| Dates | 19–23 Oct 2023 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Gochang Eupseong (Moyangseong Fortress) and surroundings전북특별자치도 고창군 고창읍 모양성로 11 (고창읍성) |
| Admission | Free: KTO and the Ministry of Culture list the 2026 festival as free. On other days Gochang Eupseong charges ₩3,000 for adults, ₩2,000 for teenagers and soldiers and ₩1,500 for children; visitors 65 and over, children 6 and under and Gochang residents enter free, and the fee is returned in Gochang Sarang gift vouchers. |
| Previous edition | 2022: 30 Sep – 4 Oct 2022 |
| Next edition | 2024: 9–13 Oct 2024 |
Program
- Fortress lit from 19:00, media façade on the walls and a light show in the bamboo grove
- Drone shows on 20 and 21 Oct; fireworks on 19 and 23 Oct
- 'Back to the 1453' costume stamp tour at 12 sites inside the fortress; night dapseong with lanterns and ganggangsullae
- ConcertsSG Wannabe and Son Tae-jin (20 Oct), Dynamic Duo and Crying Nut (21 Oct), Shim Soo-bong and Seol Woon-do (23 Oct)
Notes on the 2023 edition
50th edition; theme '50 years walked together, 100 years opening to the future'.
About the festival
The Gochang Moyangseong Festival (고창모양성제) is a five-day heritage festival at Gochang Eupseong, a walled Joseon county town built in 1453 in Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk State. Its signature event is the dapseong: walking the 1,684 m fortress wall in hanbok with a stone balanced on your head. The 53rd edition ran 15–19 October 2026, 10:00–22:00, with free entry; the 2027 dates are not announced, but the festival follows the lunar calendar and is expected in October 2027. Express buses from Seoul Central City Terminal take about 3 hours (from ₩21,700).
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Gochang Moyangseong Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.