About
The festival is held each January on Hwacheoncheon Stream in Hwacheon-eup, Gangwon Province, when the water freezes solid. Visitors catch sancheoneo, a mountain trout, and can eat it raw or grilled on the spot.
Activities include ice fishing, bare-handed catching, lure fishing, snow sledding and ice sledding. The Korea Tourism Organization page says it was named one of CNN's Seven Wonders of Winter in 2011 and draws more than one million visitors each year.
Highlights
- Ice fishing and bare-handed catching
- Night fishing 18:00 to 21:00
- Snow and ice sledding
- 23 days, 9 to 31 January 2027
Details
- Date
- 9 to 31 Jan 2027
- Date note
- The Korea Tourism Organization page says its details follow the 2026 festival, so the dates may be adjusted.
- Time
- 09:00 to 18:00, night fishing 18:00 to 21:00
- Venue
- Hwacheoncheon Stream, Hwacheon-eup
- Where
- Hwacheon, South Korea
- Organiser
- Hwacheon County and Nara Foundation
- Status
- Confirmed
The organiser site, narafestival.com, also prints 9 to 31 January 2027, but it does not open reliably in modern browsers, so the Korea Tourism Organization listing is linked.
Hadath does not sell tickets. Dates and prices can change: confirm on the organiser's page before you buy or travel.
