| Dates | 2–5 Oct 2024 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Jeongseon Public Stadium and Jeongseon-eup town centre강원특별자치도 정선군 정선읍 봉양리 104 |
| Admission | Free (KTO 2026 listing). Food and market stalls are paid; any parking fees were not published. |
| Next edition | 2025: 25–28 Sep 2025 |
Program
- OpeningChilhyeon rite and a banquet for elders (giroyeon) at Geochilhyeon Shrine, Namyeon
- Opening show at Jeongseon Public Stadium: Arirang chorus of more than 300 residents and performers, guest singers Lee Chan-won and Kim Da-hyeon, fireworks
- Arirang Parade by the county's nine eup and myeon, A-POP dance competition and a senior fashion show
- National Arirang Singing Contest, Myeongseok Arirang and an Arirang song contest
Notes on the 2024 edition
49th edition, theme 'Jeongseon, a place you want to visit again' (다시 찾고 싶은 정선!, 국민고향정선!); a Ministry of Culture culture and tourism festival for 2024–2025.
About the festival
The Jeongseon Arirang Festival (정선아리랑제) is a free four-day festival of Jeongseon Arirang, the Gangwon county's own form of Arirang, Korea's UNESCO-listed folk song, held around Jeongseon Public Stadium in Jeongseon-eup every year since 1976. The 51st edition ran 1–4 October 2026 with a mass Arirang chorus, drones and fireworks on opening night, a street parade and national singing contests; the 2027 edition is expected in late September or early October, with dates not yet announced. Jeongseon is 2 h 46 m by bus from Dong Seoul Terminal (₩30,800).
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Jeongseon Arirang Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.