At a glance
| Dates | 12 Oct – 29 Nov 2026Happening now · Theme "Open the Line, Connect the Life" (선을 열어 삶을 잇다). Run directly by Gyeonggi Province with the Ministry of Unification; the exhibition is co-hosted with Paju City. The March 2026 plan said September to early November; the dates were later set at 12 Oct–29 Nov. KTO lists the phone number 02-6288-9245 and the Instagram account @dmzopen_official. |
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| Hours | Generally 10:00–18:00, varying by event (KTO). Camp Greaves: Tue–Sun 09:00–17:00, ticket sales end 16:00, closed Mondays; Imjingak Peace Gondola: daily 09:00–18:00, ticket sales end 17:30, closed on safety-inspection days (operator's fare page) |
| Admission | KTO lists the festival as free with some paid events. Reaching the Camp Greaves exhibition venues needs a gondola ticket (₩13,000 for adults including Camp Greaves, standard cabin), and the International Music Festival concerts are ticketed.Festival entry: Free · Imjingak Peace Gondola with Camp Greaves, adult, standard cabin: ₩13,000 · International Music Festival, evening concerts on 23 and 24 Oct, R seat: ₩30,000 |
| Venue | Imjingak Peace Nuri and Camp Greaves (Paju), with concerts and forum in Goyang경기도 파주시 문산읍 임진각로 148-40 |
| Nearest station | Imjingang Station (most visitors change at Munsan Station) (임진강역), Gyeongui–Jungang Line (Munsan–Imjingang shuttle trains)Right next to Imjingak (KTO data), but only 2 shuttle trains a day from Munsan on weekdays and 4 at weekends; from Munsan Station, take a taxi or local bus. |
| From Seoul | about 2 h · Subway + Bus + TaxiLeave from Central Seoul · Back to Seoul the same nightFull route · Festivals by travel time from Seoul |
| Organizer | Gyeonggi Province (Peace Cooperation Bureau); exhibition co-hosted with Paju City경기도 (평화협력국) · 파주시 (전시 공동 주최) |
| Usual timing | A season of several weeks to three months that ends in November: 20 May–11 Nov 2023, main programmes 30 Aug–16 Nov 2024, 11 Aug–5 Nov 2025 and 12 Oct–29 Nov 2026. Gyeonggi Province publishes the year's plan in spring (17 March in 2026) and the final dates in summer or early autumn. Browse September / October / November festivals. |
| First held | 2023 |
| Last checked | 22 October 2026Checked against 32 sources · See sources |
What it is like
The DMZ OPEN Festival is Gyeonggi Province's yearly programme of art, music, talks and sport about the Demilitarized Zone along the inter-Korean border. Instead of showing the DMZ only as a place of division and military tension, it presents the zone's long-protected nature, its history and the idea of coexistence, and the "OPEN" in the name stands for turning a closed zone into a space for everyone. Editions have been held every year since 2023, first run by the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization and, since 2025, by the province itself. The 2025 edition counted about 540,000 visitors to the DMZ area over three months.
The 2026 edition, themed "Open the Line, Connect the Life", runs from 12 October to 29 November. Its core is the exhibition "Staging", curated by Kim Sun-jung, artistic director of Art Sonje Center: 26 works by 14 Korean and international artists, among them Park Chan-kyong, Ahn Kyu-chul, Sunmu and Abraham Cruzvillegas, some made for the show. Part of it is at Imjingak Peace Nuri, the park beside the Imjin River, and part is north of the river at Camp Greaves, a former US Army base inside the civilian control line, in Cafe Greaves, Studio BEQ, Gallery Greaves and Documenta Hall 2. Linked "Exhibition Plus" sessions introduce the area's endangered wildlife, such as leopard cats, otters and red-crowned cranes, and invite schoolchildren to respond to the artworks.
