Korean Festivals

Miniature Life with Tatsuya Tanaka Exhibition Poster

20 amusing activities for Seoul in Summer 2024

As the summer sun casts its warm glow over South Korea, the bustling city of Seoul comes alive with an array ...

Ice Wall at the Chilgapsan Ice Fountain Festival

Is The Chilgapsan Ice Fountain Festival 2024 Worth Visiting?

During the frosty months of Korean winter, a small part of Korea’s Cheongyang Alps Village becomes a magical winter wonderland and home to the incredible Chilgapsan Ice Fountain Festival. At this festival, visitors are treated to beautiful winter scenes of frozen ice fountains and sculptures, snowy slopes you can slide down, and fiery logs roasting traditional winter snacks.

Sledding at the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival

Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival 2024: Korean Ice Fishing Fun

For three frigid weeks every January, the frozen river of the mountain town Hwacheon in Korea’s Gangwon Province transforms into a glittering ice playground for the magical Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival. At this festival, tourists and locals alike join together to catch the rare mountain trout (sancheoneo) found only in the clean waters of the river by traditional ice fishing.