| Goheung Nokdong Port Drone Show | Goheung, Jeollanam-do | Free | Admission Free | No booking. Check the official site (nokdongdrone.co.kr) or Instagram (@nokdongdroneshow_official) on the day for changes; enquiries to Goheung County, 061-830-5902. | — |
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| Jeonju Hanok Village Traditional Performing Arts Parade | Jeonju, Jeonbuk State | Free | Watching or joining the parade Free | No booking; just turn up. To walk with the parade, be at Namcheongyo Bridge before 15:00. Enquiries: tel. 063-236-1577 or 010-4348-3130 (KTO listing); the operator's site is hapgood.kr (Korean). | — |
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| Naora Show | Wonju, Gangwon State | Free | Naora Show Free; Sogeumsan Grand Valley cable car course (daytime, optional), adult ₩18,000 | No booking for the show. Grand Valley tickets are sold on site only, at the ground-floor ticket booth of the Sogeumsan Grand Valley integrated centre (지정로 317), 08:30–16:30 from May to October; the cable car carries about 4,000 people a day and can sell out at weekends. The Grand Valley is closed on Mondays (the next weekday when Monday is a holiday). Enquiries: 033-749-4860. | — |
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| Hwaseong Haenggung Night Opening | Suwon, Gyeonggi-do | Ticketed | Night admission, adult ₩2,000; Night admission, youth and military personnel ₩1,500 | No booking for entry: buy a ticket at the palace on the night, until 21:00. Only the extras are booked ahead: the Lady Hyegyeong tea experience on NOL Ticket (₩50,000 for two, ₩70,000 for three), the resident-actor palace walk on Naver (free) and the heritage commentary walk on the Suwon Cultural Foundation website (free). Enquiries 031-290-3600. | — |
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| Jeju Biennale | Jeju City, Jeju | Free + paid activities | Jeju Museum of Art admission, adult ₩8,000; Jeju Museum of Art admission, youth ₩4,000 | Buy tickets at Jeju Museum of Art; no advance booking requirement was mentioned. During the Korea Art Festival (1–30 September 2026) discounted ₩4,000 tickets were sold on Naver. Guests of the Mangrove hotels get 50% off. Keep your ticket to show at the Stone Park gallery. | — |
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| Semiwon Water Lily Festival | Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi-do | Ticketed | Garden entry, adult (19 and over) ₩7,000; Garden entry, ages 6–18, 65 and over, visitors with mild disabilities, groups of 30 or more ₩4,000 | No booking needed for garden entry; tickets are sold at the gate until 30 minutes before closing. Class dates, times and any sign-ups are posted on Semiwon's website and social media (in Korean). | — |
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| Hongseong Namdang Port King Prawn Festival | Hongseong, Chungcheongnam-do | Free | Entry Free; Daeha prawns packed to take away, per kg ₩45,000 | No booking is needed for entry. How to join the weekend bare-hand prawn catching, and its fee, were not published; the organizing committee's number is 010-5433-8196 and it posts news on its Naver blog (blog.naver.com/official_namdang), in Korean. | — |
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| Bulchwimugwi Night Market | Suwon, Gyeonggi-do | Free | Entry Free | No booking or registration; in September the market was open to everyone, not only Suwon residents. KTO lists 031-8001-1101 for enquiries. | — |
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| Gwangju Biennale | Gwangju | Ticketed | Adult ticket, on site ₩20,000; Youth ticket, on site ₩10,000 | Buy at the hall or online: on mobile and through Nol Ticket, 29CM and Naver Booking. A ticket allows up to five re-entries on the day, and an earlier ticket gets 50% off a second visit (₩10,000 for adults). Group tours for 5–20 people are booked on the biennale website (062-608-4500); the weekend walking tour is booked on Naver Booking (minimum 5). Ticket enquiries: 062-608-4272. | — |
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| Namdo K-Garden Festival | Yeosu, Jeollanam-do | Free | Entry Free | No booking needed for entry. Whether guided garden tours or hands-on sessions need sign-up was not published on the pages opened; the festival task force answers on 010-5865-2532. | — |
