| Dates | 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. |
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| Venue | Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park (outdoor performance area)경상북도 문경시 문경읍 새재로 943 (문경새재도립공원 일원) |
| 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. |
| Previous edition | 2026: 9–11 Oct 2026 |
Notes on the 2027 edition
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.
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.