Scrum Fest Sapporo 2026
Overview
A scrum and agile conference from Hokkaido hosted by Agile Sapporo. After running as Scrum Fest Niseko, a small overnight retreat, in 2023 and 2024, the 2026 edition returns to its Sapporo roots after a two-year gap in a session-based format with an online track. Keynotes feature three executives from Classmethod, Creationline, and KDDI Agile Development Center, joined by a Memuro town official who maintains the OSS project MADO.
Foundation
- Founded
- 2018
- Founder
- Agile Sapporo
Agile Sapporo has organized conference-style events since 2018. From 2023 it moved to Niseko in the off-season as Scrum Fest Niseko, a small overnight retreat designed for deep connections among participants. The 2026 edition returns to a conference format in Sapporo, going back to its original mission of advancing agile in Hokkaido and welcoming a larger audience. It is part of the network of regional scrum fests alongside Osaka, Mikawa, Niigata, and Sendai.
Transition
- 2018 Agile Sapporo begins holding conference-style events
- 2023 Reformatted as Scrum Fest Niseko, an overnight retreat at Hilton Niseko Village
- 2024 Second Scrum Fest Niseko held
- 2026 Held after a two-year gap, returning to a conference format at HooK in Sapporo on November 13-14, with an online track
Voices
The keynote on commitment retraced how the Scrum Guide's translation was carefully unpacked, and the OST sessions sparked exchanges even among first-timers (from Kumagoro's Scrum Fest Niseko 2024 report, in Japanese)
Keynotes and sessions deepened understanding of the essence of agile and new practices, making for a memorable two days complete with Niseko's sea of clouds (from dip Engineer Blog's 2024 report, in Japanese)
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