| Dates | 13–22 Feb 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours | 10:00–17:00 per KTO's listing (organizer data); the organizer's 2025 notice gave 10:00–17:30 with ticket sales ending at 16:30 |
| Weather | February average 1/−10 °C (33/14 °F), 49 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Daegwallyeong (Pyeongchang) station. |
| Venue | Daegwallyeong Snow Festival grounds on the Songcheon stream, Hoenggye-ri강원특별자치도 평창군 대관령면 대관령로 135-9 |
| Admission | Admission, adult (middle school and up): ₩10,000 · Admission, child (elementary school and younger): ₩8,000 |
| Previous edition | 2025: 24 Jan – 2 Feb 2025 |
| Next edition | 2027: 30 Jan – 9 Feb 2027 |
Program
- 13 Febopening ceremony
- 14 Feb 10:00Daegwallyeong Naked Marathon, 5 km and 10 km, about 450 runners (run by the Pyeongchang County and Daegwallyeong-myeon sports councils)
- Snow sculpture plaza with Olympic-themed snow and ice sculptures, a snow cave and an ice café
- Mini Olympicscross-country skiing, laser biathlon shooting and curling
- Nundongi winter training camp: hay-bale fitness course, kettle curling, broom hockey, wind running
- MC events (winter-sports quiz, puck shooting, Nundongi luck game) and folk games (tuho, jegichagi, yut nori)
- Sheep feeding with Daegwallyeong Haneul Ranch; indoor crafts such as mini canvas gel-stone painting in the Eoulmadang hall
- 13–22 FebK-Stamp Tour mobile stamp trail (festival site, Pyeongchang Olympic Plaza, Silver Bell church, Daegwallyeong tourist information centre); finishers from outside the county received a Pyeongchang traveller card loaded with ₩10,000
- 22 Febclosed early for safety in strong wind
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Admission, adult (middle school and up) | ₩10,000 | Online presale ₩7,000 (1–18 Jan), ₩8,000 (19–31 Jan), ₩9,000 (1–12 Feb), ₩10,000 during the festival |
| Admission, child (elementary school and younger) | ₩8,000 | |
| Admission, Pyeongchang residents, seniors, registered disabled, national-merit holders | ₩5,000 | ID or proof required; discounts cannot be combined |
| Admission, adult with a local receipt | ₩8,000 | One person per ₩10,000 receipt from a local business |
| Admission, under 24 months | Free | |
| Snow sled, five rides | ₩5,000 | Admission ticket required; no discounts |
| Potato pancake at food stalls (2 pieces) | ₩10,000 | Sample prices on KTO's listing: buckwheat pancake ₩6,000 (2), fish cake ₩5,000 (4), takoyaki ₩5,000 (8), hotteok ₩3,000 |
Notes on the 2026 edition
Theme 'Nundongi, a winter-sports hopeful, grows into a national-team athlete', tied to the Milan Cortina Games. Billed as the 34th edition (2023–2025 were numbered 29th–31st). About 100,000 visitors targeted. On 22 Feb staff checked wind hourly and planned to close if it reached 14 m/s; the festival closed early, and online buyers who could not enter were refunded through Yanolja customer service (1599-8370). Committee chair: Ju Seok-jung.
About the festival
The Daegwallyeong Snow Festival (대관령눈꽃축제) is a ten-day snow-sculpture and sledding festival run by local residents beside the Songcheon stream in Hoenggye, Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang, about 2 h 10 min by direct bus from Dong Seoul. Held since 1993, it last ran 13–22 February 2026, and the 35th edition is planned for 30 January–9 February 2027, 09:30–17:30. Entry is paid: adults usually pay about ₩7,000–10,000 depending on how early they book online, children and seniors less, and the snow sled costs about ₩5,000 extra.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Daegwallyeong Snow Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
18 October 2026, against the sources listed below.
- 2026 edition source
- Daegwallyeong Snow Festival official site — festival introduction, fees and directionsofficial
- Daegwallyeong Snow Festival official site — notice boardofficial
- Daegwallyeong Snow Festival official site — programmeofficial
- Daegwallyeong Snow Festival official site — press listofficial