the freezing cold!
(2/9 10:30~, 14:20~)
Bakujo Sentai Bunbunger Character Show
We will be holding a character show for "Bakujo Sentai Bunbunger"! Let's all cheer them on!!
Inquiry
網走市観光課 (0152-61-2360)
Access
Abashiri Commercial Port Venue
Main Snow Sculpture Theme Photo Archive
The 54th TV animation "Golden Kamuy"
The 53rd Cape Notoro Lighthouse
The 52nd Abashiri City Folk Museum
The 51st Abashiri Prison Museum
50th Moyoro People (Quadrilogy) Rosset's Prayer (Episode 4)
The 49th Moyoro People (Quadruple) Battle of the Heroes (Episode 3)
The 48th Moyoro People (Quadrilogy) Kamuichikapu's Prophecy (Episode 2)
47th Moyoro no Tami (Quadruple) Roseto's Love (Episode 1)
Episode 46 The Mysterious Bird of Futatsuiwa and the Hero
The 45th Ponmoi Story