| Dates | 21–22 Nov 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours | Sat 21 Nov from 10:00 (stage programme to about 16:30, then camping from 19:00 overnight); Sun 22 Nov 10:00–17:00 |
| Venue | Sunchang Fermentation Theme Park and Traditional Gochujang Folk Village전북특별자치도 순창군 순창읍 장류로 55 |
| Admission | Entry: Free · Tteokbokki sauce making with a gochujang master: ₩5,000 |
| Previous edition | 2025: 15–16 Nov 2025 |
Program
- Sat 21 Nov 10:00children's chwita (royal band) parade through the grounds; 10:30 opening declaration
- Both days 11:00 and 14:00'Find the Tteokbok-King' AR stamp tour around the theme park and the folk village (free); 11:00 tteokbokki song and flash mob
- Sat 11:30flash-mob contest; Sat 14:00: university tteokbokki cooking contest
- Both days 12:00 and 16:00'Gil-tteok-sasaeng' street-drawing contest on the road above the organic complex centre (free)
- Both days 13:00'Tteokbokki Lab' fusion tteokbokki cooking show by chef Cho Kwang-hyo (Manjjitnam) on the main stage, Gochujang Culture Yard (advance booking)
- Both days 13:00, 14:00 and 15:00: tteokbokki-sauce making with a gochujang master at the theme park square (₩5,000)
- Both days 13:00 and 15:00Sunchang wellness tour, guided trekking plus a craft session (₩5,000)
- Stagebubble and magic show (Sat 12:00; Sun 11:30 magic, 15:30 bubbles), gugak (Sat 15:30; fusion gugak Sun 12:30), tteokbokki-themed nanta and puppet show (Sat 16:00, Sun 14:00), Jeonbuk Culture and Tourism Foundation show (Sun 14:30)
- Sat 19:00 to the next morning: 'A Night in Sunchang' free camping on the lawn behind Hongme Hall with a camping YouTuber (1.46 million subscribers); bring your own tent and gear
- Sun 16:00village-versus-village contest and popularity vote; 16:30 closing declaration
- All day37 food booths in five zones (11 township, 11 general, 3 university, 9 snack, 3 drinks and meal kits) plus the Maekom-gwan food court with meals other than tteokbokki
- All dayretro goods pop-up and photo zones, 20 paid arts-and-crafts activities, 'Lucky Tteok-ppopgi' stopwatch game (free tteokbokki coupon for winners), 'Burn the Tteokbokki' fitness challenge, residents' flea market
- Gochujang caramel pop-up by Sansol, a Sunchang café (county release, 14 Oct 2026)
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Free | Free in 2025 (KTO listing); no entry charge is listed for 2026 |
| Tteokbokki sauce making with a gochujang master | ₩5,000 | Per person; advance booking through Ticketlink |
| Sunchang wellness tour (guided trekking and craft) | ₩5,000 | Per person; advance booking through Ticketlink |
| Chef cooking show 'Tteokbokki Lab' | — | Advance booking through Ticketlink; price not shown on the organizer's page |
| AR stamp tour, street drawing, stopwatch game, Saturday camping | Free | Free; camping needs your own tent and gear |
| Arts-and-crafts activities | — | Paid; 20 activities such as candles, squishy toys and keycaps; prices not published |
| Township tteokbokki (small bowl) | — | ₩2,000 in 2025; 2026 price not published |
| Sunchang Fermentation Theme Park indoor halls (adult) | ₩3,000 | Normal single ticket; ₩4,000 combined ticket; whether the halls are free during the festival is not stated |
Notes on the 2026 edition
Third edition. Dates confirmed on the organizer's site and in a Sunchang County release of 14 October 2026. The budget secured after the province's 'excellent' rating is about ₩278 million, including ₩28 million from Jeonbuk State.
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.