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| Pocheon Hantangang Garden Festa | Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do | Ticketed | Admission, adult (19 and over) ₩7,000; Admission, teen (13–18) or child (12 and under) ₩5,000 | No advance booking: tickets are sold on the day at the site (a third-party listing says same-day, on-site entry only). Bring ID for free or reduced entry, or the full fee applies. With a physical Terra Fantasia ticket, Garden Festa entry drops to ₩6,000 (adult) or ₩4,000 (teen or child), valid for 3 days. | Electric-bicycle rental was card only (no cash or bank transfer) in spring 2026; whether foreign cards work there or at the ticket desk was not stated. |
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| Gyeonggi Ceramics Biennale | Icheon, Gyeonggi-do | Ticketed | Integrated pass (one entry to each of the three venues), general ₩11,000; Integrated pass, discounted ₩7,000 | Tickets are sold at the venues and through Naver booking and Ticketlink; the advance discount ended on 17 September 2026. The participatory workshops (to 18 October) took advance registration on gcbiennale.org, with leftover places sold on site; the weekend clay-stacking challenge takes same-day sign-up from 1 hour before each session. | — |
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| Gyeongnam Goseong Dinosaur World Expo | Goseong, Gyeongsangnam-do | Ticketed | Gate ticket, adult ₩19,000; Gate ticket, child ₩13,000 | No booking needed. Buy at the gate, from QR codes posted around the venue that open a mobile ticket page, or online from resellers such as Waug (valid to 1 November); online tickets are scanned at the entrance without swapping for a paper ticket. Purchases of ₩30,000 to under ₩60,000 earn a ₩5,000 Goseong Love gift certificate, and ₩60,000 or more earns ₩15,000, spendable in the county. | — |
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| National Heritage Media Art at Jinnamgwan, Yeosu | Yeosu, Jeollanam-do | Free | Entry Free | No booking is listed; walk in during show hours. Enquiries: National Heritage Promotion Agency, 070-8064-0807. | — |
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| Tripitaka Koreana Cultural Festival | Hapcheon, Gyeongsangnam-do | Ticketed | Theme park admission, adult ₩5,000; Middle and high school students ₩3,000 | No booking is needed; tickets are sold at the park. In 2024 tickets bought online in advance were 20% off, but no 2026 online sale was found. Group rates start at 20 people (10 for foreign visitors). | — |
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| Janghang 1931 Night Tour | Seocheon, Chungcheongnam-do | Free + paid activities | Entry Free | No booking for entry. Some programmes are paid or need advance booking; details and sign-up are on the Seocheon Culture and Tourism Foundation's website and social media accounts. KTO lists 041-957-9041 for enquiries. | — |
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| DMZ OPEN Festival | Paju, Gyeonggi-do | Free + paid activities | Festival entry Free; Imjingak Peace Gondola with Camp Greaves, adult, standard cabin ₩13,000 | No booking found for the exhibition. Gondola tickets are sold on site for the same day, or online for ₩1,000 less (usable an hour after booking). Music festival tickets are sold through the Goyang Aram Nuri website and NOL Ticket. The festival posts updates on Instagram (@dmzopen_official); KTO lists 02-6288-9245 for enquiries. | — |
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| Nowon Moonlight Walk | Seoul | Free | Entry Free | No booking to walk the route. The nightly Moonlight Tour (19:30–20:30, 17 Oct–8 Nov 2026) has limited places and is booked online through the official site. | — |
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| Mungyeong Apple Festival | Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do | Free | Entry Free | No booking for entry. Apples can also be bought through the festival's online store for delivery. Festival contact listed by KTO: 054-571-7677. | — |
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| Hampyeong Grand Chrysanthemum Festival | Hampyeong, Jeollanam-do | Ticketed | Adult, at the gate ₩7,000; Youth and soldiers, at the gate ₩5,000 | Advance tickets are sold 23 Sep–22 Oct 2026 on NOL (Yanolja) and Naver, or at the Hampyeong Festival & Tourism Foundation office in Expo Park; from 23 Oct the gate price applies, and NOL keeps selling tickets online at that price. A ticket is valid for one entry on any day of the festival. NOL has an English listing on world.nol.com; on NOL, cancellation is free until midnight on the day of booking, a full refund less the booking fee applies within 7 days, and later cancellations cost 10%. Whether a Korean phone number is needed is not stated. | — |
