| Dates | 30 Oct – 2 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours | Overall hours not published in the sources opened; the pork sales zone ran 11:00–18:00 and crowds stayed until about 23:00. |
| Venue | Hongju-eupseong old town and Hongseong County Office grounds충청남도 홍성군 홍성읍 아문길 27 |
| Admission | American barbecue tasting: Free |
| Previous edition | 2024: 1–3 Nov 2024 |
| Next edition | 2026: 29 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 |
Program
- Barbecue zones with county-designed grills: clay-jar barbecue and pork belly on cast-iron lids
- Memphis in May winning team's American barbecue tasting, three times a day (1,000 samples in total); teams from Vietnam, Thailand and Uzbekistan
- Hanwoo and pork zone, grill-it-yourself zone, food zone and a retro-style market area; 'meat-grilling day' and grilling zone at Hongseong Sangseol Market
- 30 Oct and 1 Nov 19:00drone light shows, 1,000 drones each
- Retro amusement-park theme with Ferris wheel, carousel and pirate ship
- Linked events24th Hongseong Love Chrysanthemum Festival with a rural experience fair, Hongseong Organic Festa, a lifelong-learning fair
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Pork sales zone (six pork brands) | — | Samgyeopsal, moksal and leg cuts at up to 40% below consumer prices, 11:00–18:00 |
| American barbecue tasting | Free | Free; queues of about 50 m |
Notes on the 2025 edition
Third edition. About 600,000 visitors over four days by SKT phone big-data (98,000 on Thursday, 121,000 Friday, 226,000 Saturday, 155,000 Sunday), excluding Hongseong-eup residents. 9 barbecue programs, 3 experience programs, 8 performances, 9 sales zones and 4 linked festivals.
About the festival
The Hongseong Global Barbecue Festival (홍성글로벌바비큐페스티벌) is a four-day barbecue and meat festival held in and around Hongju-eupseong, the walled old town in the centre of Hongseong, Chungcheongnam-do, with grill zones, visiting barbecue teams, discounted local beef and pork, and evening concerts. Hongseong County has confirmed the fourth edition for Thursday 29 October to Sunday 1 November 2026. Entry is free; you pay for food and some experiences. Daily opening hours have not been officially published; according to a news report, main-stage shows run 17:00–18:00 each day and fireworks close the festival at 18:00–19:00 on 1 November. Hongseong is about 2 hours from Yongsan by Janghang Line train (₩9,600–14,300) or 1 h 54 m by express bus from Seoul Central City.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Hongseong Global Barbecue Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
29 October 2026, against the sources listed below.