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Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival 2027
- 📅 Dates
- Jan 9, 2027 – Jan 31, 2027 ✓ Dates verified with 3 independent sources
- 📍 Location
- 137, Sancheoneo-gil, Hwacheon-eup, Hwacheon-gun, Gangwon-do
- 🎫 Admission
- Paid
- 🕘 Hours
- 09:00-18:00 (Night fishing 18:00-21:00)
- 🎪 Venue
- Hwacheon-eup, Hwacheon-gun, Gangwon-do Province
- 🏛️ Organizer
- Hwacheon-gun, Nara Foundation
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-1688-3005
Overview
*The information below is based on the 2026 festivals. Details for the 2027 festivals will be updated as they become available.*Held in Hwacheon, Gangwon-do, the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival is a one-of-a-kind winter event that was named one of CNN's “Seven Wonders of Winter” in 2011. The festival takes place every January, when the famously pristine waters of Hwacheoncheon Stream freeze solid. Visitors can catch sancheoneo, mountain trout often called the "Queen of the Valley", through ice fishing or even with their bare hands. The freshly caught fish can be enjoyed immediately as raw sli
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
What happens at Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival
- Ice Fishing (On-site/Reservation)
- Bare-Handed Catching
- Lure Fishing
- Snow Sledding
- Ice Sledding
Official programme as registered with the Korea Tourism Organization. Details can change — check with the organizer before you go.
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📊 How busy this area gets
Visitor-volume index for 화천군, from Korea Tourism Organization big data. 1.00 = that area's own yearly average, so this compares the area against itself — not against Seoul.
Jan — 1.38
The index covers the whole district, not the festival ground itself. Use it to pick a month, not a day. · Oct 1.26 / Jan 1.38
🏮 Traditional market days during the festival
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Nearby Attractions
Places near the festival venue, described in English by the Korea Tourism Organization. Distances and times are road-based driving estimates from NAVER route search — useful for taxi trips — and can change with traffic. Places under 1 km in a straight line are marked “walkable”. Anything more than 15 km away by road is left out.
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Bungeoseom Island붕어섬 Attractionapprox. 2.7 km · ~5 min by car
Bungeoseom Island was created as a result of the construction of the Chuncheon Dam. The island was turned into a green recreational site with environmentally friendly…
Korean address for map apps강원특별자치도 화천군 화천읍 하리 243 -
Paroho Lake (Hwacheon)파로호(화천 Attractionapprox. 8.7 km · ~12 min by car
Paroho Lake is a manmade lake created when Hwacheon Dam was built in the valley of the Bukhangang River. The lake was once referred to as Daebungho Lake for its…
Korean address for map apps강원특별자치도 화천군 간동면 배터길 36-8
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