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| Iksan Ten Million Chrysanthemum Festival | Iksan, Jeonbuk State | Free | Admission Free | No ticket or booking is needed. Korail sells a one-night, two-day rural tourism train package linked to the festival; details were published in Korean only. Questions: Iksan City Agricultural Technology Center, 063-859-4977. | — |
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| Namsan Night Festival | Seoul | Free | Entry to all programmes Free; Namsan Campnic deposit, per team ₩10,000 | Advance booking on Naver is required for all three programmes. Booking opened on 12 October 2026 at 10:00 and slots are released week by week (a blog citing Visit Seoul says every Monday at 10:00); the Palgak Club opens on 2 November at 10:00. The Korea Times says foreign visitors may book, but Naver booking usually needs a Naver account. Festival office: 070-5226-0759, namsannightfestival@gmail.com. | — |
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| Gangjin Bay Dancing Reed Festival | Gangjin, Jeollanam-do | Free | Entry Free | No ticket or booking is needed to enter. The reed-gazing contest takes on-site sign-up, a parenting-info listing says the 2026 hands-on programmes take same-day, on-site registration, and in 2024 the eco expedition took advance or on-site registration. Inquiries: Gangjin County, 061-430-3413. | — |
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| Pohang Steel Art Festival | Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do | Free | Entry Free | No booking is needed for the exhibitions. How to sign up for the Steel Culture Planning Group's citizen programmes (15 Aug–15 Nov) was not published in the sources opened. The Pohang Culture Foundation posted festival news on its website (phcf.or.kr) and the Instagram account @pohang_festa_official in 2023; enquiries 054-289-7852 (Pohang City). | — |
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| Suseong International Biennale | Daegu | Free | Entry Free | No booking is needed to visit. The weekend programmes marked for sign-up (ecology tour, children's show, meditation) take registration, but how and when to sign up was not published in the sources checked; ask the organizer on 053-668-1541 or check suseong.kr/urbanism. | — |
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| Hongseong Global Barbecue Festival | Hongseong, Chungcheongnam-do | Free | Entry Free | No booking is needed for entry, and no ticketed programs were found for 2026. Hongseong County's festival page gives the enquiries line 041-630-1150, and the county's 2026 plan includes an AI chatbot with programme, food, parking and shuttle information. | — |
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| Busan Mackerel Festival | Busan | Free | Entry Free | No booking is needed for entry. Whether bare-handed mackerel catching, the kayak hunt or the fish-market experience need advance or on-site sign-up was not published on the pages opened; the festival site is busangde.co.kr and the Busan Seo-gu Cultural Center answers on 051-231-4085. | — |
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| Haenam Minam Festival | Haenam, Jeollanam-do | Free + paid activities | Entry Free | No ticket was needed to enter in 2025, and this year there are no VIP seats: seating is open to everyone. Whether any 2026 workshops take advance bookings has not been published; the festival website is haenamminam.com and the inquiry line is 061-530-5158. | — |
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| Mokpo National Heritage Night | Mokpo, Jeollanam-do | Free | Admission Free | KTO and the culture ministry list no booking, so you can walk in. Whether individual hands-on sessions, tours or the 'Yahaeng Stay' need sign-up had not been published as of 18 October 2026. Ask the Mokpo City office on 061-270-8321. | — |
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| Wolchulsan Chrysanthemum Festival | Yeongam, Jeollanam-do | Free | Admission Free | No ticket or booking is needed. Enquiries: Yeongam County, 061-470-2259 (Korean). | — |
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| Yecheon Bow Festival | Yecheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do | Free | Entry Free | No booking for entry. Organizer: Yecheon County, 054-650-6045 (KTO listing); festival page yctf.kr/festivals/ywaf2026. In 2024 the festival used an online queue system for activities; whether it does so in 2026 is not known. | — |
