| Dates | Late December 2026 to mid or late February 2027 (the 19th season by the organizer's count). Basis: KTO's 2025–26 listing ran 24 December–22 February; the 2014–15 season ran 24 December–22 February with a partial, weather-dependent December opening and the official opening on 1 January; the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons opened on 1 January and closed on 13 February and 12–19 February. No 2026–27 dates or prices announced as of 19 October 2026. |
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| Venue | Alps Village (Cheonjang-ri), Jeongsan-myeon충청남도 청양군 정산면 천장호길 223-35 |
| Admission | Paid: an all-day ticket is about ₩10,000–15,000, with a reduced rate for seniors and some other groups; sleds and activities are extra, with admission plus sled about ₩25,000–35,000 on site and online bundles a little cheaper. |
| Previous edition | 2025: 24 Dec – 22 Feb 2026 |
Notes on the 2026 edition
Named for a December 2026 opening, as in the 2025–26 listing.
About the festival
The Chilgapsan Ice Fountain Festival (칠갑산 얼음분수축제) is a village-run winter festival at Alps Village (Cheonjang-ri) below Chilgapsan in Cheongyang, Chungcheongnam-do, where about 90 giant ice fountains, snow sculptures of cartoon characters and snow and ice sledding make a family day out, about three hours from Seoul by bus. The 2025–26 season, its 18th, ran 24 December 2025–22 February 2026; the 2026–27 season is expected from late December 2026 (in past years the full programme opened on 1 January) to mid or late February 2027, with dates not yet announced. Admission is paid, about ₩10,000–15,000, with sledding extra (about ₩25,000–35,000 with admission).
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Chilgapsan Ice Fountain Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
21 October 2026, against the sources listed below.