| Dates | 4–9 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours | 10:00–18:00; Friday and Saturday until 20:00 (night opening) |
| Venue | Lotte Garden Park (Lotte Premium Outlets Gimhae area), Jangyu경상남도 김해시 장유로 551 (신문동) |
| Admission | Entry: Free |
| Previous edition | 2024: 5–10 Nov 2024 |
| Next edition | 2026: 6–10 Nov 2026 |
Program
- Opening ceremony with a 30th-anniversary film and a potters' parade of 48 ceramic artists
- King Sejong taehangari (placenta jar) special exhibition, a 30th-anniversary memorial room, and award-winning work from the 16th Korea Buncheong Ceramics Competition and the 17th Gyeongnam tea bowl competition
- Hands-ontaehangari making, decorating ceramics, a family pottery contest, clay stacking and a 'potter's certificate'
- Weekendsgrilling rice-cake and sausage skewers in a traditional kiln
- Performance by a 23-member delegation from Arita, Saga Prefecture, Japan; UNESCO Creative Cities craft exchange with Jinju and Icheon
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Free | Free; some programmes paid (KTO listings, 2025 content) |
| Restaurant discount | — | 10% off at designated restaurants with a receipt for ₩100,000 or more of ceramics (KTO Japanese and Traditional Chinese listings, 2025 content) |
Notes on the 2025 edition
30th edition, theme "The time of buncheong: meeting Sejong" (분청의 시간, 세종을 만나다). About 57,800 visitors over six days, about 21,000 more than in 2024.
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.