At a glance
| Dates | Expected Oct/Nov 2027A three-day weekend between early October and early November 2027 is likely: recent editions ran 4–6 Nov 2022, 7–9 Oct 2023, 4–6 Oct 2024, 31 Oct–2 Nov 2025 and 9–11 Oct 2026, all at Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park. No 2027 dates or format had been announced as of 18 October 2026. |
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| Next edition | 2027: A three-day weekend between early October and early November 2027 is likely: recent editions ran 4–6 Nov 2022, 7–9 Oct 2023, 4–6 Oct 2024, 31 Oct–2 Nov 2025 and 9–11 Oct 2026, all at Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park. No 2027 dates or format had been announced as of 18 October 2026. |
| Admission | Free entry. You pay for the beef you buy at the butcher counters (20–33% off in 2023–2025, 15–33% off in 2026) and grill it yourself in the grill area; whether a table or side-dish fee applies was not published. |
| Venue | Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park (outdoor performance area)경상북도 문경시 문경읍 새재로 943 (문경새재도립공원 일원) |
| Nearest station | Mungyeong Station (KTX-Eum) (문경역), Jungbu Naeryuk Line (KTX-Eum from Pangyo)Not walkable; take the free Express 1 city bus (route per a travel blog) or a taxi to Mungyeong Saejae |
| From Seoul | about 2 h 20 min · Bus + TaxiLeave from Dong Seoul Bus Terminal · One-way fare from ₩14,200Full route · Festivals by travel time from Seoul |
| Organizer | Mungyeong City, with the festival promotion committee and the Mungyeong Livestock Cooperative문경시 · 축제추진위원회 · 문경축산업협동조합 |
| Usual timing | Three days, usually Friday to Sunday, between early October and early November at Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park: 4–6 Nov 2022, 7–9 Oct 2023, 4–6 Oct 2024, 31 Oct–2 Nov 2025 and 9–11 Oct 2026. In 2016 it was held in September together with the Mungyeong Omija Festival (9–11 Sep 2016), a pairing begun in 2015. Browse October / November festivals. |
| Last checked | 18 October 2026Checked against 30 sources · See sources |
What it is like
Mungyeong, a mountain city in the northwest of Gyeongsangbuk-do, sells its beef under the Yakdol Hanu brand. The cattle are castrated Korean hanu fed for about 270 days, from about six months of age, on feed mixed with powdered yakdol, a pegmatite stone found only in Suye-ri, Gaeun-eup. About 270 designated farms raise some 12,000 head, and the meat is sold through the Mungyeong Livestock Cooperative. Each autumn the city, the cooperative and a festival committee turn the brand into a three-day festival at Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park, at the foot of the old mountain pass that is the city's best-known sight (about 4.05 million visitors in 2025).
The idea is simple: buy beef cheaply and cook it on the spot. The cooperative runs butcher counters and a very large grill area. In 2023–2025 cuts such as galbi, sirloin and chuck flap were sold 20–33% below market price, and the grill area seated 1,000 people at once in 2023, 900 in 2024 and 800 in 2025. Around it are free tastings of Yakdol beef and Yakdol pork, local produce booths (32 in 2025), trot-music concerts at the opening, on Saturday and at the closing, a 'Hanwoo arcade' of carnival games, an arm-wrestling challenge, a singing contest between Mungyeong's towns and villages, and a prize draw for beef buyers on the last day. In 2025, visitors who came by KTX received raffle tickets and a coupon for local products.
The 2026 edition, the 15th, was planned as a full festival for 9–11 October. After foot-and-mouth disease broke out in neighbouring Yecheon, the city cut it back to the 'Mungyeong Yakdol Hanwoo Cooperative Market': the discounted sales and the grill area went ahead at Saejae, with disinfection mats at the entrance and biosecurity staff, while most festival events were minimised. About 2,000 people came on the first day. No 2027 dates had been announced as of 18 October 2026.
The honest caveats: this is a beef market with entertainment, aimed at domestic visitors, and the stage shows and contests are in Korean. Entry is free but the beef is not, and per-cut prices were not published. Getting there takes planning: only four KTX-Eum trains a day run from Pangyo to Mungyeong Station, which is not within walking distance of Saejae, and bus tickets marked 'Jeomchon' go to the city centre, more than 20 km away. The reward is the setting: the festival falls in the autumn-colour season at one of Korea's most popular walking passes, close in time to the Mungyeong Apple Festival in the same park.
