Daegwallyeong Snow Festival

Daegwallyeong Snow Festival, one of the landmark winter celebrations of Gangwon-do Province, will take place at Hoenggye-ri, Daegwallyeong in Pyeongchang, the venue for the upcoming 2018 Winter Olympics. Celebrating the successful bid for the Winter Olympic Games, the festival will run from January 13th to 21st under the banner of ‘Soaring Higher, 2018 Pyeongchang.’

During the festival period, diverse events and programs will take place including snow/ice sleigh riding, snow rafting, snow racing, bobsledding, and an igloo village tour. Giant ice sculptures around the festival site will welcome visitors. Guests may also participate in unique hands-on experience programs such as making traditional kites, masks, and arrows. Also organized are traditional folk games including jegichagi (similar to hacky sack) and neolttwigi (seesaw jumping).

Other splendors of the festival include an exciting winter tour to five different villages of the region where you may enjoy diverse leisure activities. Villages open for the tour include Daegwallyeong Sheep Farm and Uiyaji Wind Village.

More info

Go to Daegwallyeong Snow Festival

☞ Period: January 13 – 21, 2012
☞ Venue: Gangwon-do Pyeongchang Daegwallyeong Sheep Farm, Uiyaji Baram (Wnd) Village and Hoenggye-ri area

☞ Festival Homepage: www.snowfestival.net (Korean)

☞ 1330 tt call center: +82-33-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)

Courtesy of: Daegwallyeong Snow Festival Committee

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