Gimje Horizon Festival

🗓️ 2026.10.01 ~ 2026.10.05

The Gimje Horizon Festival is one of Korea’s Honorary Representative Culture and Tourism Festivals, designated by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. It is the only one among them built around traditional agricultural culture, and it takes place at Byeokgolje, the oldest and largest irrigation facility in Korea. Against a backdrop of vast golden fields and the horizon, the festival offers a range of attractions, including the nation’s first Presidential Cup National Nongak (Farmers’ Music) Competition. Visitors can also try agricultural activities directly, such as cooking rice in a traditional hearth, catching grasshoppers, harvesting rice, and threshing. On-site folk events—including the Ssangyong (Twin Dragons) Play, based on the Byeokgolje legend, and the Ipseok Tug-of-War, held to pray for a bountiful harvest—invite audience participation and add to the festival atmosphere.

Main Programs

• Presidential Cup Horizon National Nongak Competition: The only Presidential Cup competition among national festival competitions. Regional Nongak teams from across the country take part, giving visitors the chance to experience the essence of traditional Korean farmers’ music and dance.

• Byeokgolje Legend Ssangyong Play: A representative traditional event and cultural performance staged with residents of Buryang-myeon, Gimje-si. It is a situational performance based on the Twin Dragon legend connected to Byeokgolje, the main stage of the Gimje Horizon Festival.

• Bountiful Harvest Prayer Ipseok Tug-of-War: A traditional folk game and cultural performance operated with residents of Gyowol-dong, Gimje-si. It is held to pray for a bountiful harvest on the first full moon of the lunar year.

Experience Programs

• Earth Art Zipline Experience: An exotic leisure sport experience crossing over the large-scale Earth Art, a paddy field experience center created at Byeokgolje.

• Cooking Rice in a Traditional Hearth: An experience to cook and eat cauldron rice together with family using a small traditional hearth.

• Horizon Kite Flying: A program to fly various kites simultaneously, billed as the largest kite-flying project in the country.

Subsidiary Programs

• LED Earth Art: A nighttime landscape created by installing lighting on the Earth Art installation, which depicts Ssarikong-i in Hanbok welcoming visitors with the abundance and warmth of the horizon.

• Ssarikong-i Bale Art Exhibition: A bale art exhibition that showcases the festival’s sensibility, with drawings ranging from the Ssarikong-i character to popular characters.

• Horizon Final Fantasy Show: A final media show combining lasers, lighting, fireworks, and multimedia as a large-scale night spectacle.

Food and Other Programs

• Regionally Specialized Food Booths: Booths selling representative foods from towns, townships, and villages, as well as food from representative local restaurants selected through the ‘Matbo-jago Competition’, a project to eliminate poor-quality festival food.

• Horizon Greeting Street: Snack sales booths for the younger generation to enjoy.

• Agricultural and Special Products Direct Market: A market selling raw and processed agricultural, livestock, and fishery products and special products produced in Gimje.

Practical Information

📍 Address: 442 Byeokgolje-ro, Buryang-myeon, Gimje-si, Jeonbuk State

🛏️ Accommodation near the event

💰 Fee: Free (Some paid)

📞 Inquiry: 063-540-3172

⭐️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gimjehorizonfestival/

🖥️ Homepage: http://festival.gimje.go.kr/

What is Byeokgolje?

Byeokgolje is an ancient agricultural reservoir in Gimje, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea. It was built during the Baekje period in the early 4th century and is among the oldest and largest irrigation facilities in Korean history. The name can be translated as “reservoir made of a wall of earth,” referring to the large embankment that held water for farmland.

The reservoir served the Gimje Plain, a major grain-producing area. It collected water from nearby streams and released it during dry periods, allowing farmers to grow rice more consistently. This supported the Baekje kingdom and later states that relied on the region’s harvests. The scale of the structure was considerable for its time, and its design influenced irrigation works elsewhere in Korea.

The site is now designated a Historic Site, and parts of the embankment remain visible in the fields. During the Gimje Horizon Festival, Byeokgolje is used as the setting for events and demonstrations of traditional farming tools and techniques. Visitors can walk along the old reservoir routes and see how the landscape has been shaped by long-term agricultural use.