Highlights
- Buy Yakdol Hanu cuts at a discount (20–33% below market price in 2023–2025) and grill them yourself in a grill area that seated 800 people at once in 2025
- Beef from cattle fed for about 270 days on feed mixed with powdered yakdol, a pegmatite stone found only in Suye-ri, Gaeun-eup
- Free tastings of Yakdol beef and Yakdol pork, plus local produce booths (32 in 2025)
- Trot concerts at the opening ceremony, on Saturday and at the closing, with a prize draw for beef buyers on the final day
- 'Hanwoo arcade' games, a 1-vs-100 arm-wrestling challenge and a singing contest between Mungyeong's towns and villages (2025)
- Set at the entrance to Mungyeong Saejae, a historic mountain pass with three stone gates first built between 1594 and the early 18th century
Who it suits. Best for meat lovers, families and groups who want a cheap, hands-on hanu barbecue in an autumn mountain setting, especially if combined with a walk on the Saejae pass; less suited to vegetarians, to travelers who need English-language programmes, or to anyone without the time for a two-hour trip each way from Seoul.
Getting there
From Seoul
Bus: intercity buses from Dong Seoul Terminal to the Mungyeong bus stop (문경공용버스정류장) in Mungyeong-eup, the town at the foot of Saejae, about 11 a day: about 2 h 20 m (₩14,200) or 1 h 54 m on deluxe buses (₩19,800). From there take a taxi or a free city bus to the park. Train: KTX-Eum from Pangyo (about 14 minutes from Gangnam on the Shinbundang Line) to Mungyeong Station, about four trains a day, 1 h 34 m, ₩17,400; then the free Express 1 city bus or a taxi to Saejae. Do not buy a bus ticket to Jeomchon: that is the city centre, more than 20 km from Saejae.
From Busan
Buses link Busan Central Bus Terminal (Nopo, subway Line 1 Nopo Station) and Jeomchon Terminal in 2 h 47 m (₩27,900 deluxe); about 6 buses a day run from Jeomchon to Busan, so check the departure times in both directions at the terminal before the festival day. Busan Central lists no bus to the Mungyeong-eup stop, and Jeomchon is the city centre, more than 20 km from Saejae, so finish by taxi or free city bus (route 21 takes about 45 minutes from Jeomchon, per a travel blog). Or take KTX to Dong-Daegu and a bus from Dong-Daegu Terminal to Jeomchon (1 h 48 m–1 h 55 m, ₩16,700 deluxe).
Last leg from Mungyeong Station (KTX-Eum)
Jungbu Naeryuk Line (KTX-Eum from Pangyo). Not walkable; take the free Express 1 city bus (route per a travel blog) or a taxi to Mungyeong Saejae
Festival shuttle
No festival shuttle was documented. Mungyeong's city buses have been free for everyone, tourists included, since 1 January 2025, and the city says it is adding buses timed to KTX trains at Mungyeong Station and a tourist loop linking the station with Saejae; a travel blog names the Express 1 route (… Maseong → Mungyeong Station → Mungyeong Saejae). In 2025, festival-goers who came by KTX received a raffle ticket, a local-products coupon and a souvenir.
Getting home
The festival closed at 17:00 in 2025. Only about four KTX-Eum trains a day link Mungyeong Station with Pangyo, and train and bus times change (Korail's timetable changed on 1 November 2026): check the last train in the Korail app (코레일+ / Korail+) and the last bus from the Mungyeong bus stop to Dong Seoul at the terminal before the festival day. Allow time for the bus or taxi from Saejae to the station or bus stop.
Parking
Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park has car parks for about 2,500 vehicles (Maeil Shinmun, 2022); the 2023 festival was held on the No. 1 car park itself. Parking fees were not verified.
How to switch Naver Map and Kakao Map to English
Google Maps shows train, subway and bus routes in Korea but not walking or driving directions yet, so for the walk from the station Naver Map or Kakao Map is more reliable.
Before you go
1330 · Travel hotline
The Korea Tourism Organization’s helpline answers in English, Japanese and Chinese around the clock, and in several other languages from 08:00 to 19:00. Dial 1330 from a Korean phone, or +82-2-1330 from a phone registered abroad.
112 / 119 · Emergencies
112 for police, 119 for fire and ambulance. Both are free from any phone. Police on 112 can add an English or Chinese interpreter to the call.
T-money card
Buy one at a convenience store such as GS25, CU or 7-Eleven and top it up there with cash. It pays for subways and buses in most cities, and for most taxis.