The concerts and talks are in Goyang, closer to Seoul. The DMZ OPEN International Music Festival, "PACE: Returning to Peace", runs 23–25 October at Aram Music Hall in Goyang Aram Nuri with the KBS Symphony Orchestra, the Gyeonggi Philharmonic, the Mahlerian Orchestra and the Millennium Philharmonic, and closes with soprano Sumi Jo. The DMZ OPEN Eco-Peace Forum on 28 October at Sono Calm Goyang is co-hosted with the Ministry of Unification and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. The Peace Walk and Peace Marathon planned for 2026 have been cancelled: on 21 October the festival announced that Gyeonggi Province's budget situation made them impossible, while the exhibition, the music festival and the forum go ahead as planned.
Honest caveats: this is a spread-out season, not a single festival weekend, and events are in two cities, so check where each one is. To see the Camp Greaves part you ride the Imjingak Peace Gondola across the river and show ID at boarding (a passport for foreigners), and Camp Greaves is closed on Mondays. Information is almost all in Korean, and the festival posts updates mainly on Instagram. No festival shuttle bus was announced, so from Munsan Station you need a taxi or local bus, or one of the few shuttle trains to Imjingang Station beside Imjingak.
Highlights
- "Staging", a contemporary art exhibition of 26 works by 14 Korean and international artists, curated by Kim Sun-jung of Art Sonje Center, 12 Oct–29 Nov 2026
- Exhibition spaces inside the civilian control line at Camp Greaves, a former US Army base north of the Imjin River: Cafe Greaves, Studio BEQ, Gallery Greaves and Documenta Hall 2, reached by a gondola ride of about 6 minutes
- DMZ OPEN International Music Festival "PACE: Returning to Peace", 23–25 Oct 2026 at Aram Music Hall, Goyang, with the KBS Symphony Orchestra and the Gyeonggi Philharmonic; soprano Sumi Jo sings at the closing concert
- DMZ OPEN Eco-Peace Forum on 28 Oct 2026 at Sono Calm Goyang, co-hosted with the Ministry of Unification and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation
- "Exhibition Plus" family sessions on DMZ wildlife such as leopard cats, otters and red-crowned cranes, and a children's programme around works by Lee Ye-eun
- Set around Imjingak, the peace park and Korean War memorial site on the Imjin River, right next to Imjingang Station
Who it suits. Best for art lovers, history-minded travelers and anyone curious about the inter-Korean border who wants to step inside the civilian control line at Camp Greaves without joining a tour; less suited to visitors expecting a one-weekend street festival, since events are spread over seven weeks and two cities and nearly all information is in Korean.
Getting there
From Seoul
For Imjingak and Camp Greaves: take the Gyeongui–Jungang Line (Seoul Metropolitan Subway) to Munsan Station, for example from Seoul Station, Hongik University or Digital Media City; it takes about 1 h 15 min to 1 h 40 min depending on where you start. From Munsan, take a taxi or local bus to Imjingak, or one of the few shuttle trains to Imjingang Station, one stop (3.7 km) further and right next to Imjingak (2 a day on weekdays, 4 at weekends); allow about two hours in all. Gyeonggi Province also lists bus 9710 from Gwanghwamun to Munsan Station, about 2 hours. From Imjingak the gondola crosses the Imjin River to Camp Greaves in about 6 minutes. The music festival and forum are in Goyang, much closer to Seoul.
From Incheon Airport
AREX to Digital Media City or Hongik University Station, then the Gyeongui–Jungang Line to Munsan Station and a taxi or local bus to Imjingak.
Last leg from Imjingang Station (most visitors change at Munsan Station)
Gyeongui–Jungang Line (Munsan–Imjingang shuttle trains). Right next to Imjingak (KTO data), but only 2 shuttle trains a day from Munsan on weekdays and 4 at weekends; from Munsan Station, take a taxi or local bus.
Festival shuttle
No festival shuttle bus for DMZ OPEN 2026 was found in the sources. The Imjingak Peace Gondola is the way in to the Camp Greaves venues for individual visitors: about 850 m across the Imjin River in about 6 minutes, cabins for up to 10 people. Buy tickets on site the same day or online; every adult signs a security pledge and shows ID (a passport for foreigners), and the QR ticket is checked on the way in and out. The gondola may not run in bad weather.
