| Dates | 22 Feb – 3 Mar 2025 |
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| 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 | 2024: 23 Feb – 3 Mar 2024 |
| Next edition | 2026: 21 Feb – 2 Mar 2026 |
Program
- Sat 22 Febkiln-firing ceremony at 16:10, a sand-animation performance and an 18:00 opening concert with Jin Hae-sung, Park Chang-geun and Sleepy
- Sun 23 Feblocal artists' stage at 11:00; Bread Barber Shop children's sing-along at 13:00
- Sun 2 MarBebefinn children's show at 13:00
- Wheel throwing in an air dome so weather would not stop it; celadon shard mosaic, coiling and rubbing; new clay treading and celadon excavation
- Play Celadon Kids Land in the digital museum; kids' zone with Pinkfong statues and air-bounce rides; bicycle-powered cotton candy
- Spring herb picking, a bonfire camp, firewood chopping for the kiln, wish lanterns, foot baths and woodworking; food trucks and food booths
Notes on the 2025 edition
53rd edition, ten days, theme 'earth, people and fire', 65 programs in eight categories. Nearly 40,000 visitors over the opening days; about 170,000 in total (as reported in 2026); celadon sales ₩366 million. Half-price travel rebate raised to up to ₩100,000 per person, claimable up to four times.
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.