Tradition & cultureHapcheon, Gyeongsangnam-do

Tripitaka Koreana Cultural Festival 2023 in Hapcheon, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea

대장경기록문화축제 2023

Oct2023
27 –29
Fri–Sun
Past edition

27 October 2023 to 29 October 2023

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2023 festival offered. The current information is on the Tripitaka Koreana Cultural Festival page (9 Oct – 1 Nov 2026).

Dates27–29 Oct 2023
VenueTripitaka Koreana Theme Park경상남도 합천군 가야면 가야산로 1160
AdmissionFestival programmes: Free
Previous edition2022: 28 Oct – 13 Nov 2022
Next edition2024: 23–27 Oct 2024

Program

  • Lectures on the Tripitaka and the science of its preservation in Cheonnyeon-gwan
  • History play Yadan Beopseok Daejang Dogam and the hands-on "Moving Tripitaka Science Museum" on the outdoor stage
  • Fusion gugak performances and food trucks
  • 21 Oct–5 Novautumn flower exhibition and photo zones

Prices

ItemPriceNote
Festival programmesFreeFree with advance registration on the festival website; whether park admission was charged was not stated

Notes on the 2023 edition

Theme "science stories in the Tripitaka" (대장경에 담긴 과학 이야기); three days of core programme.

About the festival

The Tripitaka Koreana Cultural Festival (대장경기록문화축제) is Hapcheon County's autumn festival at the Tripitaka Koreana Theme Park in Gaya-myeon, Gyeongsangnam-do, about 5 km from Haeinsa Temple, where the 81,258 Tripitaka Koreana woodblocks are kept. The 2026 edition runs 9 October–1 November, 09:00–18:00, with autumn-flower sculptures, chrysanthemum bonsai, Tripitaka exhibitions and family craft workshops. Entry is paid: it is the theme park ticket, which costs a few thousand won (Hapcheon County has not published 2026 prices), and workshops cost extra. From Seoul, take the KTX to Dongdaegu (₩39,000), then the Haeinsa bus from Daegu Seobu Bus Terminal (56 minutes, ₩9,700).

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Tripitaka Koreana Cultural Festival page, which covers every edition.

Source

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

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