Maps
Use Naver Map or Kakao Map for walking and bus directions; Google Maps does not yet give walking directions in Korea. Both apps can be switched to English. Naver Map: Menu (≡) → Settings → Language (Japanese and Chinese also available). Kakao Map: Menu (≡) → Settings → App settings → Language. If the option is missing, change your phone’s language and reopen the app. Small shop names and some reviews stay in Korean.
Trains and buses
Book trains on Korail’s English site and express buses on Kobus. Holiday weekends sell out first.
Checked 18 October 2026.
Tickets, prices and practical details
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | — | Not stated for 2026 (free in 2025) |
| Yakdol Hanu grilling cuts | — | 15% off; per-cut prices not published |
| Other cuts, by-products and graded hanu | — | 15–33% off depending on the item |
- Booking
- No booking: entry is free and beef is bought on the spot (in 2022 a course meal could be pre-registered). Organizer contact listed by KTO: 054-550-6812.
- English on site
- No English festival information was found; stage shows and contests are in Korean.
- Crowds
- About 100,000 visitors over three days in 2023 and again in 2024. The scaled-down 2026 market drew about 2,000 people on its first day.
- Best time to go
- Arrive before lunch to find a seat in the grill area, and combine the visit with a walk up the Saejae pass; the 2025 edition was timed for peak autumn colours there.
- What to bring
- Money or a card for beef purchases, a warm layer for an autumn afternoon in the mountains, and walking shoes if you plan to hike the pass (about four hours for the round trip through all three gates).
Editions
| Year | Dates | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | A three-day weekend between early October and early November 2027 is likely: recent editions ran 4–6 Nov 2022, 7–9 Oct 2023, 4–6 Oct 2024, 31 Oct–2 Nov 2025 and 9–11 Oct 2026, all at Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park. No 2027 dates or format had been announced as of 18 October 2026. | expected | 2026 dates were public by 1 September 2026. Whether the 2027 edition returns to the full festival format after the 2026 scale-down was not announced. |
| 2026 | 9–11 Oct 2026 | ended | Held at Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park as planned, but in a reduced market format. |
| 2025 | 31 Oct – 2 Nov 2025 | ended | Mungyeong Saejae outdoor performance area and surroundings; about 150 head of Yakdol Hanu were prepared for sale. |
| 2024 | 4–6 Oct 2024 | ended | Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park. |
| 2023 | 7–9 Oct 2023 | ended | Mungyeong Saejae No. 1 car park. |
| 2022 | 4–6 Nov 2022 | ended | Mungyeong Saejae area. |
Nearby
- Mungyeong Saejae pass and its three gates (문경새재 (주흘관·조곡관·조령관)) — Starts at the festival site. A forest trail through the Juheulgwan, Jogokgwan and Joryeonggwan gates, first built between 1594 and the early 18th century (the second and third were restored in the 1970s); about four hours for the round trip, with animal-shaped electric carts from the entrance to the first gate.
- Mungyeongsaejae Open Set (문경새재 오픈세트장) — In the park. A period-drama filming village inside the park; seniors 65 and over, registered disabled visitors and national-merit recipients enter free with ID.
- Mungyeong Apple Festival (문경사과축제) — Same park. The city's Gamhong apple festival, 17 October–1 November 2026, 09:00–18:00, free entry.
- Yakdol Hanwoo Town (문경약돌한우타운) — In Mungyeong-eup. A beef restaurant complex in Mungyeong-eup with an adjoining butcher shop selling hanu at nearly half the market price, for Yakdol beef outside festival days.
Questions travelers ask
When is the Mungyeong Yakdol Hanu Festival 2027?
Not announced as of 18 October 2026. Recent editions ran 7–9 October 2023, 4–6 October 2024, 31 October–2 November 2025 and 9–11 October 2026, so expect a three-day weekend between early October and early November 2027.
Did the festival take place in 2026?
In reduced form. After foot-and-mouth disease broke out in neighbouring Yecheon, the 15th edition (9–11 October 2026) became the Mungyeong Yakdol Hanwoo Cooperative Market: discounted beef sales and the grill area went ahead at Mungyeong Saejae under biosecurity controls, with most festival events cut.
Is the festival free?
Entry is free (10:00–17:00 in 2025). You pay for the beef: in 2023–2025 cuts were sold 20–33% below market price, and you grill them yourself in the festival grill area.
What is Yakdol Hanu?
