Hakodate Goryokaku Festival
Dates Saturday, May 18 to Sunday, May 19, 2019
Seasonal Events from April 1, 2019, to March 31, 2020.
This page provides information on seasonal events hosted by the Goryokaku Tower and events held around Goryokaku each year.
*Please note that events are subject to change or cancellation.
Spring Events
Memorial Service for the War Dead of the Battle of Hakodate
Date Saturday, May 11, 2019.
Large koi-nobori windsocks are set up at the Goryokaku Tower.
Dates Saturday, April 20 to Monday, May 6, 2019
Night Cherry Blossom Illumination at Goryokaku Park
Dates 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 to Sunday, May 12, 2019
Hakodate Children’s Day: Parents & Kids Kite Making and Kite Flying Festival
Date Monday, May 5, 2019
Summer Events
Civic Creation Hakodate Outdoor Play Let the Castle of Stars Shine for Tomorrow
Dates Friday, July 12, Saturday, July 13, Friday, July 19, Saturday, July 20, Friday, July 26, Saturday, July 27, Friday, August 9, and Saturday, August 10, 2019.
Hakodate Port Festival
Dates Thursday, August 1 to Monday, August 5, 2019
Goryokaku Tower Tanabata Festival 2018
Dates Sunday, July 1 to Saturday, July 7, 2018
Summer Solstice Light Down/Cool Earth Day Light Down
Dates Thursday, June 21, and Saturday, July 7, 2018
Fall Events
Sports Day: Stair Climbing Challenge and the Quiz of the History of Goryokaku and Goryokaku Tower
Dates Saturday, October 6 to Monday (Sports Day), October 8, 2018.
Observation Day
Date Monday, October 1, 2018
Winter Events
Winter Traffic Safety Festival
Date Wednesday, December 26, 2018
Spring Camellia Display at the Goryokaku Tower
Dates Sunday (public holiday), February 11, 2018, to early March (TBD)
First Sunrise on New Year’s Day (Open at 6 a.m.)
Date Monday, January 1, 2019
Hoshi no Yume Illumination
Dates Saturday, December 1, 2018, to Thursday, February 28, 2019.
