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평창송어축제

평창송어축제 · © KTO · KOGL Type 3

Gangwon

평창송어축제

평창송어축제 is a seasonal festival in Korea — check official dates and program before you visit.

FESTSTAGELimited-time festival — plan around the datesMountains + east coast — Korea's outdoor heart

Why go

Pyeongchang Songeo Festival shifts Korea's winter ice-fishing culture toward Songeo (rainbow trout), Pyeongchang's signature winter fish raised in clean alpine streams. The festival drills fishing holes across the frozen Odaecheon, runs gear rental and on-site grilling, and adds ice-sledding zones, traditional games, and snow-themed photo zones. Compared to Hwacheon's larger Sancheoneo festival, Pyeongchang's version is calmer and easier on first-time foreign visitors, and the surrounding ski area landscape — with Daegwallyeong, Phoenix Park, and Yongpyong nearby — makes it natural to combine into a multi-day winter trip. As a 2018 Winter Olympics host city, Pyeongchang's winter infrastructure and signage are also more international than most Korean rural festivals.

Quick highlights

  • Ice fishing for rainbow trout on frozen Odaecheon
  • Gear rental and on-site grilling stations
  • Calmer alternative to Hwacheon Sancheoneo
  • Olympic-host city winter infrastructure
  • Pairs with Daegwallyeong and Phoenix Park

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