Tradition & cultureBuyeo and Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do

Baekje Cultural Festival 2024 in Buyeo and Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea

백제문화제 2024

Sep – Oct2024
28 –6
Sat–Sun
Past edition

28 September 2024 to 6 October 2024

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2024 festival offered. The current information is on the Baekje Cultural Festival page (Expected Sep/Oct 2027).

Dates28 Sep – 6 Oct 2024
WeatherSeptember average 27/16 °C (80/61 °F), 146 mm of rain
October average 21/8 °C (71/46 °F), 64 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Buyeo station.
VenueJeongnimsaji temple site and central Buyeo (Buyeo program); Geumgang Sinkwan Park and Gongsanseong (Gongju program)충청남도 부여군 부여읍 정림로 83
AdmissionGeneral admission: Free
Next edition2025: 3–12 Oct 2025

Program

  • 28 Sepopening ceremony 19:00 at the Geumgang Sinkwan Park main stage, Gongju
  • New Ungjin Fantasia multimedia show; Ungjinseong Parade led by citizens; 'King Muryeong's Road' around Gongsanseong
  • Night programsUngjin Baekje lantern festival and starlight garden at Mireum Island and Gongsanseong
  • 6 Octclosing ceremony 19:00 at Geumgang Sinkwan Park

Prices

ItemPriceNote
General admissionFree

Notes on the 2024 edition

70th edition; Gongju ran 25 programs under the theme 'Baekje Culture, the 70th Great Step'.

About the festival

The Baekje Cultural Festival is a nine- or ten-day heritage festival held at the same time in Buyeo and Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do, the two former capitals of the Baekje kingdom. The 72nd edition ran 3–11 October 2026 with free admission; Buyeo events ran 10:00–22:00 and Gongju 11:00–22:00. Go for the costumed historical processions and the night parade through Buyeo's old town.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Baekje Cultural Festival page, which covers every edition.

Source

Facts checked
16 October 2026, against the sources listed below.

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