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| Yeongdo Bridge Festival | Busan | Free | Entry Free | No booking is needed for entry. Whether the song contest or the children's programmes need advance sign-up was not published on the pages opened; announcements go on the Yeongdo-gu festival page (yeongdo.go.kr/ydfestival.web). | — |
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| Yesan Apple Festival | Yesan, Chungcheongnam-do | Free | Entry Free; Yedangho Monorail (separate attraction next to the bridge) ₩8,000 | No booking for entry, and no sign-up details for the games and apple activities were published. Festival contact listed by KTO: 041-332-3506 (Yedang Apple Horticultural Cooperative). Monorail tickets are sold on site only. | — |
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| Masan Gagopa Chrysanthemum Festival | Changwon (Masanhappo-gu), Gyeongsangnam-do | Free | Entry Free; Chrysanthemum Pass (mobile, 24 hours) ₩12,900 | No booking or tickets for entry. The Chrysanthemum Pass is sold as a mobile pass on the Changwon city website; whether it accepts foreign cards or needs a Korean phone number was not stated. Dotseom ferry tickets are sold at the terminal, and return tickets can also be booked online. | — |
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| Miryang Spicy Food Festival | Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do | Free + paid activities | Festival admission Free | No booking is needed for entry. Whether the Chef's Table or the challenges need advance sign-up had not been published as of 19 October 2026; the festival site is 밀양매운맛축제.kr. | — |
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| Cheongsong Apple Festival | Cheongsong, Gyeongsangbuk-do | Free + paid activities | Entry Free | No booking for entry. The online festival on the Daum portal (search 청송사과축제) runs 24 September–8 November 2026. Festival contact listed by KTO: 054-873-3686. | — |
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| Goesan Kimjang Festival | Goesan, Chungcheongbuk-do | Free + paid activities | Festival admission Free; Kimjang set, general, 20 kg salted cabbage + 7.5 kg seasoning ₩148,000 | One-stop and drive-through kimjang sessions are booked on the official site gimjang.kr; booking opened on 8 October 2026 at 10:00, first come, first served, for 1,001 teams. In 2025 every place was taken before the festival, so check availability early. Whether a Korean phone number or card is needed and the cancellation rules are not stated in the sources; the festival phone line listed by KTO is 043-830-3463. | — |
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| Jeju Olle Walking Festival | Jeju City, Jeju | Free + paid activities | Pre-registration, general ₩30,000; Pre-registration, discounted ₩25,000 | Pre-registration ran in the Olle Pass app from 8 July to 9 October 2026; cancellations and refunds closed on 19 October (blog-reported). On-site registration is at the start booth each morning. Shuttle and lunch tickets are sold only in the app. The app works in English, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish and takes Korean and foreign walkers alike. | — |
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| Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Festival | Gimhae, Gyeongsangnam-do | Free + paid activities | | No booking needed to visit. In 2025 hands-on booths used an on-site QR queueing system; 2026 booking details were not published. Enquiries: 055-330-3244 (KTO listing). The official site is festival.buncheong.co.kr. | — |
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| Gumi Ramyeon Festival | Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do | Free + paid activities | Entry Free; Kakao T shuttle from Seoul, return ₩59,000 | No booking for entry. Food is ordered on the spot; in 2025 booths used QR-code and kiosk ordering. Kakao T shuttle seats for 2026 are sold by Kakao Mobility. Organizer contact: Gumi City, 054-480-2651~3; official site gumiramyun.com (not opened for this record). | — |
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| Jeju Garden Culture Expo | Seogwipo, Jeju | Free | Entry Free | No booking for entry was listed. Whether the private-garden tours or any hands-on sessions need booking was not published on the pages opened; KTO lists 043-212-7893 as the contact. | — |
