| Dates | 14–15 Nov 2026 |
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| Hours | Not yet published for 2026 (2025: 10:00–17:00); the 10:30, 13:00 and 15:00 times on the organizer's site are kimchi-making sessions, not opening hours |
| Venue | Jinan Red Ginseng & Herb Center and Jinan Local Food store area, Jinan-eup전북특별자치도 진안군 진안읍 진무로 1166 진안홍삼약초센터 |
| Admission | Entry, stage shows and contests have been free. The 'Our Family Kimjang' session is paid: a set of 20 kg of salted cabbage and 10 kg of seasoning, whose 2026 price the organizer has not published (the 2025 price is shown under the 2025 edition). Food and drink are paid. |
| Previous edition | 2025: 15–16 Nov 2025 |
Program
- Sat 14 and Sun 15 Nov'Our Family Kimjang' kimchi-making sessions (우리집 김치담그기) at 10:30, 13:00 and 15:00, booked in advance by phone on 063-433-6613, first come, first served
- Kimchi Golden Bell quiz (named on the official poster; time not published)
Notes on the 2026 edition
Eighth edition, according to the official poster. Dates confirmed on the organizer's site on 21 October 2026, where advance booking for the kimchi-making sessions had opened; its banner credits Jinan County (host), the Jinan YMCA (organizer) and Jeonbuk State (sponsor), with general enquiries on 063-433-6661.
About the festival
The Jinan Highland Kimchi Bossam Festival (진안고원 김치보쌈축제) is a two-day weekend kimjang festival in Jinan-eup, Jinan County, Jeonbuk State, where families make winter kimchi together and eat it fresh with boiled pork (bossam). The 2026 edition, its eighth, is on Saturday–Sunday 14–15 November, confirmed on the organizer's site; the official poster places it around the Jinan Local Food store in Jinan-eup. Phone booking (063-433-6613) has opened for the kimchi-making sessions at 10:30, 13:00 and 15:00; opening hours and 2026 prices are not yet published. Entry has been free; the kimjang set (20 kg of salted cabbage and 10 kg of seasoning) is paid, and the organizer has not published its 2026 price. Jinan has no railway: take the KTX to Jeonju (about 1 h 40 m from Yongsan), then a 46-minute bus.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Jinan Highland Kimchi Bossam Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
27 October 2026, against the sources listed below.
- 2026 edition source
- 진안고원 김치보쌈축제 official site (Jinan YMCA) — home page with the 2026 pop-up and bannerofficial
- KTO tourist data (mirror) — 진안고원 김치보쌈축제 2025other
- Jinan intercity bus departures (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-12)other
- Jinan → Seoul Express Bus Terminal (Gyeongbu–Yeongdong) timetable (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-12)other