Getting home
Camp Greaves closes at 17:00 (ticket sales end at 16:00) and the gondola at 18:00 every day, with ticket sales ending at 17:30 (operator's fare page). Gyeongui–Jungang Line trains from Munsan back towards Seoul run well into the evening, and those that run to Seoul Station itself are about hourly outside rush hours; check the last train to your station in the Korail+ app (코레일+) or at Munsan Station before you go. For the music festival in Goyang, check the last train for your own route after the concert.
Parking
Imjingak has about 2,100 parking spaces (KTO data), charged at a flat daily rate by vehicle size. Driving over Tongil Bridge to Camp Greaves is not allowed for individual visitors; groups of 20 or more need military approval, applied for 1–2 weeks ahead with a name list.
How to switch Naver Map and Kakao Map to English
Google Maps shows train, subway and bus routes in Korea but not walking or driving directions yet, so for the walk from the station Naver Map or Kakao Map is more reliable.
Before you go
1330 · Travel hotline
The Korea Tourism Organization’s helpline answers in English, Japanese and Chinese around the clock, and in several other languages from 08:00 to 19:00. Dial 1330 from a Korean phone, or +82-2-1330 from a phone registered abroad.
112 / 119 · Emergencies
112 for police, 119 for fire and ambulance. Both are free from any phone. Police on 112 can add an English or Chinese interpreter to the call.
T-money card
Buy one at a convenience store such as GS25, CU or 7-Eleven and top it up there with cash. It pays for subways and buses in most cities, and for most taxis.
Maps
Use Naver Map or Kakao Map for walking and bus directions; Google Maps does not yet give walking directions in Korea. Both apps can be switched to English. Naver Map: Menu (≡) → Settings → Language (Japanese and Chinese also available). Kakao Map: Menu (≡) → Settings → App settings → Language. If the option is missing, change your phone’s language and reopen the app. Small shop names and some reviews stay in Korean.
Trains and buses
Book trains on Korail’s English site and express buses on Kobus. Holiday weekends sell out first.
Checked 18 October 2026.
Tickets, prices and practical details
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Festival entry | Free | KTO lists the festival as free, with some paid events |
| Imjingak Peace Gondola with Camp Greaves, adult, standard cabin | ₩13,000 | Operator's fares: child ₩11,000; crystal (glass-floor) cabin ₩16,000 (child ₩14,000); gondola only ₩12,000 (crystal ₩15,000); online tickets ₩1,000 cheaper (travel guide). Needed to reach the Camp Greaves venues |
| International Music Festival, evening concerts on 23 and 24 Oct, R seat | ₩30,000 | S ₩20,000, A ₩10,000; morning concert on 24 Oct ₩10,000 for all seats; closing concert on 25 Oct free; 50% off for veterans, disabled people, students and groups of four or more (province's announcement as reported by Pressian, 8 Oct 2026). Sold through the Goyang Aram Nuri website and NOL Ticket |
- Booking
- No booking found for the exhibition. Gondola tickets are sold on site for the same day, or online for ₩1,000 less (usable an hour after booking). Music festival tickets are sold through the Goyang Aram Nuri website and NOL Ticket. The festival posts updates on Instagram (@dmzopen_official); KTO lists 02-6288-9245 for enquiries.
- English on site
- The festival uses an English name, but no English programme page was found; KTO's 1330 Travel Hotline answers in English, Japanese and Chinese.
- Crowds
- The 2025 edition counted about 540,000 visitors to the DMZ area over three months, about 520,000 of them at the exhibition, so the sites are busy but the crowd is spread across many weeks.
- Best time to go
- A Tuesday to Friday, arriving by late morning: Camp Greaves is closed on Mondays and stops selling tickets at 16:00. The weekend of 23–25 October adds the music festival in Goyang.
- What to bring
- Your passport (needed for the gondola and Camp Greaves), warm layers for the riverside in late autumn, and comfortable shoes for walking between the buildings at Camp Greaves.
