| Dates | 5–21 Jan 2024 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Hongcheon riverside festival grounds, Hongcheon-eup강원특별자치도 홍천군 홍천읍 신장대리 85 (홍천강변 일원) |
| Admission | Paid by activity: ice or pontoon fishing, bare-hand catching and the family indoor pond have each cost about ₩15,000–20,000, with lower rates for groups and concession holders, free fishing for preschool children, and part of each ticket returned as a Hongcheon Sarang gift voucher or a local-produce voucher. The ice-sled run and children's corners have been free. |
| Previous edition | 2023: 13–24 Jan 2023 |
| Next edition | 2025: 18 Jan – 1 Feb 2025 |
Program
- 5 Janopened a day before the Hwacheon festival, but the ice zone stayed closed because the ice was too thin; fishing ran in an indoor area and from a plastic floating pier until it thickened
- 50 tons of trout planned for release, 10 tons more than the year before
Notes on the 2024 edition
Dates 5–21 January as announced in December 2023; the 5 January opening is confirmed by YTN, but no closing report was found. About 160,000 visitors.
About the festival
The Hongcheon River Kkongkkong Festival (홍천강 꽁꽁축제) is a January ice-fishing festival on the frozen Hongcheon River in Hongcheon-eup, Gangwon, where visitors fish for trout raised on feed mixed with six-year-old ginseng; Hongcheon is about 1 h 07 m by intercity bus from Dong Seoul Terminal. The 14th edition ran 9–25 January 2026; 2027 dates have not been announced, and the festival usually opens on a Friday or Saturday between 5 and 18 January. Fishing and the other main activities are ticketed, usually about ₩15,000–20,000 each, with part of each ticket returned as a local gift voucher.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Hongcheon River Kkongkkong Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.