| Dates | 25–27 Oct 2024 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Wonjucheon stream, Culture Street and Jungang-dong traditional markets강원특별자치도 원주시 평원동 54 일원 (중앙동 전통시장 및 원주천, 문화의거리 일원) |
| Admission | Free entry (KTO listing). Dumplings, other food and some experiences are paid individually; 2026 prices were not published in text. |
| Previous edition | 2023: 28–29 Oct 2023 |
| Next edition | 2025: 24–26 Oct 2025 |
Program
- Theme 원주만두로(路) 맛지순례 ('a tasting pilgrimage on Wonju's mandu road'): about 60 booths selling about 100 kinds of dumplings in themes such as meat, kimchi, vegetable, unusual, global and famous restaurants from around Korea
- Kimchi-dumpling making; a race to eat or make 30 kimchi dumplings; a social-media mukbang contest
- Cooking shows by dumpling masters (kimchi, sweet-potato-stem and Hanwoo beef dumplings) and a dumpling art playground for children
- ConcertsAhn Sung-hoon, Song Min-kyung and Gun Crew (25 Oct), Kang Hye-yeon and Ulala Session (26 Oct), Park Gun and Gong Hoon (27 Oct)
- Academic forum on reviving the old downtown
Notes on the 2024 edition
2nd edition, one day longer than 2023. Vendors were chosen at a preliminary fair on 24 September (JoongAng Daily counts over 60 venues; Financial News about 50 vendors). Celebrity ambassador Kim Hee-chul of Super Junior. No official visitor total found.
About the festival
The Wonju Mandu Festival (원주만두축제) is a three-day dumpling festival in the old downtown of Wonju, Gangwon, spread along the Wonjucheon stream, Culture Street and the Jungang-dong traditional markets. The 4th edition runs Friday 23 to Sunday 25 October 2026, 11:00–21:00, with 15 local dumpling makers, a global dumpling zone, free concerts and a fire-drop show over the stream on opening night. Entry is free and you pay per dish; 2026 prices had not been published in text by 18 October. Take a KTX-Eum train on the Jungang Line to Wonju Station, then a festival shuttle; the 2025 edition counted about 410,000 visits.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Wonju Mandu Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
22 October 2026, against the sources listed below.