| Dates | 6–8 Nov 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours | 10:00–21:00 per the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism listing; KTO's English listing (marked as based on 2025) and one event-listing site give 10:00–22:00 |
| Venue | Gumi Station area and Yeokjeon-ro (old downtown)경상북도 구미시 역전로 일원 (원평동 124-23) |
| Admission | Entry: Free · Kakao T shuttle from Seoul, return: ₩59,000 |
| Previous edition | 2025: 7–9 Nov 2025 |
| Next edition | 2027: A Friday-to-Sunday weekend in November 2027 is likely: the festival has run over three days in November every year since 2023 (17–19 Nov 2023, 1–3 Nov 2024, 7–9 Nov 2025, 6–8 Nov 2026), and the ministry has named it a 2026–2027 preliminary cultural tourism festival. No 2027 dates had been announced as of 18 October 2026. |
Program
- Ramyeon Restaurantcreative ramyeon dishes from 33 selected restaurants along the ramyeon street (25 in 2025)
- Freshly fried ramyeonpacks fried the same day at Nongshim's Gumi plant, sold at the Gat Land zone
- Global Ramyeon Challenge for Korean and foreign contestants; invited overseas chefs and K-food influencers
- Robot chef; Hururuk Lounge eating and rest area with performances; make-your-own ramyeon and a seasoning-packet activity
- Events spread through the old downtown: Gumi Station, Yeokjeon-ro, Munhwa-ro, Geumri-dan-gil and Saemaeul Central Market
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Free | |
| Ramyeon restaurant dish | — | 2026 prices not published; in 2025 no dish could cost more than ₩9,000 |
| Kakao T shuttle from Seoul, return | ₩59,000 | From Seoul Station, Jamsil or Sadang; Busan ₩45,000 and Daegu ₩25,000 return; each route runs only if demand is enough |
Notes on the 2026 edition
5th edition, theme 'The Premium'. The city expects more than 400,000 visitors and runs an online festival guide showing booths and facilities.
About the festival
The Gumi Ramyeon Festival (구미라면축제) is a free three-day street-food festival around Gumi Station in Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do, the city where Nongshim fries most of Korea's Shin Ramyun. Local chefs serve creative ramyeon dishes along a 475 m 'ramyeon street' opposite the station, and Nongshim sells packs fried that morning. The 5th edition runs Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November 2026, 10:00–21:00 per the ministry's listing; entry is free and you pay per dish (2026 dish prices had not been published by 28 October). Direct ITX trains from Seoul Station reach Gumi Station, right at the festival gate, in about 3 hours (₩26,700).
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Gumi Ramyeon Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
21 October 2026, against the sources listed below.