| Dates | 16–17 Nov 2024 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Sunchang Fermentation Theme Park and Traditional Gochujang Folk Village전북특별자치도 순창군 순창읍 장류로 55 |
| Admission | Free entry. Food is paid; two hands-on classes cost ₩5,000 each, and the arts-and-crafts activities are paid. |
| Next edition | 2025: 15–16 Nov 2025 |
Program
- Opening event with gochujang masters, wishing for UNESCO listing of Korean jang (fermented sauce) culture
- 18 booth teamstraditional gochujang, Hanwoo royal-court, pumpkin-chestnut, vegan, rosé and carbonara tteokbokki; award for the best booths
- Trekking, treasure hunt and a meeting with a gochujang master in the folk village; flea market, face painting, bubbles and a magic show
Notes on the 2024 edition
First edition, as 'Sunchang Tteokbokki Festa'. Reusable dishes were used to cut waste. No official visitor count was found; a county official later said the crowd was larger than Sunchang's population.
About the festival
The Sunchang Korea Tteokbokki Festa (순창 코리아 떡볶이 페스타) is a free two-day street-food festival of tteokbokki made with Sunchang gochujang, held at the Sunchang Fermentation Theme Park and the Traditional Gochujang Folk Village in Sunchang, Jeonbuk State. The third edition runs 21–22 November 2026, from 10:00 on Saturday (with overnight camping) and 10:00–17:00 on Sunday. Entry is free; 2026 food prices are not yet published, and two hands-on classes cost ₩5,000 each. Direct express buses from Seoul Central City take 3 h 19 m (₩27,500).
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Sunchang Korea Tteokbokki Festa page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
27 October 2026, against the sources listed below.