- Rain
- The Camp Greaves venues are former army buildings, but the gondola that reaches them may not run in bad weather; no festival rain policy was published.
- Toilets
- Permanent restrooms at Imjingak (KTO facilities list).
2026 program
- 12 Oct–29 NovDMZ OPEN Exhibition "Staging" (스테이징), 26 works by 14 artists, curated by Kim Sun-jung (Art Sonje Center), at Imjingak Peace Nuri and at Camp Greaves inside the civilian control line (Cafe Greaves, Studio BEQ, Gallery Greaves, Documenta Hall 2)
- Exhibition Plus"Small Residents of the DMZ" on endangered leopard cats, otters and red-crowned cranes, and "Hearts Gather to Settle Ground", where elementary-school children reinterpret works by Lee Ye-eun with visitors (dates not published)
- 23–25 OctDMZ OPEN International Music Festival "PACE: Returning to Peace" at Aram Music Hall, Goyang Aram Nuri: KBS Symphony Orchestra, Gyeonggi Philharmonic, Mahlerian Orchestra and Millennium Philharmonic, conductor Michael Sanderling and violinist Lim Ji-young; closing concert with soprano Sumi Jo
- 28 OctDMZ OPEN Eco-Peace Forum at Sono Calm Goyang, co-hosted with the Ministry of Unification and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, with a Northeast Asia smart eco-city seminar in the afternoon
- Cancelledthe 2026 DMZ OPEN Peace Walk and Peace Marathon (the marathon had been listed for 1 Nov at 09:00 from Imjingak) will not be held; the festival cited Gyeonggi Province's budget situation (announced 21 Oct)
Theme "Open the Line, Connect the Life" (선을 열어 삶을 잇다). Run directly by Gyeonggi Province with the Ministry of Unification; the exhibition is co-hosted with Paju City. The March 2026 plan said September to early November; the dates were later set at 12 Oct–29 Nov. KTO lists the phone number 02-6288-9245 and the Instagram account @dmzopen_official.
Editions
| Year | Dates | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Autumn 2027, probably a season of several weeks ending in November, if the pattern holds: 2025 ran 11 Aug–5 Nov and 2026 runs 12 Oct–29 Nov. Nothing announced as of 18 Oct 2026; in 2026 the province published its plan on 17 March and the final dates were public by 5 October. | expected | No 2027 plan found as of 18 October 2026. |
| 2026 | 12 Oct – 29 Nov 2026 | confirmed | Exhibition at Imjingak Peace Nuri (148-40 Imjingak-ro, Paju) and at Camp Greaves across the Imjin River, reached by the Imjingak Peace Gondola with ID; individual visitors cannot drive in over Tongil Bridge. Music festival at Goyang Aram Nuri and forum at Sono Calm Goyang. |
| 2025 | 11 Aug – 5 Nov 2025 | ended | The first edition run directly by Gyeonggi Province. About 540,000 people visited the DMZ area during the festival. |
| 2023 | 20 May – 11 Nov 2023 | ended | Hosted by Gyeonggi Province and run by the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization to mark 70 years since the Korean War armistice. Start date and programme from the May 2023 announcement. |
Before or after the festival
Places you can fit in before or after the festival without missing the shuttle or the last train or bus back.
Paju's three-day farmers' festival for the new crop of Jangdan soybeans, grown inside the civilian control zone: growers sell beans, fresh tofu and meju, and you can try meju-making and bean threshing. Its 2026 dates, 27–29 November (Fri–Sun), come from a Gyeonggi Province magazine and the festival poster but were not yet on Paju City's page on 21 October; they fall on DMZ OPEN's last weekend. See Camp Greaves first (ticket sales end at 16:00), then the market.
Getting there: On Imjingak Plaza, beside Imjingak Peace Nuri and the gondola station; on foot, no extra transport
- Getting awayAfter
Imjingang Station beside Imjingak has only 2 shuttle trains a day to Munsan on weekdays and 4 at weekends, so most visitors go back to Munsan Station by taxi or bus. Buses 058 (daily) and 93-9 (weekends) stop at the Imjingang bus stop, 3 minutes' walk from the gondola; check in Kakao Map that yours goes to Munsan Station, and check the last train from Munsan in the Korail+ app.