Soraepogu Festival

🗓️ 2026.10.02 ~ 2026.10.04

The Soraepogu Festival is a representative festival that captures the identity of the region based on the rich ecological resources and historical and cultural value of Soraepogu. The festival grounds consist of various themed spaces, including the Main Stage Zone, Experience Zone, Booth Zone, Art Zone, History Zone, Tower Zone, and Landscape Zone, presenting a variety of programs that people of all ages can enjoy.

Ecological programs where visitors can directly experience the natural environment of Sorae, such as the children’s tidal flat playground, children’s salt playground, and shrimp catching experience, are operated along with resident-participation programs created together by local residents, merchants, artists, and related organizations, such as the resident-participation fish-shaped lantern making and the Sorae youth drawing contest. In addition, it provides abundant attractions such as a spectacular drone show, “Squid Game” for the whole family to enjoy, cultural arts performances and exhibitions, and nighttime landscape content.

Connecting the past, present, and future of Soraepogu, the Soraepogu Festival is a special festival where ecology, history, culture, art, people, and the region harmonize, offering visitors unforgettable memories and emotions.

Main Programs

• Drone performance – A spectacular nighttime show that illuminates the sky above Soraepogu.
• Seafood cooking contest – A competitive event where participants showcase their skills with fresh local seafood.
• Beauty festival – A stage celebrating beauty and confidence.
• Sorae King selection contest – A lighthearted competition to crown the festival’s King.
• King of Kings concert – A headline concert featuring performances by popular artists.

Side Programs

• Soraepogu plogging stamp tour – A walking tour that combines collecting stamps with plogging (picking up litter while walking), allowing visitors to explore the festival grounds while contributing to the environment.
• Sorae youth drawing contest – A creative outlet for young visitors to express their vision of Soraepogu.

Consumer Participation Programs

• Food booths and food trucks – A variety of culinary options ranging from local specialties to street food.
• Sorae art flea market – A market where visitors can browse and purchase unique artisanal goods and artworks.

Other Details

• Children’s boat fishing playground – A safe, hands-on fishing experience designed for children.
• Children’s tidal flat playground – An ecological play area where children can experience the mudflats of Sorae firsthand.
• Children’s salt playground – A play space themed around the region’s salt production heritage.
• Squid Game – A family-friendly version of the popular Korean game, adapted for participants of all ages.
• 2026-portion fish porridge tasting event – A tasting opportunity for a comforting local dish.

📍 Address: 86-17 Jangdo-ro, Namdong-gu, Incheon (Nonhyeon-dong)

🛏️ Accommodations near the event

💰 Fee: Free (some experiences require payment)

📞 Inquiry: 070-8820-4038

Soraepogu is a village on the southern edge of Incheon, where the Yellow Sea’s shallow waters meet salt marshes and reed beds. The harbor has supported local fishing for generations. Its mudflats provide habitat for clams, crabs, and other shellfish, and the salt fields have been producing sea salt since the early 20th century. The fish market operates daily, selling fresh catches and processed seafood.

The name Soraepogu comes from the Korean words for pine and port, referring to the pine trees that once covered the hills around the inlet and provided shelter for boats. The trees are fewer now, but the name remains.

The tidal flats are recognized as an important stopover for migratory birds. Species such as the black-faced spoonbill, the endangered great knot, and the common greenshank feed on the mudflats during their migrations. A boardwalk about 1.2 kilometers long runs through the wetland, allowing visitors to observe the birds without disturbing them. The salt flats are also visible from the walkway, and interpretive signs explain the history of salt production and the local ecology.

In the village itself, the market streets offer a range of seafood—blue crabs, shrimp, and a variety of fish—along with small restaurants and shops. The harbor still has working boats, and the infrastructure for processing and storing seafood is in place.

Soraepogu has developed a secondary role as a destination for visitors interested in coastal ecology and traditional fishing culture. The festival held here each year focuses on the community’s relationship with the sea and the tidal flats, with events such as mudflat walks, salt harvesting demonstrations, and seafood tastings. The setting is functional and specific, shaped by the tides and the fishing economy, rather than presented as an idealized backdrop.

