| Dates | 1–5 Oct 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours | 09:00–21:00 daily (KTO performance hours; organizer notes times may change) |
| Weather | October average 22/10 °C (71/50 °F), 57 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Jeonju station, about 30 km away. |
| Venue | Byeokgolje reservoir embankment and festival grounds전북특별자치도 김제시 부량면 벽골제로 442 |
| Admission | General admission: Free · Byeokgolje site admission outside the festival: ₩3,000 |
| Previous edition | 2025: 8–12 Oct 2025 |
| Next edition | 2027: Five days in the first half of October 2027, most likely 30 September–4 October or 7–11 October around the 3 October holiday. 2025 dates were announced on 10 February 2025 and the 2026 poster on 20 July 2026. |
Program
- 1 Oct 10:00–11:00Byeokgolje ritual (벽골제사); 19:00 opening ceremony and concert with Ailee and John Park
- 3 Oct 10:00–17:00Presidential Cup national nongak competition at the Central Plaza
- 3 Oct about 17:00 and 4 Oct 16:00–17:00: Twin Dragon Play at the Central Plaza
- 5 Oct 11:00 and 14:00Catch! Teenieping sing-along show; around 19:00 closing concert with 10CM
- Nightlyfantasy multimedia show with lasers and fireworks; 'Giant Ssarikong and Twin Dragons' final show (new in 2026)
- Dailypaddy-field harvesting, threshing and milling, wood-fired rice cooking (pre-booking, sold out early), straw theme park, drone straw-ball stadium, zipline, world rice-food street with dishes from 8 countries
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| General admission | Free | Free (KTO: 'Free, some fees apply') |
| Food and drink at stalls | — | KTO lists items at ₩4,000–10,000; 2024 rules capped booth prices at ₩10,000 |
| Paid activities (zipline, leisure world, some crafts) | — | Charged separately; no price list published in text form |
| Byeokgolje site admission outside the festival | ₩3,000 | Adults ₩3,000, youth ₩2,000, children ₩1,000; free for ages 6 and under and 65 and over; closed Mondays |
Notes on the 2026 edition
28th edition, 62 programs in five categories, slogan 'K-Agrarian Culture Shines on the Horizon'. Free shuttles on five routes (14 buses weekdays, 20 at weekends) every 15–30 minutes; Civic Sports Ground route suspended 08:00–13:00 on 3 Oct for a marathon. 4,360 free parking spaces.
About the festival
The Gimje Horizon Festival is a five-day rice-farming festival at Byeokgolje, a 4th-century reservoir embankment in Gimje, Jeonbuk, where the land is flat enough to see the horizon. The 28th edition ran 1–5 October 2026, 09:00–21:00, with free admission and paid hands-on activities. Go for the Twin Dragon Play, a nationwide farmers'-band contest and harvest activities in real paddies.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Gimje Horizon Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
16 October 2026, against the sources listed below.