| Dates | 20 May – 11 Nov 2023 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Imjingak Peace Nuri and Camp Greaves (Paju), with concerts and forum in Goyang경기도 파주시 문산읍 임진각로 148-40 |
| 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. |
| Next edition | 2025: 11 Aug – 5 Nov 2025 |
Program
- 20 Mayopening with a 9 km DMZ peace walk on the Imjin River eco-trail and a peace concert at Imjingak Peace Nuri
- 19–22 SepEco-Peace Forum in Goyang (KINTEX), Gimpo and Paju; 7 Oct: DMZ Marathon
- 4–11 NovDMZ OPEN International Music Festival at Aram Music Hall, Goyang, as the finale
Notes on the 2023 edition
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.
About the festival
The DMZ OPEN Festival (DMZ OPEN 페스티벌) is Gyeonggi Province's multi-week season of art, music and talks about the Demilitarized Zone, centred on Imjingak Peace Nuri in Paju and the former US Army base Camp Greaves across the Imjin River. The 2026 edition runs 12 October–29 November, with the exhibition "Staging" (26 works by 14 artists), the International Music Festival in Goyang on 23–25 October and a forum on 28 October. KTO lists it as free with some paid events, generally 10:00–18:00; the Camp Greaves venues need a gondola ticket (₩13,000 for adults) and a passport. Take the Gyeongui–Jungang Line to Munsan Station; allow about two hours from central Seoul to Imjingak.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main DMZ OPEN Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
22 October 2026, against the sources listed below.