Questions travelers ask
When is the DMZ OPEN Festival 2026?
12 October to 29 November 2026. The exhibition "Staging" runs for the whole period at Imjingak Peace Nuri and Camp Greaves in Paju; the International Music Festival is on 23–25 October and the Eco-Peace Forum on 28 October, both in Goyang. KTO gives general hours of 10:00–18:00, varying by event.
Is the DMZ OPEN Festival free?
KTO lists it as free, with some paid events. You pay for the Imjingak Peace Gondola to reach Camp Greaves: ₩13,000 for adults and ₩11,000 for children, Camp Greaves included, in a standard cabin (operator's fares). Music festival concerts on 23 and 24 October cost ₩10,000–30,000, and the closing concert on 25 October is free (Gyeonggi Province's announcement, as reported on 8 October).
Can foreigners visit Camp Greaves?
Yes, by the Imjingak Peace Gondola: buy a ticket at Imjingak or online, sign a security pledge and show your passport. No advance approval is needed for this route. Camp Greaves is open Tuesday to Sunday, 09:00–17:00, with last tickets at 16:00.
How do I get there from Seoul?
Take the Gyeongui–Jungang Line to Munsan Station (about 1 h 15 min to 1 h 40 min), then a taxi or local bus to Imjingak, or one of the few shuttle trains to Imjingang Station beside it. Allow about two hours in all. No festival shuttle bus was announced for 2026.
Where and when is the DMZ OPEN International Music Festival?
23–25 October 2026 at Aram Music Hall in Goyang Aram Nuri, with the KBS Symphony Orchestra, the Gyeonggi Philharmonic and others; soprano Sumi Jo sings at the closing concert. Tickets are sold through the Goyang Aram Nuri website and NOL Ticket.
Is there a DMZ peace walk or marathon in 2026?
No. On 21 October 2026 the festival announced on its official Instagram that the 2026 DMZ OPEN Peace Walk and Peace Marathon were cancelled because of Gyeonggi Province's budget situation. The exhibition, the International Music Festival and the Eco-Peace Forum go ahead as planned. In 2025 the walk was on 1 November and the marathon on 2 November.
Does it overlap with the Paju Jangdan Bean Festival?
Possibly. The bean festival is also held at Imjingak, usually on a Friday to Sunday in the second half of November (21–23 November 2025), but its 2026 dates had not been announced as of 18 October 2026.
Sources and verification
Facts checked
22 October 2026, against the sources listed below.
This page is desk research from the sources below, not a firsthand report of the 2026 edition. Confidence in the current facts: medium.
- KTO TourAPI listing 2026 DMZ OPEN Festival (contentId 2987791)kto — 12 Oct–29 Nov 2026 across the Gyeonggi DMZ area, address 임진각로 148-40, coordinates 37.8920/126.7447, hours 10:00–18:00 varying by event, free with some paid events, organizer Gyeonggi-do, phone 02-6288-9245, Instagram homepage, aims and art, academic and sports programmes
- Financial News 2026-10-05 — DMZ서 예술·음악·평화 논의…'2026 DMZ OPEN' 연다news — 2026 festival 12 Oct–29 Nov at Imjingak Peace Nuri and Goyang; 14 artists; music festival on the coming 23–25 (Oct) at Aram Music Hall (KBS, Gyeonggi, Mahlerian, Millennium orchestras; Sanderling, Lim Ji-young; Sumi Jo closing), tickets via Aram Nuri and NOL Ticket; forum on the 28th at Sono Calm Goyang with the Unification Ministry and Friedrich Ebert Foundation
