The city of Sapporo Snow Festival started around 1950 by the cooperation of the Tourism Association of Sapporo and Sapporo district. In this festival for the first time, because no one has ever created a statue of snow before. The Organizing Committee must ask high school students in the city of Sapporo snow statues along until you have 6 pieces of sculpture in the courtyard in the Odori Park, which originally is to throw snow. Early versions of snow is extremely high, only 7 meters, only 4 in 1953 has created sculptures that are up to 15 metres, which require a large amount of snow. Need a truck and Dozer came to help in the creation and the beginning of the creation of a large snow sculpture.
In 1954, began the work of locals participate in 1955, participants have more shows, including Japan self-defense force volunteers join held up that space comes from nitrate 10. in 1959, was beginning the viewers from outside Hokkaido visitors more. When Japan has hosted the Winter Olympics in Sapporo Snow Festival in 1972, it was suggested, is known throughout the world. In 1974, starting with snow sculpture contest from the international team.