| Dates | 3–11 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Mungyeong Saejae Open Set (Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park)경상북도 문경시 문경읍 새재로 932 |
| Admission | Festival pass: ₩15,000 |
| Previous edition | 2024: 27 Apr – 6 May 2024 |
| Next edition | 2026: 1–10 May 2026 |
Program
- Sat 3 May 15:00opening ceremony at the Saejae outdoor stage (about 2,000 attending), with the city's ambassadors Woongsan, Park Gun, Youngki, Jumi and Yoon Yun-seo
- 32 ceramic artists showing and selling; 'A Potter's Day' demonstrations with a host; potters from Yixing and Jingdezhen in China
- 'Uryeo-nanumi', a tea-ware design chosen by open call
- Hands-onoutdoor escape room, kiln tours, clay and wood playgrounds, tea-bowl making, hanbok, self-service karaoke and a 'Chasabal Squid Game' corner
- StageEBS character show, model parade, hanbok fashion show and tightrope walking; a Children's Day evening eco 'campnic'
- Closing ceremony at the Gwanghwamun main stage in the Open Set with Park Seo-jin
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Festival pass | ₩15,000 | Included tourist-site discounts and a ₩1,000 Mungyeong Love gift certificate |
Notes on the 2025 edition
27th edition, nine days. Moved a week later than the usual late-April start, to open on the first Saturday of May, and dropped 'traditional' (전통) from its name. About 240,000 visitors, mostly on the four-day holiday and the following weekend. Free city buses were timed to KTX trains at Mungyeong Station, with extra buses at weekends and on holidays.
About the festival
The Mungyeong Chasabal Festival (문경찻사발축제) is a ten-day pottery and tea festival at the Mungyeong Saejae Open Set, a Joseon-era drama set inside Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park, Gyeongsangbuk-do, where potters who fire tea bowls in traditional wood-burning mangdaengi kilns show, demonstrate and sell their work. The 28th edition ran 1–10 May 2026, 09:00–18:00; 2027 dates have not been announced, but recent editions fell between late April and mid-May. Entry is free; hands-on experiences cost extra, roughly ₩5,000–15,000, the top end being a festival pass that has bundled tea-bowl making, a matcha tea ceremony and sightseeing discounts.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Mungyeong Chasabal (Tea Bowl) Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.