- Dailian 2026-10-12 — 경기도·파주시, 'DMZ OPEN 전시: 스테이징' 공동 개최news — Exhibition "Staging" 12 Oct–29 Nov 2026, co-hosted by Gyeonggi Province and Paju City, 26 works by 14 artists, curator Kim Sun-jung, Camp Greaves venues (Cafe Greaves, Studio BEQ, Gallery Greaves, Documenta Hall 2) and Imjingak Peace Nuri, artist list, Exhibition Plus programmes on leopard cats, otters and red-crowned cranes and the children's programme on Lee Ye-eun's work
- Sidae 2026-10-12 — DMZ OPEN 전시: 스테이징news — Exhibition 12 Oct–29 Nov 2026 at Camp Greaves inside the civilian control line and Imjingak Peace Nuri, 26 works by 14 artists, some new, curated by the artistic director of Art Sonje Center
- YTN 2026-10-12 — 경기도·파주시 DMZ OPEN 전시news — Exhibition until 29 Nov 2026, 14 artists and 26 works, Camp Greaves cafe and gallery, endangered-wildlife and children's programmes
- Herald Economy 2026-03-17 — 경기도, '2026년 DMZ OPEN 페스티벌' 9월~11월 개최news — 2026 plan published 17 Mar 2026 for September to early November, with the Ministry of Unification, slogan "Open the Line, Connect the Life", run directly by Gyeonggi Province (Peace Cooperation Bureau), exhibition, music festival, forum, peace walk and marathon
- runningwikii — DMZ OPEN Peace Marathon (updated 10 Jul 2026)blog — 2026 marathon on 1 Nov at 09:00, half and 10 km, from the Imjingak Peace Nuri area, registration in August; 2025 marathon on 2 Nov, half ₩35,000, 10 km ₩30,000, 3,500 places first come first served
- Herald Economy 2025-07-30 — 경기도 "DMZ, 고립된 공간이 아닌 열린(OPEN) 공간"news — 2025 festival 11 Aug–5 Nov; exhibition at Peace Nuri, Gallery Greaves and Tongil-chon by 10 artists; concert 6 Sep; music festival 26–30 Sep (no concert 29 Sep) with R ₩30,000, S ₩20,000, A ₩10,000 and closing R ₩50,000, S ₩30,000, A ₩20,000, 50% discounts for groups of four or more; walk 1 Nov (6 km, 9.1 km); marathon 2 Nov (21 km, 10 km) and 1.2 km obstacle race 1–2 Nov; forum 3–5 Nov
- Gyeonggi Province, 나의 경기도 vol. 195 (Sept 2025) — DMZ OPEN 페스티벌municipal — 2025 exhibition "UNDO DMZ" 11 Aug–5 Nov curated by Kim Sun-jung; concert line-up (Sung Si-kyung, Jeon Somi, Lee Young-ji, UNIS); music festival orchestras; forum at Sono Calm Goyang 3–5 Nov
- NS News 2025-11-06 — 경기도 'DMZ OPEN 페스티벌' 3개월간의 대장정 막 내려news — 2025 edition 11 Aug–5 Nov; about 540,000 visitors to the DMZ area; exhibition about 520,000; concert over 12,000; walk over 1,600; marathon about 5,000 crossing Tongil Bridge; forum about 500; first year run directly by Gyeonggi Province
- Gyeonggi Province, 나의 경기도 vol. 183 (Sept 2024) — 'DMZ OPEN' 더 큰 평화가 열린다municipal — 2024 theme; exhibition "Passage" 30 Aug–16 Nov; concert 7 Sep 17:00–22:00, free via TicketLink; concerts 21 Sep, 28 Sep, 21 Oct; walk 5 Oct (7.5 km); marathon 6 Oct (21 km, 10 km); forum 4–6 Nov; music festival 9–16 Nov; peace train ₩3,000 to Imjingang on 8 Sep, 6 Oct and 2 Nov, ₩12,200 to Dorasan
- Gyeonggi Province — DMZ OPEN Festival 2024 siteofficial — English name DMZ OPEN Festival; 2024 International Music Festival numbered the 2nd
- Asia Business Daily 2024-11-17 — DMZ OPEN International Music Festival concludes on the 16thnews — 2024 music festival 9–16 Nov with over 3,800 spectators as the festival's final event; wider festival from May; Gyeonggi Tourism Organization
- Sidae 2023-05-11 — 2023 DMZ OPEN 페스티벌news — 2023 festival hosted by Gyeonggi Province and run by the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization for the armistice's 70th anniversary; opens 20 May with a 9 km peace walk and concert; Eco Peace Forum 19–22 Sep; marathon 7 Oct; runs to November
