| Dates | 5–10 Nov 2024 |
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| Venue | Lotte Garden Park (Lotte Premium Outlets Gimhae area), Jangyu경상남도 김해시 장유로 551 (신문동) |
| Admission | No 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. |
| Previous edition | 2023: 20–29 Oct 2023 |
| Next edition | 2025: 4–9 Nov 2025 |
Program
- Sales area for about 50 local potters in Clayarch's Dome House
- Exchange exhibition and sale with ceramic artists from Arita, Japan, and a sale of work by UNESCO Creative Cities craftspeople
- Night lighting across the 42,000 m² Clayarch grounds, day and evening performances, ceramic experiences
Notes on the 2024 edition
29th edition, theme "Buncheong, a thousand-year art reshaped" (분청, 다시 빚는 천년의 예술). First year co-run by the pottery association and the Gimhae Culture & Tourism Foundation (founded July 2024). About 37,000 visitors.
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.