Dobong Hangeul Festival

🗓️ 2026.09.30 ~ 2026.10.12

Hangeul is a writing system born from considering the human heart, connecting the thoughts and intentions of one another. Hangeul conveyed the hearts of the people who struggled to express their meanings and served as a hope that firmly protected the spirit of our nation even amidst a dark history. Dobong-gu, Seoul, is a place imbued with the breath of historical figures who created, protected, and enjoyed Hangeul—from Princess Jeongui, the daughter of King Sejong, to Kansong Jeon Hyeong-pil and Widang Jeong In-bo, who protected our language and script during the Japanese colonial period, and the poet Kim Su-young, who sang of freedom in Hangeul.

The year 2026 marks the 580th anniversary of the proclamation of Hunminjeongeum and the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Hangeul Day and the creation of Hunmaengjeongeum, the script for the visually impaired. In recognition of these milestones, the Dobong Cultural Center is hosting the 15th Dobong Hangeul Festival, “Piercing Through the Darkness, Connecting Hearts.” The festival reflects on the heart toward people contained in Hangeul and the intentions of those who protected it in the darkness of the era. It aims to connect the history of creating, protecting, and enjoying Hangeul with the figures and cultural resources of Dobong, offering a space where visitors can share in that history through exhibitions, performances, and experiences.

Main Programs

• Princess Jeongui Outing — a program drawing on the connection between Princess Jeongui, King Sejong’s daughter, and the Dobong area.
• Hangeul Calligraphy Performance Art — a live performance format that showcases the artistic possibilities of Hangeul as a writing system.

Side Programs

• Exhibition Yard — chronological exhibition, special exhibition, poem and painting exhibition, and more
• Performance Yard — orchestra, culture sharing performance group, and more

Consumer Participation Programs

• Experience and Play Yard — making Braille keyrings, traditional games, and more

Other Contents

• 20th Dobong Writing and Drawing Contest
• Joseon Royal Court Cultural Experience
• And more

📍 Address: 16 Haedeung-ro 32ga-gil, Dobong-gu, Seoul (Banghak-dong)

🛏️ Accommodations near the event

💰 Fee: Free

📞 Inquiry: 02-905-4026

🖥️ Homepage: https://www.dobong.or.kr/main/main.php?categoryid=02&menuid=02&groupid=01

Hangeul and the Dobong Hangeul Festival

Hangeul is the alphabet used to write Korean. It was introduced in 1443 by King Sejong the Great and promulgated in 1446 under the title Hunminjeongeum, “The Proper Sounds for Instructing the People.” The project was intended to provide a practical writing system for Koreans, who at the time had to rely on Classical Chinese for written communication. While Chinese characters remained the preserve of educated elites, Hangeul was designed to be learnable by the general population.

The original set of 28 letters was later reduced to the 24 used today. The design reflects principles of articulation and sound. Consonants are based on the shape of the speech organs used to produce them; for example, the letter for a velar sound is drawn to suggest the back of the tongue blocking the throat. Vowels are composed from straight lines and dots representing heaven, earth, and the human figure. This makes the script easy to describe and reason about, and it has been of continuing interest to linguists.

Hangeul is also significant in Korean cultural history. It has been used for centuries in poetry, fiction, and public documents, and it has survived periods in which its use was discouraged. In South Korea, its creation is commemorated each year on Hangeul Day, and the 580th anniversary is being marked in 2026.

The Dobong Hangeul Festival is one of the events held for this occasion. It includes workshops on calligraphy and letter design, performances that use Hangeul in music and theatre, and displays of historical and contemporary printed materials. The festival is organized around the script itself—how it was made, how it works, and how it continues to be used in daily life.

Yangju Autumn Globe Amaranth Festival

🗓️ 2026.09.26 ~ 2026.10.04

Globe amaranths in seven colors, each with its own flower language and charm, will fill Yangju Nari Farm from September 18 together with more than 20 species of autumn flowers. The seemingly endless flower fields create a space where the splendid atmosphere of autumn can be fully felt. Under the slogan “Yangju’s Autumn Dyed in Globe Amaranth,” the 2026 Yangju Globe Amaranth Autumn Festa will be held during the weekends from September 26 to October 4.

