| Dates | 23 Feb – 3 Mar 2024 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Goryeo Celadon Museum area전라남도 강진군 대구면 청자촌길 33 |
| Admission | Free entry to the festival grounds (KTO data for 2026); some hands-on programs are paid, prices not published. The Goryeo Celadon Museum normally charges ₩2,000 for adults (₩1,500 youth, ₩1,000 children 7–12); it was free daily during the 2023 festival, and its 2026 festival policy was not stated. |
| Previous edition | 2023: 23 Feb – 1 Mar 2023 |
| Next edition | 2025: 22 Feb – 3 Mar 2025 |
Program
- Opening events 23–24 Feb with the wood-fired kiln lighting; opening-night trot concert with Jang Min-ho and Hong Jin-young
- Children's showsBread Barber Shop on 24 Feb, Shinbi Apartment and Bread Barber Shop again on 2–3 Mar
- Spring herb picking on a 6,000 m² field by the south gate, on the opening day and holidays only, three first-come sessions a day for families
- Newwish-burning in the kiln fire, a bonfire camp, 'time traveller' Goryeo costume dress-up and a night stage
- For childrenslides, smelt fishing, a mini train, sand painting, celadon coiling, celadon mugs and wind chimes; a digital celadon museum with VR and media art
- Half-price sales of some private-kiln celadon; Gangjin Hanwoo village selling beef at 20–30% below market price
Notes on the 2024 edition
52nd edition, ten days (three more than in 2023), theme 'Come to Gangjin? Play with celadon!', 69 programs in eight categories. About 204,000 visitors, up 92%; total sales ₩756,092,000 including celadon ₩386,557,000. Rain in the first week and cold, strong winds on the 1 March holiday. Visitors got 20% of same-day festival spending back in paper Gangjin vouchers.
About the festival
The Gangjin Celadon Festival (강진청자축제) is a ten-day pottery festival around the Goryeo Celadon Museum in Daegu-myeon, Gangjin, Jeollanam-do, the heartland of Goryeo-era celadon kilns. Held since 1973 and once a summer event, it has run in late February since 2023: the 54th edition was 21 February–2 March 2026, 10:00–18:00, and the 55th is expected in late February 2027 (dates not yet announced). Entry is free, with some hands-on programs paid. Direct buses from Seoul Central City Terminal to Gangjin take about 4 h 12 m (₩43,800 deluxe), then about 30 minutes by road to the site.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Gangjin Celadon Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.