| Dates | 9–13 Oct 2024 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 2023: 19–23 Oct 2023 |
| Next edition | 2025: 29 Oct – 2 Nov 2025 |
Program
- 9 Oct afternoonopening street parade and flash mob by more than 1,000 residents ('Scenes of our townships')
- Dapseong with more than 1,000 walkers in hanbok, followed by ganggangsullae by farm women from five local cooperatives
- 12 OctKBS National Singing Contest (전국노래자랑), back in Gochang for the first time in 7 years, about 5,000 spectators
- Spacing-out contest (top prize ₩300,000 in Gochang gift vouchers), Moyang Dohwaseo and Moyang Cheolhakgwan, wish lanterns, a youth dance contest and a 'Gen Z' dapseong for the first 200 applicants
- Gochang Flower Garden photo spot, pet playground and Geumtokki night market
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Festival admission | — | Not stated in the 2024 sources opened |
Notes on the 2024 edition
51st edition; slogan '온고Z신: 옛 것에 MZ를 얹다' (adding the MZ generation to the old). More than 200,000 visitors by the county's provisional count.
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.