During the festival period, the farm offers flower field viewing along with programs designed for capturing moments with family and partners and for making memories with friends. Performances, hands-on experiences, and photo zones are set up throughout the farm, so visitors of all ages have something to enjoy. The festival program also includes cultural and art performances, specially designed spaces, and experience and market booths.

Yangju Nari Farm is located in the center of northern Gyeonggi Province and is reachable within approximately one hour from anywhere in the metropolitan area, which makes it one of the top spots for autumn outings.

Planned performances

• Katuri Sing-along Show
• Bubble Magic Show
• Flower Path Busking

Side events

• Yangju Globe Amaranth Autumn Festa Marathon (hosted by Yangju City Sports Council)

Practical information

• 📍 Address: Gwangsa-dong, Yangju-si, Gyeonggi-do
• 🛏️ Accommodation near the event
• 💰 Fee: Admission fee required
• 📞 Inquiry: 031-8082-5655
• ⭐️ Instagram: @yangju_festival
• 🖥️ Homepage: cheonilhong.kr

What is globe amaranth?

Globe amaranth (Gomphrena globosa) is an annual flower native to Central America and cultivated in tropical and warm temperate regions worldwide. It belongs to the amaranth family (Amaranthaceae). The common name comes from the flower heads, which are round, clover-like clusters of small tubular florets. These heads are made up of papery bracts rather than true petals, giving them a dry, stiff texture that persists after picking.

The plant grows upright to about 30 to 60 centimeters, with slender green leaves and firm stems. Flowers appear in magenta, purple, pink, white, and red, and remain on the plant from late summer into early autumn. Because the bracts hold their color and shape when dried, globe amaranth is a standard material in dried flower arrangements. In Korea, this durability has associated the plant with longevity and immortality.

The plant also has a history of practical use. Its flowers have been brewed into tea in traditional herbal medicine, and it has served as a source of natural dye and as material for festive decoration. It grows well in hot, sunny conditions and requires little attention once established, which makes it suited to open-field cultivation. These traits are also what allow the Yangju Autumn Globe Amaranth Festival to plant extensive fields of the flower and keep them presentable for visitors over several weeks. For gardeners and florists, globe amaranth offers an annual that does not wilt quickly and holds up both in the ground and after harvest.

Siheung Gatgol Festival

🗓️ 2026.09.18 ~ 2026.09.20

The Siheung Gaetgol Festival is an ecological festival held at the Siheung Gaetgol Ecological Park, located in Gyeonggi-do’s only inner-bay tidal creek. The festival is built on a natural environment where old salt farm sites and wetlands harmonize, and its programs are designed around that landscape rather than simply placed within it. Visitors can rest, learn, and play while surrounded by a setting shaped by tidal flows and salt-making history. To protect the ecological park’s environment, the festival is car-free, meaning the grounds are explored on foot at a slower, more deliberate pace. Visitors should plan to arrive without a vehicle and be prepared to walk between programs.

What distinguishes the festival from other outdoor events is the direct link between the land and the programs. The tidal creek, the old salt pans, and the wetlands around them are not just a backdrop. They are the subject of the festival’s signature performance, the material for its hands-on activities, and the inspiration for programs such as the Salt Warehouse Puppet Theater and the Salt Farm Experience.

Signature Program: Memory of Salt, Dance of Water

The festival’s representative program is “Memory of Salt, Dance of Water,” a salt pan performance that connects the site’s past as a working salt farm with the water that continues to shape the tidal creek landscape. It is the anchor of the festival and the program most strongly tied to the event’s identity.

Performance Programs

The performance lineup includes:

• Concert in Gaetgol — live music staged in the open wetland environment.
• Tree Forest Music Festival — musical performances set in the park’s wooded areas.
• Salt Warehouse Puppet Theater — puppet performances inside a former salt warehouse, a venue that links the festival’s theatrical side to its industrial heritage.
• Gaetgol Senior Runway — a fashion-show format that extends the festival’s performance program beyond music and theater.

