| Dates | 3–8 Sep 2026 |
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| Hours | One Summer Night with K-pop concerts at 19:30 on Fri 4 and Sat 5 September, listed as about 240 minutes; screening and event times were published per programme |
| Venue | Jecheon Arts Center Summer Plaza and venues across downtown Jecheon충청북도 제천시 일원 |
| Admission | One Summer Night with K-pop, standing zones A–D: ₩60,000 · One Summer Night with K-pop, reserved seat: ₩50,000 |
| Previous edition | 2025: 4–9 Sep 2025 |
| Next edition | 2027: August 2027 (23rd edition). Asia Kyungje reported on 30 July 2026 that the festival plans to open in August, the summer holiday season, in 2027 to draw more visitors and local spending; no dates had been announced as of 19 October 2026. The last three editions each ran six days, Thursday to Tuesday (5–10 Sep 2024, 4–9 Sep 2025, 3–8 Sep 2026), and the festival was held in August until 2023 (10–15 August 2023). |
Program
- Thu 3 Sepopening red carpet on the Jecheon Arts Center's Summer Plaza and opening ceremony hosted by Jang Do-yeon and Moon Sang-min, followed by the opening film Congo Boy (콩고 보이) by Rafiki Fariala, from Cannes Un Certain Regard
- 3–8 Sep189 films from 45 countries at the Jecheon Culture Theater, the Jecheon Visual Media Center Bom and Yeopyeoncho Salon, with a new international competition beside the international music-film competition (seven features) and a new overnight Nocturne Special
- Fri 4 and Sat 5 Sep, 19:30One Summer Night with K-pop Season 2 on the Summer Plaza; 4 Sep Lee Seung-yoon, Se So Neon, Crush and FTISLAND; 5 Sep Shin In-ryu, Soran, RESCENE, MONSTA X and Raiden
- 4–7 SepJIMFF Special Choice concerts at the Jecheon Arts Center: Kim Moon-jung and The M.C Orchestra (4 Sep), Yoon Jong-shin, Okdal Bit and Jung In (5 Sep), a reinterpretation of the late Jung Sung-jo's film music (6 Sep) and Chu Da-hye Chazz with Nubis (7 Sep)
- Talk To Youguests including Bong Joon-ho, Son Suk-hee, Lee Myung-se, Jeon Mi-do and Kim Yoon-ah each screened a film of their choice and talked with the audience; Park Chan-wook presented awards
- Special programmesa retrospective of Chinese composer Zhao Jiping (Jecheon Film Music Award), Silent Orchestra, French Musical: Lineage and Variations, and Curtain Call
- JIMFF Street Musiciansindie acts chosen by open audition played in front of Jecheon Station, on Culture Street and in front of the Uirimji Museum of History; an OST Fair at Yeopyeoncho Salon and the Music Film Market at Haso Life Culture Center Sanchaek and the Yeopyeoncho lawn
- Tue 8 Sepclosing ceremony in the Grand Theater of the Jecheon Arts Center, hosted by Song Eun-yi and Han Ye-ri
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| One Summer Night with K-pop, standing zones A–D | ₩60,000 | Per night, Melon Ticket; 40% off in the early-bird sale, 21–27 July 2026 |
| One Summer Night with K-pop, reserved seat | ₩50,000 | Rear tiered zones A and B |
| One Summer Night with K-pop, standing zone E | ₩40,000 | |
| Film screenings | — | 2026 price not found; a general screening cost ₩7,000 in 2023 |
Notes on the 2026 edition
22nd edition, slogan 'Fly Together'; ambassador Ahn Jae-hong, trailer by Kim Cho-hee. Concert sales: early bird on Melon Ticket from Tue 21 July 14:00 to 27 July at 40% off, general sale from Tue 4 August 14:00; the concerts were part of a KTO K-pop concert support programme, and Creatrip resold them to foreign visitors. The main stage moved from Jecheon Airfield on the outskirts to the Arts Center in the city centre. Reports differ on the scale: 188 or 189 films, and 45 or 51 countries. Attendance for 2026 was not found.
About the festival
The Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (JIMFF) is Korea's festival of music films and live music, held every year since 2005 in Jecheon, North Chungcheong. The 22nd edition ran 3–8 September 2026 with 189 films from 45 countries in downtown cinemas and two nights of K-pop concerts on the Jecheon Arts Center's Summer Plaza; Asia Kyungje reported that the festival plans to move back to August in 2027, but no dates had been announced as of 19 October 2026. Concert tickets cost ₩40,000–60,000 on Melon Ticket in 2026 (Creatrip also sold them to foreign visitors), and Jecheon is about 1 h 10 m from Cheongnyangni by KTX-Eum (₩15,400).
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Jecheon International Music & Film Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.