snow festival
A winter event featuring snow sculptures, activities, and attractions. Often refers to the Sapporo Snow Festival (さっぽろ雪まつり) but can be used for similar events elsewhere.
The Snow Festival will be held in Sapporo next month.
You can see huge snow sculptures at the Snow Festival.
Variant spelling with a middle dot; less common but still used.
Loanword from English 'snow festival'.