Experience Programs

Experience programs focus on direct, hands-on engagement with the park and its materials:

• Fantasy Hot Air Balloon Experience — an aerial view of the park and the surrounding tidal landscape.
• Gaetgol Expedition — an exploration program that takes visitors through the tidal creek environment.
• Salt Play / Barefoot Salt Road — an opportunity to handle salt and walk barefoot on a salt road, made possible by the site’s salt-making heritage.
• SEA POOL Party — a water-based attraction within the festival grounds.

Collaboration and Family Programs

Several programs, organized with partner groups, are particularly suited to families:

• Hop-hop Insect Experience — insect-themed activities for children and adults.
• Salt Farm Experience — a hands-on introduction to salt production.
• Slow Post Office — a place to write and send letters at a relaxed pace, in keeping with the festival’s car-free, slow-paced format.
• Today Gaetgol is My Playground — an open play program that turns the park’s open spaces into a playground.
• “Let’s Walk Siheung” Walking Festival — a walking program that fits naturally alongside the car-free festival format.
• Siheung Salt Farm Salt Festival — a dedicated program focused on the area’s salt-farming heritage.

Other Programs

The remaining programs round out the festival’s offerings and spread activity across the park:

• Art Festival in the Street — art installations and performances placed along the festival’s paths.
• Gaetgol National Art Contest — a national art contest that invites participants to create works in and around the park.
• Gaetgol Memory Photo Studio — a photo studio where visitors can have pictures taken to remember their visit.
• Gaetgol Stamp Rally — a stamp-collecting activity that encourages visitors to move between different points across the festival site.

Practical Information

• 📍 Address: 287 Dongseo-ro, Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do (Janggok-dong)
• 🛏️ Accommodations near the event
• 💰 Fee: Free (some experience programs have a fee)
• 📞 Inquiry: 031-310-2916, 2919~2920
• ⭐️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sgfestival
• 🖥️ Website: https://shggfestival.com/

What is Gaetgol?

Gaetgol (갯골) is a Korean term for the tidal creeks and channels that form in coastal mudflats as the tide moves in and out. These waterways appear and disappear with the tide, cutting through mud and salt marsh and leaving behind sediment and shallow pools. The name describes a specific kind of coastal terrain common along the Yellow Sea coast.

In Siheung, Gaetgol is the central feature of an area where freshwater streams meet seawater. The mix of fresh and salt water creates a brackish zone that supports a particular set of plants and animals. Migratory birds stop here to feed on the mudflats, and the channels provide habitat for fish and crustaceans. The tidal flats also have a history of human use. Salt makers used the sun and wind to evaporate seawater in shallow pans, a method that continued for generations and shaped the local economy.

The Siheung Gaetgol area is now maintained as an ecological park. Boardwalks allow visitors to cross the wetlands without disturbing them. Observation points are used for birdwatching, and the former salt pans are preserved as part of the site. It is an example of how coastal wetlands can support both wildlife and a human livelihood, and how the two can occupy the same land.

Chuseok Sharing Market

🗓️ 2026.09.15 ~ 2026.09.17

The 2026 Chuseok Seoro Market, also referred to as the Chuseok Sharing Market, is a city-rural coexistence direct trading market held around Seoul Plaza. It brings together excellent agricultural and marine specialty products from various regions across the country for Chuseok, one of Korea’s most significant traditional holidays. More than a simple marketplace, the event serves as a space where local farmers and citizens can communicate directly with one another.

The market is organized around a practical premise: the various regional agricultural specialties needed for Chuseok shopping should be findable in one place. For citizens, this means the convenience of completing a large portion of holiday preparations in a single visit to Seoul Plaza. For producers, it means access to a concentrated urban audience and an opportunity to expand sales channels without going through intermediaries. This mutual benefit is the essence of the city-rural coexistence concept that defines the event.

In addition to selling agricultural and marine specialties, the market operates a range of experience and cultural programs where participants can engage with traditional culture and the atmosphere of Chuseok. The main programs consist of activities that citizens can directly participate in and enjoy, including the ‘Chuseok Table for 100’ with masters, a mill experience that introduces traditional mill culture, a moonlight photo zone utilizing Hanbok and the full moon, traditional game experiences, and the Hangawi Persimmon Tree Capsule event. These activities give visitors a way to connect with the seasonal customs of the holiday, from preparing festive foods to taking in the imagery of the full harvest moon.