- Korea Times 2023-09-27 — DMZ Open Int'l Music Festival to be held in Goyang in Novembernews — 2023 music festival 4–11 Nov at Goyang Aram Nuri as the finale of the festival that began in May; Gyeonggi Province and Gyeonggi Tourism Organization
- Herald Economy 2026-08-30 — 50년간 베일에 싸였던 미군기지…이젠 곤돌라 타고 언제든 간다news — Camp Greaves reached by the Imjingak Peace Gondola with same-day tickets, security pledge and ID; no individual access by road over Tongil Bridge; groups of 20 or more need approval 1–2 weeks ahead
- trvlogue — Imjingak Gondola & Camp Greaves Paju: DMZ Day Trip Guide 2026 (updated 10 Sep 2026)blog — Passport required for foreign adults; gondola 09:00–18:00 weekdays and 09:00–19:00 weekends and holidays; Camp Greaves Tue–Sun 09:00–17:00, last tickets 16:00, closed Mondays; ride about 6 minutes
- trvlogue (Korean) — 임진각 평화곤돌라 (updated 10 Sep 2026)blog — Adult fares: gondola ₩12,000 standard, ₩15,000 crystal; with Camp Greaves ₩13,000 and ₩16,000; online ₩1,000 cheaper and usable one hour after booking; cabins for up to 10; QR ticket checks; security pledge
- KKday — Paju DMZ gondola ride ticketother — Passport accepted as ID; security pledge; gondola about 850 m from Imjingak to Camp Greaves; weather may stop operation
- ktriptips (KTO data mirror) — 경의선 타고 평양여행을 꿈꾸다kto — Imjingang Station right next to Imjingak; Munsan–Imjingang shuttle 2 trips on weekdays and 4 at weekends; Dokgae Bridge Skywalk opened 2017
- Wikipedia — Imjingang stationother — Munsan–Imjingang shuttle since 28 Mar 2020, 3.7 km
- MileAsia — Seoul to Paju 2026 (24 Jul 2026)blog — Gyeongui–Jungang Line to Munsan about 1 h 15 min to 1 h 40 min; about two hours to Imjingak including connections; limited Munsan–Imjingang services
- itwiki — 경의·중앙선 (Gyeongui–Jungang Line)other — Munsan–Seoul Station trains about hourly outside rush hours
- Gyeonggi Province (English) — Paju Jangdan Soybean Festivalmunicipal — Bus 9710 from Gwanghwamun to Munsan Station, about 2 hours; 1330 Travel Hotline in English, Japanese and Chinese
- ktriptips (KTO data mirror, Simplified Chinese) — 坡州临津阁(和平世界公园)kto — Imjingak parking for 2,100 cars, restrooms, Imjin Bridge piers, Sinuiju train, war memorials
- trvlogue (Japanese) — Imjingak guide (updated 6 Oct 2026)blog — Imjingak car parks charge a flat daily rate by vehicle size
- Herald Economy 2025-11-16 — 제29회 파주장단콩축제 11월 21일~23일 임진각관광지에서news — Paju Jangdan Bean Festival 21–23 Nov 2025 at Imjingak
- DMZ OPEN Festival official Instagram — 2026 Peace Walk and Marathon cancelled (posted 21 Oct 2026)official — The 2026 DMZ OPEN Peace Walk and Marathon are cancelled because of Gyeonggi Province's budget situation; the exhibition, International Music Festival and Eco-Peace Forum go ahead as planned
- Paju Imjingak Peace Gondola (operator) — 이용요금 (fares and hours)official — Gondola 09:00–18:00 every day, ticket sales end 30 min before closing; Camp Greaves 09:00–17:00, ticket sales end 16:00, closed Mondays, 1 Jan, Seollal and Chuseok; gondola closed on safety-inspection days; integrated gondola + Camp Greaves adult ₩13,000 / child ₩11,000 (crystal ₩16,000 / ₩14,000); gondola only adult ₩12,000 (crystal ₩15,000)
- Paju Imjingak Peace Gondola (operator) — 오시는길 (directions)official — Buses 058 (daily) and 93-9 (weekends) to the Imjingang bus stop, 3 minutes on foot; Imjingang Station (Gyeongui–Jungang Line) 8 minutes on foot