Mungyeong's beef brand: castrated Korean cattle fed for about 270 days, from about six months of age, on feed mixed with powdered yakdol, a pegmatite stone found only in Suye-ri, Gaeun-eup. About 270 designated farms raise some 12,000 head.
How do I get there from Seoul?
Take a bus from Dong Seoul Terminal to the Mungyeong bus stop in Mungyeong-eup, about 2 h 20 m (₩14,200) or 1 h 54 m by deluxe bus (₩19,800), then a taxi or free city bus to Saejae. Or take the KTX-Eum from Pangyo to Mungyeong Station (1 h 34 m, ₩17,400, four trains a day). Do not buy a ticket to Jeomchon, which is more than 20 km away.
What else can I do at Mungyeong Saejae?
Walk the old pass through its three stone gates (about four hours there and back), visit the Mungyeongsaejae Open Set drama village, or go to the Mungyeong Apple Festival in the same park (17 October–1 November 2026, 09:00–18:00, free).
Sources and verification
Facts checked
18 October 2026, against the sources listed below.
This page is desk research from the sources below, not a firsthand report of the 2027 edition. Confidence in the current facts: medium.
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 2026 Mungyeong autumn festival dates (1 Sep 2026)news — 15th festival planned 9–11 Oct 2026 at Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park, theme 함께가자 힘찬 문경! 함께먹자 약돌한우!; Mungyeong Apple Festival 17 Oct–1 Nov 2026 at the same park
- The Herald Business — Mungyeong to hold Yakdol Hanwoo cooperative market Friday through Sunday (9 Oct 2026)news — 2026 event scaled down to a cooperative market after foot-and-mouth disease in nearby Yecheon; Friday to Sunday at Mungyeongsaejae Provincial Park; disinfection mats and biosecurity staff; grilling, soup and bulgogi cuts at discounts; promotional booth in front of Jeomchon Station
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 문경약돌한우 생생장터 첫날 2000여명 (10 Oct 2026)news — 15th edition opened on 9 Oct at the Saejae outdoor performance area, runs to 11 Oct; about 2,000 visitors and ₩236.29 million in first-day sales (₩217.69 million grill area, ₩18.6 million station sales); grilling cuts 15% off, other items 15–33% off
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 제14회 문경약돌한우축제 programme (27 Oct 2025)news — 2025: 14th edition, 31 Oct–2 Nov at the Saejae outdoor performance area; opening 14:00 on 31 Oct; performers; arm-wrestling 1-vs-100; Hanwoo arcade; singing contest prizes ₩1.5–3 million; 32 produce booths; grill area 30 × 40 m for 800; 20–33% off; KTX visitor coupons; after the apple festival during peak foliage; committee, city and livestock cooperative
- Maeil Shinmun — 문경약돌한우축제 31일 개막 (29 Oct 2025)news — 2025: about 150 head supplied; grill area 30 × 21 m seating 800 with ventilation; galbi, sirloin and special cuts; free tasting; KTX raffle and Saejae-ui Achim coupon; yakdol pegmatite found only in Suye-ri, Gaeun-eup
- Kuki News — 문경약돌한우축제 31일 개막 (28 Oct 2025)news — 2025: 14th edition, 31 Oct–2 Nov, Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park, host Mungyeong City, grill area for about 800, 20–33% off, 150 head, KTX visitor gifts and souvenir; 4th Taste of Mungyeong Food Festival on 1 Nov at the Jeomchon Station plaza with 10 teams
- KTO tourist data — 문경약돌한우축제 2025 (Yeogiyu mirror of the TourAPI feed)kto — 2025: 14th, 31 Oct–2 Nov, 10:00–17:00, free; address 문경읍 새재로 943; host Mungyeong City; phone 054-550-6812; homepage gbmg.go.kr; grill area for 800 and programme list
- Economist (Korea) — 문경약돌한우축제에 10만여 명 (7 Oct 2024)news — 2024: 4–6 Oct at Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park; opening performances incl. Jang Min-ho; grill area for 900; 20–33% below market price; about 100,000 visitors
- Kyungbuk Maeil — '맛·흥·정' 가득 문경 (2 Nov 2023)news — 2023: 12th edition, 7–9 Oct at Saejae No. 1 car park; grill area for 1,000; about 20–33% off; retro zone and rodeo; about 100,000 visitors and about ₩700 million in sales; first full festival since 2019 after ASF and COVID-19
