| Dates | 24–26 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Jeongok-ri Prehistoric Site경기도 연천군 전곡읍 전곡리 515 |
| Admission | Free (KTO and ministry listings, 2026). The Yeoncheon Chrysanthemum Festival on the same grounds charges ₩5,000 (₩3,000 reduced), refunded in full as Yeoncheon Love gift certificates; whether the market area lies inside its ticketed zone was not stated. |
| Previous edition | 2024: 25–27 Oct 2024 |
| Next edition | 2026: 23–25 Oct 2026 |
Program
- Yulmu market with yulmu lattes, rice cakes, cosmetics and tea; tasting booth for tofu made from local yulmu and soybeans
- Promotion halls for Yeoncheon apples and Yeonjin rice, a yulmu village tavern, pork and chicken promotion and a smart-farm machinery display
- A YouTuber-hosted 'Yulmu playground' programme, live streams, discount sales and receipt prize draws
- 17–26 OctYeoncheon Chrysanthemum Festival on the same grounds
Notes on the 2025 edition
4th edition, theme 'Clean Yeoncheon, home of yulmu' (청정 연천, 율무의 고장). About 150,000 visitors (about 140,000 in 2024), more than 200 booths from over 100 farms and groups, and sales of ₩1.098 billion, up 9.4% on ₩1.004 billion in 2024.
About the festival
The Yeoncheon Job's Tears Festival (연천율무축제) is a free three-day farm market built around yulmu, or Job's tears, a grain of which Yeoncheon grows about 60% of Korea's supply. It is held at the Jeongok-ri Prehistoric Site in Jeongok-eup, Yeoncheon, in northern Gyeonggi-do. The 5th edition runs 23–25 October 2026, 10:00–17:00, on the final weekend of the Yeoncheon Chrysanthemum Festival on the same grounds. Take Seoul Subway Line 1 to Jeongok Station, then a short bus or taxi ride.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Yeoncheon Job's Tears Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
22 October 2026, against the sources listed below.