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| Yanggu Punchbowl Siraegi Apple Festival | Yanggu, Gangwon State | Free | Entry Free | No ticket or booking is needed for the festival. Eulji Observatory and 4th Tunnel tours can be booked in advance on Yanggu's security-tourism website (ygrp.or.kr, per a listings site) or joined on the day at the Unification Hall; sessions can fill early. Whether online booking needs a Korean phone number is not stated. | — |
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| Busan Fireworks Festival | Busan | Free + paid activities | Viewing from the beach, Igidae or Dongbaekseom Free; R seat (table + chair) ₩100,000 | Reserved seats are sold on NOL Ticket (nol.yanolja.com) in Korea and on NOL World (world.nol.com) for overseas buyers, 4 Sep 14:00–6 Nov 17:00. NOL World allows up to 4 regular tickets per person, and resident-discount tickets are also limited to 4. Tickets bought from 12 October are collected at the venue. Travel platforms also resell S seats: on 19 October WAUG (fulfilled by GetYourGuide, with English, Japanese and Chinese service) listed them for collection at the beach ticket booth opposite Hotel Aqua Palace, 12:30–18:00 on the day. Free areas need no booking. | NOL World is the organizer's designated channel for overseas buyers; its tickets are for international visitors only, and your passport is checked at pickup. Whether the domestic NOL Ticket checkout accepts non-Korean cards was not confirmed. |
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| Hwasun Unju Culture Festival | Hwasun, Jeollanam-do | Free | Festival entry Free; Unjusa Temple entry Free | No booking is mentioned for entry. Whether the hands-on sessions (temple food, woodwork) need sign-up or charge for materials was not published; ask the festival committee on 061-373-5482. | — |
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| Jirisan Piagol Autumn Foliage Festival | Gurye, Jeollanam-do | Not published | | No booking is mentioned for 2026. The photo contest runs through the festival's KakaoTalk open chat, linked by QR code on the leaflet. Inquiries: Gurye County. | — |
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| Goheung Yuzu Festival | Goheung, Jeollanam-do | Free + paid activities | Festival admission Free | No booking for entry. In 2024 picking, the yuzu spa and the stamp rally needed no advance registration; in 2025 popular workshops such as pizza making sold out by early afternoon. Travel agencies bringing groups of 20 or more got a ₩30,000-per-person county subsidy in 2024 if booked 5 days ahead. The official site is goheungyuja.com. | — |
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| Jinan Highland Kimchi Bossam Festival | Jinan, Jeonbuk State | Free + paid activities | Festival admission Free; 'Our Family Kimjang' set: 20 kg salted cabbage + 10 kg seasoning ₩185,000 | For 2026, phone booking has opened for the 'Our Family Kimjang' kimchi-making sessions on 14 and 15 November, at 10:30, 13:00 and 15:00: decide the date, session time and number of sets, then call 063-433-6613 (organizer's site). Places are first come, first served (official poster); in 2025 all 370 filled early in registration. General festival enquiries: 063-433-6661; official site www.jinankimchi.kr. The 2026 set price, whether foreign visitors can book without a Korean phone number, and the cancellation rules are not stated. | — |
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| Moseulpo Southernmost Yellowtail Festival | Seogwipo, Jeju | Free + paid activities | | No advance booking: in 2025 every hands-on session was signed up for on site on the day, and the children's session was first come first served. 2026 details are not yet confirmed; enquiries to the festival committee on 064-794-8032, the number on the organizer's site. | — |
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| Pohang International Fireworks Festival | Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do | Free | Entry Free | No booking is needed. In 2024 about 400 special viewing seats were given out by a prize draw (entries 3–17 May); no 2026 seat scheme had been published as of 21 October 2026. Enquiries 054-289-7852~5 (Pohang Culture Foundation, per KTO); the festival page is on the Pohang Culture Foundation portal (phcf.or.kr). | — |
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| Sunchang Korea Tteokbokki Festa | Sunchang, Jeonbuk State | Free | Entry Free; Tteokbokki sauce making with a gochujang master ₩5,000 | No booking for entry. Seven programmes, including the chef cooking show, sauce making, the wellness tour and Saturday's camping, take advance bookings through Ticketlink from the festival site (순창코리아떡볶이페스타.com). Booking dates, capacity and whether a Korean phone number is needed are not stated. | — |
