Geoje Beer Festival

🗓️ 2026.09.11 ~ 2026.09.12

The 2026 Geoje Beer Festival is Geoje’s representative autumn festival where you can enjoy cool draft beer and various performances against the backdrop of the beautiful night sea of Jangseungpo. It offers a special time for people of all ages to enjoy, featuring a gastronomic space blending unlimited draft beer, local delicacies, and food trucks, as well as performances across various genres such as EDM, K-POP, and 7080, along with citizen participation events. Additionally, it is an eco-friendly and inclusive festival reflecting ESG values—featuring tourism promotion booths, photo zones, local makgeolli exhibition and tasting experiences, a barrier-free zone, and the use of reusable containers—presenting new night tourism content in Geoje that anyone can enjoy safely and comfortably.

What sets this festival apart from a standard beer gathering is its seaside setting and its deliberate effort to bring together multiple generations. The combination of EDM and K-POP for younger audiences alongside 7080 performances for older visitors creates a rare intergenerational atmosphere, while the unlimited draft beer and the local makgeolli tasting corner give attendees a chance to compare modern commercial brewing with the region’s traditional rice wine. The festival also functions as a showcase for Geoje itself: tourism promotion booths, local food vendors, and the participation of the Jangseungpo-dong Resident Autonomy Council all reinforce the event’s role as a community-driven introduction to the area.

What to Expect

1. Main Performances: Performances by local singers and professional teams (EDM, Dance, 7080, K-POP), citizen participation events

2. Beer Zone: Unlimited draft beer provided

3. Food Zone: Food trucks, Jangseungpo-dong Resident Autonomy Council food booths

4. Experience Programs: Local makgeolli exhibition, promotion, and tasting experiences, Geoje tourism promotion booths

5. Side Events: Photo zones, foreign language interpretation support booth, barrier-free zone, heat shelter, eco-friendly campaign

The barrier-free zone and foreign language interpretation support are particularly notable for an event of this scale, signaling that the organizers intend the festival to be accessible to international visitors and attendees with mobility needs alike. The heat shelter and eco-friendly campaign—which includes the use of reusable containers—are practical touches that make a long outdoor evening more comfortable and sustainable.

Tickets and Fees

• 1st Early Bird Pre-reservation (8.7. ~ 8.23.): 12,000 won (20% discount)
• 2nd Pre-reservation (8.24. ~ 9.10.): 13,500 won (10% discount)

The tiered pricing rewards early planning: those who reserve during the first window save an additional 1,500 won compared to the second window. Given that draft beer is unlimited once inside, the entry fee represents solid value for anyone planning to spend the evening sampling the offerings.

Location and Practical Information

📍 Address: 138 Jangseung-ro, Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do (Jangseungpo-dong)

🛏️ Accommodation near the event

💰 Fee: Paid

📞 Inquiry: 055-639-8193

🖥️ Website: http://www.geojefesta.com/

For those traveling from outside Geoje, the festival’s location in Jangseungpo-dong places it within easy reach of the city’s coastal areas, and the overnight accommodation link above provides options for turning the event into a weekend trip. The two-day schedule (September 11–12) means visitors can choose an evening that suits their itinerary, or attend both nights to catch performances they might have missed the first time around.

Geoje is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, on the southern coast of South Korea. It occupies Geoje Island, the country’s second-largest island, along with a number of smaller adjacent islands. The island is connected to the mainland by bridges, and its coastline includes steep cliffs, sheltered coves, and long beaches. Inland, the terrain is hilly, with forested ridges and trails that fall within Hallyeohaesang National Park.

The island’s location has historically made it a useful naval and military post. During the Korean War, a large prisoner-of-war camp was established near the town of Gohyeon. That camp is now preserved as a museum and memorial, and the area also has a maritime museum documenting the shipbuilding industry that later transformed the local economy. Shipbuilding remains a major employer; large yards operate at Okpo and Jangseungpo.

Jangseungpo also serves as one of the city’s main harbors, with a working fish market and ferry connections to nearby islands. The population is concentrated in Gohyeon and Okpo, while the rest of the municipality is made up of coastal villages and farmland. Tourism is largely seasonal: summer visitors come for the beaches and water sports, while spring and autumn draw walkers and cyclists. The city hosts several festivals through the year, including a beer festival staged on the waterfront during the summer.