- Financial News / Newsis — 문경약돌한우축제 4일 개막 (1 Nov 2022)news — 2022: 4–6 Nov in the Saejae area, first in three years because of COVID-19; 10–33% off; grill stations; pre-registered course meal; opening, concerts and recreation cancelled after the Itaewon disaster
- Maeil Shinmun — 문경약돌한우·청송사과축제 등 8건 정부 안전점검 (3 Nov 2022)news — 2022 festival scheduled 4–5 Nov at Saejae Provincial Park; parking for about 2,500 vehicles; stage events cancelled, only sales held
- Seoul Shinmun — 문경새재 약돌한우·오미자축제로 오세요 (7 Sep 2016)news — 2016 festival 9–11 Sep at Saejae Provincial Park alongside the Omija Festival; joint holding since 2015; yakdol (거정석) feed
- Kyungbuk Ilbo via Daum — 오미자·감홍사과·약돌한우·도자 (21 Mar 2026)news — Yakdol from Suye-ri, Gaeun-eup; yakdol feed for about 270 days from about 6 months of age; castration at 6–8 months; about 270 farms and 12,000 head; sold through the Mungyeong Livestock Cooperative
- Korea Herald — Mungyeong welcomes autumn with apples, omija and mountain passes (20 Sep 2025)news — Saejae three gates (Juheulgwan, Jogokgwan, Joryeonggwan) built in the late 16th century; four-hour round trip; animal-shaped electric carts to the first gate; Open Set; Yakdol Hanwoo Town and butcher shop at nearly half the market price
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 문경시 시내버스비 무료화 (22 Feb 2026)news — City buses free for everyone; Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park 4,051,765 visitors in 2025; more buses timed to KTX at Mungyeong Station and a tourist loop from the station to Saejae planned
- Kuki News — 문경시, 내년부터 시내버스 무료화 (18 Dec 2024)news — City buses free for residents and tourists from 1 Jan 2025; Mungyeong–Pangyo KTX line opened
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 문경시 시내버스 노선체계 개편 용역 (27 Dec 2024)news — Jungbu Naeryuk railway (KTX) running since 30 Nov 2024; express bus route between KTX Mungyeong Station and tourist sites under review
- Dailian — 서울서 '문경'행 표 끊었더니… 문경시청은 20㎞ 밖 '점촌'에 (27 Sep 2026)news — Mungyeong Saejae is in Mungyeong-eup; the Mungyeong-eup bus terminal is more than 20 km from Jeomchon terminal; use 문경공용정류장 for Mungyeong-eup and Saejae
- AI Inspire (tndlrs.com) — 문경 여행 예매방법 & 실용정보 (26 Aug 2026)blog — Express 1 city bus via Maseong and Mungyeong Station to Mungyeong Saejae; about 8 KTX-Eum round trips a day (Pangyo–Mungyeong, about 1 h 30 m); free city buses since 1 Jan 2025; Open Set free for seniors 65+, registered disabled and national-merit recipients with ID
- Pangyo → Mungyeong train timetable, 18–24 Oct 2026 (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-18)other — Four KTX-Eum a day: 08:22, 12:31, 16:45, 20:56; 1 h 33 m–1 h 34 m; ₩17,400 adult standard
- Mungyeong → Pangyo train timetable, 8–14 Oct 2026 (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-08)other — Four KTX-Eum a day: 06:04, 10:26, 14:36, 18:55 (last, arrives Pangyo 20:26); ₩17,400
- Dong Seoul → Mungyeong intercity bus timetable (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-02)other — 11 buses a day, 06:30–20:00; deluxe 1 h 54 m ₩19,800; standard 2 h 20 m ₩14,200
- Mungyeong → Dong Seoul intercity bus timetable (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-16)other — 11 buses a day, 06:50–19:40; last departures 18:00, 18:50 and 19:40 (arrives 21:37)
- 신분당선 (DX LINE) — 소요 시각표official — Cumulative time from 강남: 판교 13 min 59 s (assumes 30 s dwell per station)
- KTO TourAPI listing 문경사과축제 (contentId 635451)kto — Coordinates 36.7616/128.0770 and address 문경읍 새재로 932 for the Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park festival area (used for this record's map pin); Mungyeong Apple Festival 17 Oct–1 Nov 2026, 09:00–18:00, free
- Jeomchon Terminal departures (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-09-26)other — To Busan Central: 6 a day, 07:20, 10:20, 14:00, 15:20, 17:05, 19:00 (arr 21:47), 2 h 47 m, ₩27,900 deluxe (우등). To Dong-Daegu Terminal: 18 a day, 06:52–19:52 (arr 21:40), 1 h 48 m–1 h 55 m, ₩16,700 deluxe
