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Mungyeong Yakdol Hanu Festival 2023 in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea

문경약돌한우축제 2023

Oct2023
7 –9
Sat–Mon
Past edition

7 October 2023 to 9 October 2023

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2023 festival offered. The current information is on the Mungyeong Yakdol Hanu Festival page (Expected Oct/Nov 2027).

Venue this year. Mungyeong Saejae No. 1 car park.

Dates7–9 Oct 2023
VenueMungyeong Saejae Provincial Park (outdoor performance area)경상북도 문경시 문경읍 새재로 943 (문경새재도립공원 일원)
AdmissionFree 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.
Previous edition2022: 4–6 Nov 2022
Next edition2024: 4–6 Oct 2024

Program

  • Discounted Yakdol Hanu sales (about 20–33% below market price) and a grill area for 1,000 people
  • Retro-themed experience zone, rodeo and Yakdol Hanu tastings

Notes on the 2023 edition

12th edition, Saturday to Monday (9 October, Hangul Day). Kyungbuk Maeil described it as the first full festival since 2019, after years of disruption by African swine fever and COVID-19. About 100,000 visitors and about ₩700 million in sales.

About the festival

The Mungyeong Yakdol Hanu Festival (문경약돌한우축제) is a free three-day beef festival at Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do: you buy the city's Yakdol Hanu beef at 20–33% below market price (2023–2025) and grill it yourself in a grill area that seated 800 people at once in 2025. The 15th edition, 9–11 October 2026, ran as a scaled-down beef market because of a foot-and-mouth outbreak in neighbouring Yecheon; 2027 dates have not been announced, but recent editions fell on a weekend between early October and early November. From Seoul, buses from Dong Seoul Terminal reach Mungyeong in 1 h 54 m–2 h 20 m (₩14,200–19,800).

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Mungyeong Yakdol Hanu Festival page, which covers every edition.

Source

Facts checked
18 October 2026, against the sources listed below.

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