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Hangang Festival (Winter) 2023 in Seoul, South Korea

한강페스티벌 겨울 2023

Dec2023
22 –31
Fri–Sun Sledding 09:00–17:00 (Ttukseom to 20:00 during the market)
Past edition

22 December 2023 to 31 December 2023 · Sledding 09:00–17:00 (Ttukseom to 20:00 during the market)

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2023 festival offered. The current information is on the Hangang Festival (Winter) page (Expected Dec 2026).

Venue this year. Part of the city's 'Hangang Winter Festa' in seven Han River parks (22 Dec 2023–12 Feb 2024).

Dates22–31 Dec 2023
HoursSledding 09:00–17:00 (Ttukseom to 20:00 during the market)
WeatherDecember average 4/−3 °C (40/26 °F), 23 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Seoul station.
VenueTtukseom Hangang Park (Christmas market) and Yeouido Hangang Park, with other Han River parks서울특별시 광진구 강변북로 2202 (자양동, 뚝섬한강공원)
AdmissionFree to enter the parks, the Christmas market, the domes and the kite festival. Market workshops charge for materials, sledding costs under ₩10,000, and cruises are paid (about ₩25,000–40,000 a person).
Next edition2024: 20–31 Dec 2024

Program

  • 22–31 Dec, Ttukseom Hangang Park: Romantic Hangang Christmas Market with a 9 m tree, a market and food trucks
  • 22–31 DecHangang Festival winter displays, including a 2 m snow dome and New Year symbols
  • 23, 25, 30 and 31 Decmusic fireworks cruise between Yeouido Hangang Park and Ara Gimpo Passenger Terminal
  • From 22 Decsledding at Ttukseom, Jamwon and, new that year, Yeouido (an 80 m main slope and two 30 m slopes); 21 Dec 11:00–15:00 reserved for 200 invited visitors with disabilities

Notes on the 2023 edition

The city's November 2023 plan had the winter run on 1–25 December centred on Ttukseom; it was held on 22–31 December.

About the festival

The Hangang Festival (Winter) is the Seoul city government's year-end run of its Han River parks festival, built around the Romantic Hangang Christmas Market, photo and rest domes, kite flying and the Hangang sledding parks. The 2026 run is planned for 19–27 December in the city's April 2026 schedule, with a winter rest area and kite festival at Yeouido and the Christmas market at Ttukseom, but the programme was not out as of 18 October 2026. Entry is free; the sledding parks charge a small fee (under ₩10,000) and market workshops charge for materials. For Ttukseom take Line 7 to Jayang Station (Exits 2 and 3); for Yeouido, Line 5 to Yeouinaru Station.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Hangang Festival (Winter) page, which covers every edition.

Source

Facts checked
18 October 2026, against the sources listed below.

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