| Dates | 13–17 Aug 2025 |
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| Weather | August average 31/23 °C (88/73 °F), 290 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Jeonju station. |
| Venue | Sori Arts Center (Korea Sori Arts Center)전북특별자치도 전주시 덕진구 소리로 31 |
| Admission | Mixed. Most indoor concerts are ticketed (₩20,000–₩30,000 for a 2026 world-music show in Myeongin Hall; ₩50,000–₩70,000 for the pop concerts co-produced with Jeonbuk CBS); some outdoor, fringe and first-come programmes are free. |
| Previous edition | 2024: 14–18 Aug 2024 |
| Next edition | 2026: 12–16 Aug 2026 |
Program
- OpeningPansori Theater Shim Cheong, co-produced with the National Changgeuk Company of Korea
- Five Pansori Stories with leading pansori singers; Sanjo Night
- 16 Augpianist Son Yeol-eum and the Going Home Project orchestra
- ClosingAhn Eun-me Company's Dancing Grandmothers
- Sori Next, a new traditional-music market with the Sori Frontier showcase; children's festival with workshops; Sori Summer Night
Notes on the 2025 edition
Theme "Echoes from the Homeland" (본향의 메아리). The July preview listed 57 programmes and 69 performances; the closing report counted 77 programmes and 91 performances. Paid performances were 80.4% full as of 16 Aug (24 paid programmes, 33 performances; 6 programmes sold out). A free first-come programme drew long queues in the heat, and on day three entry closed early without notice.
About the festival
The Jeonju International Sori Festival is a five-day festival of pansori, Korean traditional music and world music, founded in 2001 and based at the Sori Arts Center (한국소리문화의전당) in Jeonju, with further stages across Jeonbuk State. After three August editions (the 25th ran 12–16 August 2026), the organizers plan to return it to October from 2027; no dates had been announced as of 19 October 2026. Most indoor concerts are ticketed through NOL Ticket (₩20,000–₩30,000 for a 2026 world-music show, up to ₩70,000 for pop headliners), while some outdoor and fringe programmes are free. Jeonju is about 1 h 40 m from Seoul's Yongsan Station by KTX (₩31,600), then a taxi to the arts center.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Jeonju International Sori Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.