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Hangang Festival (Winter) 2026 in Seoul, South Korea

한강페스티벌 겨울 2026

Expected2026
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Expected

Saturday 19 to Sunday 27 December 2026, the dates in the city's April 2026 four-season schedule (theme '쓰담쓰담 한강'). Not yet confirmed: the festival site's 2026 winter tab said 'coming soon' with no dates or programme as of 18 October 2026. The 2024 and 2025 programmes were announced on 17 and 15 December.

Not yet confirmed for the 2026 edition: opening hours or show times, the programme or line-up. Check the organizer's page before you go.

Expected, not confirmed. Saturday 19 to Sunday 27 December 2026, the dates in the city's April 2026 four-season schedule (theme '쓰담쓰담 한강'). Not yet confirmed: the festival site's 2026 winter tab said 'coming soon' with no dates or programme as of 18 October 2026. The 2024 and 2025 programmes were announced on 17 and 15 December. We will replace this with confirmed dates when the organizer announces them (basis).

Venue this year. Yeouido and Ttukseom Hangang Parks, plus Seoul Battleship Park in Mangwon, per the city's February 2026 park plan, which says dates and venues may change.

DatesSaturday 19 to Sunday 27 December 2026, the dates in the city's April 2026 four-season schedule (theme '쓰담쓰담 한강'). Not yet confirmed: the festival site's 2026 winter tab said 'coming soon' with no dates or programme as of 18 October 2026. The 2024 and 2025 programmes were announced on 17 and 15 December.
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).
Previous edition2025: 19–31 Dec 2025

Program

  • Yeouido Hangang Parkthe winter run's winter romance rest area (겨울 낭만쉼터) and the Hangang Wind Festival (city's February 2026 park plan, month only)
  • Ttukseom Hangang ParkRomantic Hangang Christmas Market, and a 한강플플 Christmas pop-up (February 2026 plan, month only)
  • Seoul Battleship Park, Mangwon Hangang Park: Christmas special exhibition (February 2026 plan)
  • Hangang sledding parks at Ttukseom, Jamwon and Yeouido: 2026–27 season not announced (they opened on 24 December 2024 and 31 December 2025)

Notes on the 2026 edition

The spring, summer and autumn 2026 runs were held on the dates given in the same April announcement (2–10 May, 1–16 August, 17–25 October), which supports the winter dates, but no winter notice had been published.

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

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18 October 2026, against the sources listed below.

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