Arts & performanceGimhae, Gyeongsangnam-do

Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Festival 2023 in Gimhae, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea

김해분청도자기축제 2023

Oct2023
20 –29
Fri–Sun
Past edition

20 October 2023 to 29 October 2023

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2023 festival offered. The current information is on the Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Festival page (6–10 Nov 2026).

Venue this year. Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Museum, Jillye-myeon.

Dates20–29 Oct 2023
VenueLotte Garden Park (Lotte Premium Outlets Gimhae area), Jangyu경상남도 김해시 장유로 551 (신문동)
AdmissionNo admission fee had been announced for 2026. In 2025 entry was free and some programmes were paid; KTO's Korean listing marks the 2026 festival as paid without giving an amount. Hands-on workshops and ceramics are paid.
Next edition2024: 5–10 Nov 2024

Program

  • 20 Oct 17:00opening with a memorial rite for potters and a fusion gugak performance
  • Exhibition and sales centre with work by more than 60 local potters; traditional kiln lighting and fireworks

Notes on the 2023 edition

28th edition, theme "Buncheong, creating a thousand years of fortune"; dates from Stars and Stripes Korea only.

About the festival

The Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Festival (김해분청도자기축제) is a sale and showcase of buncheong stoneware by Gimhae potters, held every autumn since 1996. The 31st edition runs 6–10 November 2026, 10:00–20:00 (closing at 18:00 on Monday and Tuesday), and for the first time leaves its home in Jillye-myeon for Lotte Garden Park beside Lotte Premium Outlets Gimhae in Jangyu. In 2025 entry was free and some hands-on programmes were paid; no 2026 admission fee had been announced by 18 October 2026.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Festival page, which covers every edition.

Source

Facts checked
21 October 2026, against the sources listed below.

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