| Dates | 18 Jan – 2 Feb 2020 |
|---|---|
| Hours | Ice fishing 10:00–17:00 daily, weather permitting |
| Venue | Bingeoho (Icefish Lake) on upper Soyang Lake, Bupyeong-ri, Nam-myeon강원특별자치도 인제군 남면 부평리 555-2 (빙어호 일원) |
| Admission | Indoor playground: Free |
| Previous edition | 2019: 26 Jan – 3 Feb 2019 |
| Next edition | 2023: 20–29 Jan 2023 |
Program
- 20th edition
- Ice fishing on about 200,000 m² of ice with more than 2,000 holes; a small trout-fishing area beside it; first icefish fishing contest, once or twice a day
- Ice and snow playgrounds; Snow Village recreating 1960s Inje with a theme on the poet Park In-hwan; free indoor playground
- Model aircraft show and drone experience; 'Winter Surprise War' team game tournament (80 teams)
- Food court in a dome tent and a local-products area
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor playground | Free |
Notes on the 2020 edition
Planned to end on 27 January; extended by a week to 2 February because cold weather kept the ice good. More than 110,000 visitors by 22 January. The national ice soccer tournament was not held that year. A tour agency noted that ice fishing was not available until 20 January because of the weather.
About the festival
The Inje Icefish Festival (인제빙어축제) is a free ice-fishing festival for bingeo, a small icefish, on Bingeoho, a dammed arm of upper Soyang Lake at Bupyeong-ri, Nam-myeon, Inje, Gangwon, about 1 h 45 min by bus from Dong Seoul. Held since 1998, it last ran 20–29 January 2023 and was cancelled in 2024, 2025 and 2026 because Soyang Dam's water was too high for safe ice. No 2027 dates or decision had been announced by 19 October 2026; when it runs it lasts about ten days in the second half of January, and entry and ice fishing have been free.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Inje Icefish Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.