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| Haeundae Light Festival | Busan | Free | | No booking is needed. The 2026–27 dates (28 November–10 January) are in Haeundae-gu's events calendar; lighting hours and the programme are usually posted on Haeundae-gu's tourism site and the festival's Instagram (@haeundae_light) shortly before opening, and had not been published as of 21 October 2026. | — |
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| Gwanghwamun Market | Seoul | Free | | None. In 2025 experience programmes, Santa photos and the carousel were all first come, first served with no advance reservation; carousel tickets came from completing the on-site stamp tour. | The organizer's 2024 FAQ said both cards and cash are accepted at the stalls; whether every small-business stall takes foreign cards is not stated, so carry some cash. |
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| Seoul Lantern Festival | Seoul | Free | | None; walk up. In 2025, carousel rides at the market were earned by completing the stamp tour rather than bought. | — |
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| Daegwallyeong Snow Festival | Pyeongchang, Gangwon State | Ticketed | Admission, adult (2026 price) ₩10,000 | Not required. In 2026 an online presale opened on 1 January (the organizer linked a Naver booking page), with discounts that shrank in steps towards the festival (adults about ₩7,000–9,000). Tickets are also sold at the on-site booth, which stopped selling at 16:30 in 2025. Refunds after the 2026 early closure were handled by Yanolja customer service (1599-8370). Whether foreign visitors can complete the Korean presale was not stated. | — |
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| Cheongju Craft Biennale | Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do | Ticketed | Adult ₩12,000; Youth ₩8,000 | 2027 tickets are not on sale yet. In 2023, advance tickets went on sale on 24 May, 100 days before opening, at ₩2,000 off each category, and docent tours were booked in advance. The 2025 children's biennale took reservations and was fully booked. Watch okcj.org for 2027 sales. | — |
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| Jarasum Jazz Festival | Gapyeong, Gyeonggi-do | Free + paid activities | Early-bird 3-day pass (2026 price) ₩165,000; 1-day pass (2026 advance price) ₩88,000 | Advance passes are sold on YES24 (Korean site with a ₩2,000 fee per ticket, mobile ticket, QR active from 20:00 the evening before); foreign visitors without a Korean phone number can buy remaining 1-day passes on site for ₩99,000 from 10:00. Kkotgama coaches are booked in the Kkotgama app. Camping is booked on the Thank You Camping site. | Not stated by the organizer; passports are accepted as ID for free-child and discount checks. Assume on-site ticket sales and most food stalls take international cards, but carry cash. |
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| Guryongpo Gwamegi Festival | Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do | Free | | No booking: just turn up. No official festival website was found; Pohang City announces the dates through the local press a few days before. The 2026 poster gives 054-270-8282 for enquiries. | — |
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| Gwangbok-ro Winter Light Tree Festival | Busan | Free | | No booking is needed to see the lights. In 2025 the Christmas cooking class and mini-tree making (20–21 Dec) were booked in advance, and the monthly citizen lighting performance took applications through the festival's link page (litt.ly/gwangbok_treefestival); announcements go out on Instagram (@gwangbok_treefestival). Bookings for 2026 have not opened. | — |
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| Paju Jangdan Bean Festival | Paju, Gyeonggi-do | Free | Entry Free | No booking needed for entry. Hands-on activities are joined on site, some free and some paid (KTO 2025 listing). Festival enquiries go to the Paju Agricultural Technology Center, 031-940-5281. | — |
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| Seocheon Migratory Bird Festival | Seocheon, Chungcheongnam-do | Not published | — | 2026 booking not yet announced. In 2023 the birdwatching tour took advance registration; the 2025 news reports did not say how to join the tours. Inquiries: Seocheon Bird Ecology Center 041-956-4002, Seocheon tourist information 041-952-9525. | — |
