| Dates | 4 Sep – 2 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours | 10:00–19:00; closed on Mondays except over the Chuseok holiday |
| Venue | Culture Factory (Munhwa Jejochang), the former Cheongju tobacco plant충청북도 청주시 청원구 상당로 314 (내덕동) |
| Admission | Adult: ₩12,000 · Youth: ₩8,000 |
| Previous edition | 2023: 1 Sep – 15 Oct 2023 |
| Next edition | 2027: 2 Sep – 31 Oct 2027 |
Program
- Thu 4 Sep 10:00opening ceremony at the Culture Factory; Sun 2 Nov 19:00: closing ceremony
- Main exhibition 'Re_Crafting Tomorrow' (세상 짓기), artistic director Kang Jae-young: 148 artists in 55 teams from 16 countries, in four sections (craft as universal civilization, for aesthetes, for all beings, with communities)
- Guest country Thailand, 'Living in Flexible Time', with a Thai Culture Week on 9–14 Sep
- Hyundai Translocal Series 'Entangled and Woven': textile craft from Korea, India and the UK, co-organized with the Whitworth (Manchester) and India's National Crafts Museum
- Seongpa Seon-art exhibition at Dongbu Warehouse, including a 100-metre hanji work shown for the first time
- Kyrgyz Republic special exhibition of 29 felt works, with workshops on Saturdays
- Cheongju International Craft Competition: 990 entries from 71 countries; grand prize to Lee Si-pyeong for 'Log'
- Children's biennale 'Nolleowayo! Nuguna Maeul' (by reservation, fully booked), craft market, craft studio experiences, international craft forum and workshops, and a five-stamp tour with AeroK
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | ₩12,000 | On-site price; age bands and concession rules were not found in the sources checked |
| Youth | ₩8,000 | |
| Child | ₩6,000 |
Notes on the 2025 edition
14th edition, 60 days, the longest and largest so far: 23 exhibitions, about 1,300 artists from 72 countries, more than 2,500 works. The organizer counted more than 400,000 visitors.
About the festival
The Cheongju Craft Biennale (청주공예비엔날레) is an international contemporary-craft exhibition held every two years since 1999 and, since 2011, at the Culture Factory, a converted tobacco plant in Cheongju, North Chungcheong. The 15th edition is planned for 2 September–31 October 2027, according to the organizer's 2027 competition notice; the 2025 edition ran 60 days, 10:00–19:00 and closed on Mondays, and drew more than 400,000 visitors. Tickets in 2025 cost ₩12,000 for adults (₩8,000 youth, ₩6,000 children); 2027 prices have not been announced. From Seoul, express buses reach Cheongju in about 1 h 52 m (₩14,000), then a city bus or taxi takes you to the Culture Factory.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Cheongju Craft Biennale page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.
- 2025 edition source
- The Teams — 2027 청주국제공예공모전 (repost of the Cheongju Craft Biennale Organizing Committee's competition notice, July 2026)other
- The Teams — [청주공예비엔날레] 2027 청주국제공예공모전 (prize list)other
- iNews24 2026-07-28 — 2027 청주국제공예공모전 개최news
- Kyodo News PR Wire 2022-06-10 — 清州工芸ビエンナーレ organizer release (2023 competition)official