Arts & performanceGokseong, Jeollanam-do

Seomjingang International Experimental Art Festival 2026 in Gokseong, Jeollanam-do, South Korea

섬진강국제실험예술제 2026

Sep – Oct2026
22 –30
Tue–Fri Varies by programme: archive exhibition 11:00–20:00 daily
Past edition

22 September 2026 to 30 October 2026 · Varies by programme: archive exhibition 11:00–20:00 daily; opening 23 Oct 17:00–21:00; oxygen concert 24 Oct 11:00–16:00; flower parade 25 Oct 13:00–17:00

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2026 festival offered. The current information is on the Seomjingang International Experimental Art Festival page (2027 dates to be announced · usually Oct).

Venue this year. Programmes are held at different places around Gokseong County; only the opening venue (Amnok Resort Area, Jukgok-myeon) has a published address. Addresses for the gallery café, Bitmaru Center, Misillan, Mugeun Forest and the Fairy Tale Garden were not published on the pages opened.

Dates22 Sep – 30 Oct 2026
HoursVaries by programme: archive exhibition 11:00–20:00 daily; opening 23 Oct 17:00–21:00; oxygen concert 24 Oct 11:00–16:00; flower parade 25 Oct 13:00–17:00
VenueAmnok Resort Area, temporary festival stage전라남도 곡성군 죽곡면 섬진강로 1012
AdmissionAll programmes: Free
Previous edition2022: 25–30 Oct 2022
Next edition2027: Not announced as of 19 October 2026. Past editions ran 30 Oct–6 Nov 2021 and 25–30 Oct 2022, and the 2026 main days are 23–25 Oct, so autumn 2027, most likely late October, if the festival continues; 2023–2025 dates were not verified.

Program

  • 22 Sep–30 Oct, 11:00–20:00SIEAF archive exhibition (records of the 2025 festival and farm objects), Gallery Cafe Nangman Gaok
  • Tue 6 Oct, 15:00–17:00SIEAF colloquium on Seomjin River history and folklore, rural leadership and art in rural communities, Bitmaru Center (ended)
  • Sat 10 Oct, 15:00–17:00rice-paddy fashion show at Misillan with residents, children and senior models, a scarecrow art fashion show and a 'dokkaebi rice' collecting relay (ended)
  • Fri 23 Oct, 17:00–21:00opening programme 'WITH Dokkaebi & Dukkeobi' with the opening ceremony, Amnok Resort Area temporary stage
  • Sat 24 Oct, 11:00–16:00oxygen concert and movement-healing workshop, Mugeun Forest, Okgwa
  • Sun 25 Oct, 13:00–17:00flower parade with a flea market and parade prop-making workshop, Seomjingang Fairy Tale Garden

Prices

ItemPriceNote
All programmesFreeFree (KTO)

Notes on the 2026 edition

Theme '자연에 스미다' (Seeping into nature). Edition number not stated. Outdoor programmes may change; the organizer asks visitors to confirm times and venues on sieaf.com or by phone (010-2344-5004).

About the festival

The Seomjingang International Experimental Art Festival (SIEAF, 섬진강국제실험예술제) is a free festival of performance, installation and experimental art staged outdoors along the Seomjin River in Gokseong, Jeollanam-do. The 2026 edition officially runs 22 September–30 October, but the public programme sits on a few set days: the opening show at the Amnok Resort Area on Friday 23 October (17:00–21:00), a forest concert in Okgwa on 24 October (11:00–16:00) and a flower parade on 25 October (13:00–17:00). Guryegu Station on the KTX Jeolla Line is about 9 km from Amnok; 2027 dates have not been announced.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Seomjingang International Experimental Art Festival page, which covers every edition.

Source

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19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.

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