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Chungjang Festival of Memories 2024 in Gwangju, South Korea

추억의 충장축제 2024

Oct2024
2 –6
Wed–Sun
Past edition

2 October 2024 to 6 October 2024

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2024 festival offered. The current information is on the Chungjang Festival of Memories page (Expected Oct 2027).

Venue this year. Geumnam-ro 1–3 ga, Chungjang-ro, 5·18 Democracy Square and the Asia Culture Center area.

Dates2–6 Oct 2024
VenueGeumnam-ro, Chungjang-ro, 5·18 Democracy Square and the Art Street, downtown Gwangju광주광역시 동구 금남로3가
AdmissionEntry: Free
Previous edition2023: 5–9 Oct 2023
Next edition2025: 15–19 Oct 2025

Program

  • Five "senses" exhibition zones on Geumnam-ro 2-ga with typewriters, abacuses, old arcade games, LPs and cassettes
  • Baduk (Go) tournament with an exhibition match by Lee Sedol, board games and a boxing tournament
  • Fire Art Paradea national contest of 15 teams and more than 340 performers, plus a parade planned by residents of Dong-gu's 13 neighbourhoods
  • 인생 최고의 대로 wedding ceremony on Chungjang-ro, nostalgia concert and DJ dance night

Prices

ItemPriceNote
EntryFree

Notes on the 2024 edition

21st edition and the first as an honorary culture-tourism festival; theme 충장발光. The parade won a silver award at the 2024 Pinnacle Awards. 458,053 visitors, per district figures reported by Newsis.

About the festival

The Chungjang Festival of Memories (추억의 충장축제) is a free five-day street festival of nostalgia in downtown Gwangju, held since 2004 on Geumnam-ro, Chungjang-ro, the Art Street and 5·18 Democracy Square in Dong-gu. The 23rd edition ran 7–11 October 2026, 14:00–22:00, with three days of street parades, including 12 teams from 6 countries. The 2027 dates have not been announced; expect five days in early to mid October. From Seoul, take the KTX to Gwangju Songjeong (about 2 hours, ₩42,000 from Yongsan), then Gwangju Metro Line 1 to Culture Complex Station or a taxi.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Chungjang Festival of Memories page, which covers every edition.

Source

Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.

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