| Dates | 12 Oct – 29 Nov 2026 |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Venue | Imjingak Peace Nuri and Camp Greaves (Paju), with concerts and forum in Goyang경기도 파주시 문산읍 임진각로 148-40 |
| Admission | Festival entry: Free · Imjingak Peace Gondola with Camp Greaves, adult, standard cabin: ₩13,000 |
| Previous edition | 2025: 11 Aug – 5 Nov 2025 |
| Next edition | 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. |
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)
Prices
| 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 |
Notes on the 2026 edition
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.
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.