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Yesan Market Samguk Festival 2023 in Yesan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea

예산장터 삼국축제 2023

Oct2023
13 –19
Fri–Thu
Past edition

13 October 2023 to 19 October 2023

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2023 festival offered. The current information is on the Yesan Market Samguk Festival page (Expected Oct 2027).

Dates13–19 Oct 2023
VenueYesan Permanent Market and surrounding streets충청남도 예산군 예산읍 예산시장길 2
AdmissionFree. Food, drink and market goods are paid.
Previous edition2022: 14–20 Oct 2022
Next edition2024: 17–20 Oct 2024

Program

  • 13 Octopening ceremony with a chrysanthemum lighting
  • 14 Octretro EDM show with Park Myung-soo and UV, then a 300-drone light show
  • 15 Oct2nd Yesan Global Food Championship cooking contest and the 13th Korea Myeongju (traditional liquor) awards and fair
  • About 19,000 chrysanthemum displays; food zone expanded from 25 to 50 booths with Baek Jong-won's consulting

Notes on the 2023 edition

7th edition, theme "Yesan Jangteo: an era of dignity".

About the festival

The Yesan Market Samguk Festival (예산장터 삼국축제) is a free four-day food festival in and around Yesan Permanent Market in Yesan, Chungcheongnam-do, built on three things whose Korean names start with "guk": gukbap (rice soup), guksu (noodles) and gukhwa (chrysanthemums). The 10th edition runs 22–25 October 2026, 10:00–20:00 daily. There is no KTX: Janghang Line trains from Yongsan reach Yesan Station in 1 h 44 m–1 h 59 m (₩8,300–₩12,300), and buses from Seoul Central City take 1 h 45 m.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Yesan Market Samguk Festival page, which covers every edition.

Source

Facts checked
22 October 2026, against the sources listed below.

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