Nami Island Snowman Festival - Reasons why you should visit Nami Island in Winter time

Nami Island Snowman Festival – Reasons why you should visit Nami Island in Winter time

Nami Island Snowman Festival - Reasons why you should visit Nami Island in Winter time

Nami Island Snowman Festival is a unique winter festival in Nami Island that combines art, nature, experience, and education through a snowman. The idea of ​​Nami Island, which uses a strong wind down to 10 degrees Celsius, impressed domestic and foreign tourists visiting Nami Island and contributed to spreading Nami Island.

Nami Island Snowman Festival - Reasons why you should visit Nami Island in Winter time

Nami Island Snowman Festival, held for the first time this year, is packed with more special events to stimulate concentricity, from the icebreak across the river to the mysterious ice barrier photo zone. In Nami Island, which is the beginning of Nami Island, there is a colorful snowman lamp that covers the sky and creates a fantastic atmosphere. ‘Nami Nara Snowman Village’ is the first experience zone for the whole family to enjoy a variety of activities such as snow sledding, snowman photo zone, curling, topping, and ice mound oysters.

Nami Island Snowman Festival - Reasons why you should visit Nami Island in Winter time

In addition, there were over 4000 people participated in programs in 2016, ‘challenge! I’m a sculptor‘ and ‘Lee Won Teak’s Ice performance‘ can be seen this year, also have various programs for enjoying outdoor experiences as well as indoor experiences such as making my own tree, candles, postcards and so on.

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Nami Island Snowman Festival - Reasons why you should visit Nami Island in Winter time

In March 2006, Nami Island, which proclaimed ‘a fantasy fairy tale country’ and proclaimed a cultural independence country called ‘Nami Nara Republic’, officially sponsored the ‘Hans Christian Andersen Awards’, the world-renowned children’s literary prize, It has been designated as “UNICEF Children’s Friendly Park” for the first time in Korea and has been continuing its public service for children.

Nami Island Snowman Festival - Reasons why you should visit Nami Island in Winter time

Until February 18, 2018, children and their families visiting Nami Island will be able to immerse themselves in the world of concentricity with the winter-specific romance in Nami Island, a “snowman paradise” where culture, art, nature, experience and education are combined.


Enjoy Snowman Village & Snowman Festival at Nami Island

☞ Period: December 2017 – February 2018 (throughout winter)

☞ Address: 1024, Bukhangangbyeon-ro, Gapyeong-eup, Gangwon-do 

☞ Directions (Namiseom Ticket Booth & Namiseom Ferry Dock): From Gapyeong Station (Seoul Subway Gyeongchun Line), take a taxi for approx. 5-10 min.
      ※ Take a ferry to Namiseom Island from Namiseom Ferry Dock (Gapyeong Wharf).

☞ Ferry schedule: 07:30-21:40 (From Gapyeong Wharf to Nami Wharf)
      – First ferry: Gapyeong Wharf -> Nami Wharf 07:30 / Nami Wharf -> Gapyeong Wharf 07:35
      – Last ferry: Gapyeong Wharf -> Nami Wharf 21:40 / Nami Wharf -> Gapyeong Wharf 21:45

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☞ Admission: Adults 10,000 won, Teenagers (Middle ∙high school students) 8,000 won, Children (36 months-elementary students) 4,000 won
      ※ Foreigners can avail discounted price of 8,000 won. Passport required.
      ※ Admission fee includes the round-trip ferry and admission to Namiseom Island. Activity and service fees within the island are charged separately.


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