- Busan Central Bus Terminal (Nopo) intercity bus destinations (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-07)other — Destinations include Pohang Terminal (listed under Pohang Nam-gu) and Jeomchon Terminal, the only Mungyeong entry; no Guryongpo and no Mungyeong-eup stop listed
- Busan Central Bus Terminal (Nopo) express bus destinations (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-07)other — Jeomchon Terminal is the only Mungyeong destination with a route; no Mungyeong-eup (문경공용버스정류장) stop
- Travel Map Journey — 문경사과축제 2026, 9일에서 16일로 늘었다blog — 2026 runs 16 days (2024 and 2025 ran 9); city buses 10-3, 21, 21-2 from Mungyeong Station about 15 minutes, 10-3 and 21 from the bus stop about 10 minutes, 21 from Jeomchon about 45 minutes, all free; car park 08:30–17:30, fees conflicting (free vs ₩2,000 per car); pets not allowed per park facility list; opening 17 Oct at 14:00; Snow White theme
- Encyclopedia of Korean Culture — 문경새재 (Mungyeong Saejae)other — First gate Juheulgwan built 1708 (Sukjong 34); the second-gate fortification dates from 1594 (Seonjo 27); third gate from Sukjong’s reign; second and third gates restored in 1975 and 1977
What we could not confirm
- 2027 dates and format have not been announced; whether the festival returns to its full format after the 2026 foot-and-mouth scale-down is unknown.
- The festival is not in KTO's TourAPI snapshot of 18 October 2026, so no contentId was found; its 2025 KTO data was seen only through a third-party mirror.
- 2026 hours and three-day visitor and sales totals were not found.
- Per-cut beef prices, and whether the grill area charges for tables, charcoal or side dishes, were not published.
- First year held is not confirmed: the edition count (12th in 2023, 14th in 2025, 15th in 2026) and a 2016 edition point to about 2010, and the status of 2017–2021 was not checked.
- 2025 grill-area size is reported as 30 × 40 m and as 30 × 21 m; 2022 end date as 6 November (Newsis) and 5 November (Maeil Shinmun).
- Travel time and taxi fare from Mungyeong Station and from the Mungyeong bus stop to the festival site were not verified; the Express 1 bus route comes only from a travel blog.
- Exact venue address: KTO data gives 새재로 943 for the festival and 새재로 932 for the park; the map pin uses the park's coordinates.
- Parking fees at Mungyeong Saejae were not verified.
- Journey times, fares and frequencies come from third-party mirrors of the national timetable feed for October 2026 (weekday-based); check Korail and the bus operator for the dates you travel. A travel blog says about 8 KTX-Eum round trips a day, but the timetable mirror shows 4 Pangyo–Mungyeong trains each way. Busan and Incheon Airport routes were not checked.
- Japanese and Chinese names were not found on a KTO foreign-language page.
- The KTX Magazine lead listed the festival for November; the 2026 edition was held in October (2022 and 2025 editions did fall in or touch November).
- From Busan: Busan Central→Jeomchon departure times not yet confirmed (only the Jeomchon→Busan timetable was read).
- Last KTX-Eum from Mungyeong Station and last bus from the Mungyeong bus stop to Dong Seoul on the festival date under the timetables in force that day.
Changes: 2026-10-18 — Added to the site: fact-first record (dates, hours, prices, getting there, sources). · 2026-10-18 — Added a photograph from the Korea Tourism Organization (Korea Tourism Content Lab), KOGL Type 1. · 2026-10-18 — Added a route from Busan (Getting there), with times and fares from the national bus and rail timetables. · 2026-10-20 — Bus details rechecked on the timetables: the ₩19,800 Dong Seoul bus is deluxe (우등), not premium; Dong-Daegu–Jeomchon is now ₩16,700 and Jeomchon–Busan ₩27,900. · 2026-10-20 — Saejae gates: first built between 1594 and the early 18th century, not all in the late 16th century (Encyclopedia of Korean Culture). · 2026-10-21 — Transport: removed last-train and last-bus clock times taken from the October 2026 timetables (Korail's timetable changed on 1 November 2026); journey times and frequencies kept, with a note to check the last train in the Korail app or at the terminal before the festival day.
