| Dates | 10–19 Jan 2020 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Dangol Plaza, Taebaeksan National Park (plus city-centre sites such as Hwangji Pond in some years)강원특별자치도 태백시 소도동 180 |
| Admission | Free entry to the grounds and sculpture displays (KTO's listings for 2025 and 2026). Whether sledding, smelt catching or the roasting activities charge a fee was not stated in the 2026 sources. |
| Next edition | 2023: 27–31 Jan 2023 |
Program
- 10 Janunusual-snowman contest, prizes worth ₩5.5 million in total
- 11 Jan 16:00opening ceremony at Munhwa Plaza
- 33 large snow sculptures and 20 ice sculptures, with a 'Winter Kingdom' (Frozen) theme at Dangol upper plaza
- Snow sled area (6 m × 30 m) in the theme park, a 15 m × 15 m ice sled area and igloo-making at the former Labour Ministry car park, an ice slide at Munhwa Plaza and a golden-snow-sculpture mission
Notes on the 2020 edition
27th edition, 10 days; target 500,000 visitors. Unusually warm weather made preparations difficult.
About the festival
The Taebaeksan Snow Festival (태백산눈축제) is a free winter festival of large snow sculptures, sledding and a snow-flower hike, held since 1994 around Dangol Plaza in Taebaeksan National Park, Taebaek, Gangwon, about 2 h 50 m by bus from Dong Seoul. The 33rd edition ran 31 January–8 February 2026, 10:00–17:00, with the sculptures lit until 22:00. The 2027 dates had not been announced by 19 October 2026; recent editions point to late January to mid-February 2027.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Taebaeksan Snow Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
확인26.10.21
Facts checked
21 October 2026, against the sources listed below.
- 2020 edition source
- ktriptips (KTO foreign-language data, German) — Taebaeksan Schneefestival (태백산 눈축제)kto
- ktriptips (KTO foreign-language data, Traditional Chinese) — 太白山雪花節 (태백산눈축제)kto
- ktriptips (KTO foreign-language data, Russian) — Снежный фестиваль в горах Тхэбэксан (태백산 눈축제)kto
- ktriptips (KTO foreign-language data, Japanese) — 太白山国立公園kto