Snow Festa History

Gangwon Snow Festa, a global festival brimming with visual pleasure and enjoyable experiences!

2019~2020 Joint effort by Gangwon-do cities and counties, Snow Festa incorporates ski resorts / October 2019 - June 2020

  • December 2019 - February 2020
    Event developed as a major tourist attraction taking advantage of winter festivals and ski resorts in the cities and counties of Gangwon-do
    December 2019 - February 2020 SNOW G-Shuttle & SNOW FESTA Shuttle bus
    (358 trips, carrying 6,989 passengers)
  • December 2019 - February 2020
    Operation of experience programs of facilities and events of Olympics
    December 2019 - February 2020 three photo wall events
    (Gangneung Curling Center, Alpensia Resort, Yongpyong Resort)
  • February 2020
    Local governments that are the members of EATOF (East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Forum) organized a program to discover future tourism talents
    The Second Global Youth GOGO Gangwon
    (February 2020 - Hwacheon, Chuncheon, Pyeongchang, Goseong, 289 participants)

2018~2019 Again Pyeongchang Snow Festival, in celebration of the first anniversary of Pyeongchang Olympics / February 2019.

  • February 8 -10, 2019
    Pyeongchang (G+1) & Beijing (G-3) event
    February 8 -10, 2019 / Gangneung, Pyeongchang / 1,000 participants (China)
  • February 8 -10, 2019
    Pyeongchang (G+1) & Tokyo (G-1) event
    February 8 -10, 2019 / Gangneung / 500 participants (Japan)
  • February 8 -10, 2019
    Foreigner Ski Festival
    February 8 -10, 2019 / Gangneung, Pyeongchang/ 600 participants from 18 countries (Including respective country's ambassadors to Korea)
  • February 8 -15, 2019 (two occasions)
    Asian Ski Week Festival
    ‘February 8 -15, 2019 (two occasions)/ Gangneung, Pyeongchang/ 500 Participants
  • February 14-17, 2019
    Global YOUTH Leader GOGO Pyeongchang
    February 14-17, 2019 / Gangneung, Pyeongchang, Jeongseon, Goseong/ 500 participants from 9 countries
  • February 15-17, 2019
    International Sled Dogs Demonstration Tour
    February 15-17, 2019 / Gangneung, Pyeongchang / 500 participants (European and American countries, Southeast Asia)
  • February 8-17, 2019 (two occasions)
    Winter Ski & Snow Club
    February 8-17, 2019 (two occasions) / Pyeongchang / 400 participants (Southeast Asia, Greater China)

The 2018 festival opened in connection to Pyeongchang Winter Olympics & Paralympics/ February, 2018.

  • February 2018
    Honorary Tourism Ambassador Jang Keun-suk
    Special meeting with 2,018 fans (fan meeting, game attendance)
  • February 2018
    Honorary Tourism Ambassador Lee Dong-wook
    Train tour with 1,000 fans (fan meeting, game attendance)
  • February 2018
    K-POP Performance, EDM, etc
    Participation of 2,000 people, carrying forward promotion to commercialize culture tourism