A courier service within the venue further supports the convenience of the market. Visitors can have purchased goods delivered rather than carrying them around, and the service makes it easier for participating farms to sell their products in larger quantities. The result is an environment where excellent products from across the country can be purchased with ease, and where holiday shopping becomes a more relaxed experience.

Main Programs

1. Agricultural and marine specialty direct trading market — The centerpiece of the event, where regional farms sell their products directly to consumers.
2. Opening ceremony — The official start of the three-day market.
3. Pre-performances and Seoul street performances — Live performances held alongside the market.
4. Chuseok Table for 100 — A shared holiday table experience led by masters.
5. On-site reports — Reports and coverage from the event venue.
6. Songpyeon making — A hands-on opportunity to make songpyeon, the half-moon-shaped rice cakes traditionally enjoyed during Chuseok.

Side Programs

1. Moonlight photo zone — A photo zone combining Hanbok and the full moon.
2. Persimmon tree play yard — A play yard themed around the persimmon tree.
3. Mill experience — An encounter with traditional mill culture.

Consumer Participation Programs

1. Making pollack catchers — Crafting traditional implements used to catch pollack.
2. Making wish bracelets — Crafting bracelets meant to carry a wish.
3. Chopstick random grain moving game — A dexterity game played with chopsticks and grains.
4. Guessing crop weight — A guessing game based on the weight of crops.
5. Lucky pouch tactile quiz — A quiz where participants identify items by touch.
6. Songpyeon delivery challenge — A challenge themed around delivering songpyeon.

These programs add a participatory layer to the market, making it an engaging outing for families and groups of friends. As a representative city-rural coexistence event for Chuseok, the 2026 Chuseok Seoro Market simultaneously supports the expansion of sales channels for local farms and the convenience of Chuseok shopping for citizens, while allowing everyone to experience regional food and traditional culture together.

Practical Information

The market takes place over three days in mid-September, and admission is free. A courier service is available at the venue for convenient delivery of purchases. Visitors traveling from outside Seoul can find nearby accommodation through the link below.

📍 Address: 12 Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul

🛏️ Accommodation near the event

💰 Fee: Free

📞 Inquiry: 02-6358-7774

🖥️ Website: https://2026추석맞이서로장터.kr/

What is Chuseok?

Chuseok, often called Korean Thanksgiving, is one of South Korea’s major traditional holidays. It marks the autumn harvest and includes ceremonies of thanks to ancestors. The holiday falls on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar, which usually places it in late September or early October.

In the days before Chuseok, roads and train stations fill with people traveling to their hometowns. Families gather for charye, a memorial rite in which food and drink are arranged on a table as offerings to ancestors. The preparation is communal, and the meal afterward is shared by the family. A signature dish is songpyeon, half-moon-shaped rice cakes stuffed with sesame seeds, red beans, or chestnuts. Other customs vary by region, but two well-known ones are ganggangsullae, a circle dance performed under the full moon, and ssireum, traditional wrestling.

Chuseok is, above all, a time for family and for marking the harvest season. For those not traveling to a relative’s home, the Chuseok Sharing Market in Seoul offers a practical way to observe the holiday’s foods and customs, with seasonal produce, traditional games, and performances on display.

Colorful Garden: Jarasum Flower Festival

The Colorful Garden Jarasum Flower Festa takes place at Jarasum, a riverside islet in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi-do, from September 12 to October 5, 2026. Visitors can walk through autumn flower gardens while enjoying performances from local artists, weekend busking, and seasonal market stalls. Admission is 7,000 won, with 5,000 won refunded in local currency as local love gift certificates—usable at booths inside the festival as well as at restaurants and cafes within the jurisdiction. Gapyeong County residents are admitted free.

Festival Programs

1. Main Program: Flower Garden Healing Course
2. Side Programs: Su-wa-jin’s Busking Trip, busking and band performances by local artists, and booths selling local agricultural specialty products and snack foods
3. Consumer Participation Programs: Hands-on experiences such as balloon art that can be enjoyed with children
4. Other Details: Beverages and bakery stalls

Performances and busking run on weekends and public holidays, making those the liveliest days to visit. The balloon art and other experience programs give younger visitors a hands-on activity between flower walks, while the agricultural product booths bring local produce and specialties to the venue.

