| Dates | 16–20 Oct 2024 |
|---|---|
| Weather | October average 20/7 °C (69/45 °F), 51 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Icheon station. |
| Venue | Bokhacheon Waterside Park경기도 이천시 경충대로2422번길 17 |
| Admission | No admission fee is listed; you pay per item — ₩2,000 for the cauldron bibimbap, ₩3,500–15,000 for food, and some craft activities charge. |
| Next edition | 2025: 22–26 Oct 2025 |
Program
- Opening ritesgood-harvest ceremony, harvest thanksgiving and royal-tribute procession
- Cauldron rice at 12:00 and 14:00 (320 kg cauldron, about 160 kg of rice, 30 minutes over firewood)
- 600 m rainbow garae-tteok (about 240 kg of rice) shared in 30 cm pieces
- Rice-cooking masters contest revived after six years; rice transplanting and threshing, donkey and grasshopper experiences
Notes on the 2024 edition
23rd edition; about 222,000 visitors (+38%); about ₩1.53 billion in sales; 12,957 courier orders of rice.
About the festival
The Icheon Rice Cultural Festival is a five-day harvest festival in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, south-east of Seoul, built around the town's rice, once a royal tribute. The 25th edition ran 14–18 October 2026 at a new riverside site, Bokhacheon Waterside Park, with shuttles from Icheon Station. No admission fee is listed; the signature cauldron bibimbap costs ₩2,000. Go for rice for 2,000 people cooked in one 320 kg iron pot.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Icheon Rice Cultural Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
확인26.10.16
Facts checked
16 October 2026, against the sources listed below.