- Pressian 2026-10-08 — DMZ OPEN 국제음악제news — Music festival 23–25 Oct at Aram Music Hall; 23 and 24 Oct 19:00 R ₩30,000, S ₩20,000, A ₩10,000; 24 Oct 11:00 all seats ₩10,000; 25 Oct closing concert free; 50% off for veterans, disabled people, students and groups of four or more; Aram Nuri website and NOL Ticket
- 나의 경기도 (Gyeonggi Provincial Government magazine) vol. 203, May 2026 — 파주 장단콩 (credited to 파주시청)municipal — Paju Jangdan Bean Festival 2026 on 27–29 November (cited from the bean-festival record, where it was opened)
What we could not confirm
- Whether the Camp Greaves exhibition venues charge anything beyond the gondola ticket, and the exhibition's own opening hours and closed days (KTO gives only 10:00–18:00, varying by event).
- 2026 International Music Festival prices come from Pressian's 8 Oct report of the province's announcement; the organizer's own notice (Aram Nuri / NOL Ticket) was not opened, and the time of the free closing concert on 25 Oct was not given.
- No festival shuttle bus found for 2026. Whether buses 058 and 93-9 run to Munsan Station, their frequency and taxi times from Munsan were not verified.
- The ₩1,000 online gondola discount is from a travel guide (Sept 2026) and was not seen on the operator's fare page; Paju resident and preferential fares are on the operator page but not on this page.
- First held: 2023 is the earliest DMZ OPEN edition found, and the 2024 music festival was numbered the 2nd; earlier DMZ peace walks may have run under another name.
- Overall start and end dates of the 2024 edition (main programmes ran 30 Aug–16 Nov; one source says the wider festival began in May). 2023 start and programme are from the May 2023 announcement.
- Official website for 2026: KTO lists only the Instagram account; 2025 used dmzopen.kr.
- Japanese and Chinese names were not found on a KTO or official page.
- Accessibility of the gondola and the Camp Greaves buildings, pet rules and foreign-card acceptance were not published.
- The Asia News Network feature on the 2026 exhibition could not be read (rate-limited by the fetch service).
- Paju Jangdan Bean Festival 2026 (27–29 Nov) is not yet confirmed on Paju City's own page; recheck before the last weekend.
- Last Gyeongui–Jungang Line train from Munsan towards Seoul on the festival dates under the timetable in force that day
Changes: 2026-10-18 — Added to the site: fact-first record (dates, hours, prices, getting there, sources). · 2026-10-18 — Added a photograph from the Korea Tourism Organization (Korea Tourism Content Lab), KOGL Type 1. · 2026-10-21 — Transport: getting-home note reworded to tell visitors to check the last train from Munsan in the Korail app, as no current timetable was confirmed. · 2026-10-22 — The 2026 Peace Walk and Peace Marathon have been cancelled (festival's official Instagram, 21 October): removed the 1 November marathon from the programme and updated the description and FAQ. The exhibition, music festival and forum are unchanged. · 2026-10-23 — Nearby rewritten as 'Before or after the festival' (shuttle and last-train fit); transport: gondola hours corrected to 09:00–18:00 daily (ticket sales end 17:30) from the operator's page, Korail+ wording, Getting away line added; prices: gondola fares confirmed by the operator, 2025 music prices replaced by 2026 ones from the province's announcement.