River and Venue Experiences

Boat operations along the Bukhangang River offer a chance to see the riverside scenery from the water. Inside the venue, electric vehicles provide a more convenient and special viewing experience for those who prefer not to walk the entire grounds. Visitors holding a Flower Festa admission ticket also receive discount benefits at major tourist attractions and businesses in the area.

Usage Fee

• 💰 Admission: 7,000 won (5,000 won refunded as local love gift certificates)
• Free admission for Gapyeong County residents

Event Information

• 🗓️ Date: September 12 – October 5, 2026
• 📍 Address: 60 Jarasum-ro, Gapyeong-eup, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
• 📞 Inquiry: 031-580-2601
• ⭐️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jarasum_flower_festa/
• 🖥️ Homepage: www.gptour.go.kr

🛏️ Accommodations near the event

What is Jarasum?

Jarasum is a river island in Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies in the Bukhan River and is connected to the mainland by bridges. The name comes from the Korean word jara, meaning softshell turtle; the island’s outline is often compared to a turtle resting on the water.

The island is small but has several types of open space: lawns, pine groves, and riverside paths. These make it suitable for picnics, cycling, and short walks. Most of the year it is relatively quiet. In spring, the Jarasum Flower Festival brings large numbers of visitors. Flower beds are planted across the lawns and along the riverbanks, and the event is one of the larger spring flower festivals in the region.

The festival also makes use of the island’s position. From the displays, visitors can see the Bukhan River and the mountains around Gapyeong. Jarasum’s function is not limited to hosting the festival; it is also a public park and a stop on the local bicycle route. For those who want a day trip from Seoul, it can be reached by train to Gapyeong Station and then by bus or taxi to the island.

Goyang Food & Beer Festival

The Goyang Food & Beer Festival returns for its 7th edition from September 11 to September 13, 2026, as Goyang City’s representative gastronomic culture festival. It is a participatory urban festival created alongside citizens and local commercial districts, combining food, craft beer, live performances, and hands-on experience programs. The festival aims to offer a restorative break from everyday life for Goyang residents and tourists alike, while also supporting the local economy through a win-win platform that connects commerce and tourism.

Alongside its food truck zone and beer zone—both positioned to appeal to the MZ generation—the festival functions as a space where generations can meet and communicate. It also extends beyond the festival grounds through stay-over content linked to Goyang City’s broader cultural and tourism resources. With an eco-friendly operation model and a thorough safety management system, the event presents itself as a sustainable, urban-type festival crafted by Goyang City and open to everyone.

Main Programs

• 1DAY — Korea Jayuro Song Festival
• 2DAY — Midsummer Night’s Classical Concert
• 3DAY — Citizen Healing Singing Contest
• Random Dance Competition

Side Programs

• Goyang Buskers Performances
• Family Experiences
• Goyang Night Market

Consumer Participation Events

• SNS Certification Event
• Treasure Hunt
• MC Quiz
• etc.

Other Food

• Beer Sales Booth
• 8 Food Booths (planned)

Practical Information

🗓️ 2026.09.11 ~ 2026.09.13

📍 Address: 1305-56 Jungang-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do (Janghang-dong)

🛏️ Accommodation near the event

💰 Fee: Free

📞 Inquiry: 031-927-9974

⭐️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foodandbeer_official/

Goyang is a city immediately northwest of Seoul. It is best known for KINTEX, the largest convention and exhibition center in the area, which draws business visitors throughout the year. The city’s main recreational space is Ilsan Lake Park, a large park built around a lake, with cycling paths, seasonal flower displays, and open-air lawns used for performances. Every spring, the Goyang International Flower Festival takes place in the park and fills the grounds with large-scale floral arrangements. Around the lake and near KINTEX, restaurants, cafés, and breweries have opened in increasing number, giving the area a food-and-drink scene that did not exist in its current form a decade ago. Goyang’s appeal is therefore practical: it offers convention facilities, outdoor space, and enough eating and drinking options to make a visit worthwhile. The Food & Beer Festival is best understood in that context, as one more seasonal event centered in the city’s established public spaces.