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| Chilgapsan Ice Fountain Festival | Cheongyang, Chungcheongnam-do | Ticketed | All-day admission (weekday or weekend) ₩12,000; Discounted admission ₩6,000 | No booking needed: tickets are sold at the gate. Cheaper admission-and-sled bundles were sold on Korean deal platforms, and admission was also sold on TimeTicket and Naver booking, which may need a Korean account. Check alpsvill.com or call +82-41-942-0797 before going. | — |
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| Damyang Santa Festival | Damyang, Jeollanam-do | Free + paid activities | Festival admission Free; Metaland (Metasequoia Road) entry, adult ₩2,000 | No booking was needed in the editions reported: the concerts are open-air and standing (the 2023 stage had no seats). The 2026 programme has not been published. | — |
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| Hangang Festival (Winter) | Seoul | Free + paid activities | Christmas market, Bom ON Hangang and Wind Festival Free; Hangang sledding park, any age ₩6,000 | No booking to enter. Market workshops took advance bookings (via Instagram @hangang.christmas in 2025, hangangchristmas.co.kr in 2024); Bom ON Hangang needed no booking; sledding tickets were sold on site; the 2024 fireworks cruise was booked at aracruise.co.kr. | — |
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| Homigot New Year Sunrise Festival | Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do | Free | | No booking or tickets. The tteokguk is first come, first served (3,000 meal kits from 07:30 on 1 January 2026). The official page is on the Pohang Culture Foundation portal (phcf.or.kr); the programme is usually published in the last two weeks of December. | — |
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| Jeongdongjin New Year Sunrise Festival | Gangneung, Gangwon State | Free | | Nothing to book for the event itself. Book trains early: since 1 October 2026 Korail sells tickets two months before departure (it was one month), in the Korail+ app or on Korail's website, so seats for 31 December 2026 open around the end of October. Korail also runs special New Year trains, announced separately: in December 2024 it listed a night train from Daejeon on 31 December for the Jeongdongjin sunrise. No 2026–27 special trains had been announced as of 19 October 2026. | — |
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| Lighting Festival at the Garden of Morning Calm | Gapyeong, Gyeonggi-do | Ticketed | Adult (2025–26 price) ₩11,000 | Individual visitors do not need to book: buy at the ticket office on arrival. Groups of 30 or more, and anyone arriving by large or limousine bus, must reserve (1544-6703). Travel blogs report advance tickets sold online, including through Naver. | — |
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| Seoul Light DDP | Seoul | Free | | None; just turn up. Only the 2021 edition, under COVID-19 rules, needed advance booking on the DDP website (99 people per show). | — |
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| Seoul Winter Festa | Seoul | Free | | None for the outdoor programmes, and none for the 2025 bell-ringing. For the ice rink in 2025–26, half of each session's tickets (300) were sold online at seoulskate.kr from 7 days ahead and half (300) on site on the day. | — |
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| Suseong Light Art Festival | Daegu | Free | Entry Free | No booking is needed. Watch the drone shows from the lakeside; on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day arrive well before the show to find a spot. | — |
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| ASSITEJ Korea Winter Festival | Seoul | Ticketed | | Tickets are sold per show online. The 2023 edition sold through Interpark Ticket; ASSITEJ Korea's July 2026 summer festival sold through NOL Ticket, with online booking closing at 17:00 the day before (11:00 the day before for Sunday shows). The 2026–27 booking platform was not announced as of 18 October 2026, and whether a Korean phone number is needed was not stated. Festival office: 02-745-5863. | — |
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| Hongcheon River Kkongkkong Festival | Hongcheon, Gangwon State | Ticketed | Ice or pontoon fishing, general (2026 price) ₩15,000 | No advance booking was described for 2026: tickets were sold on site for each fishing session (morning 08:30–12:00, afternoon 11:30–16:00). In 2019 online reservations were 10–20% cheaper, but no online sales were found for 2026. Seats on Korail's 2026 train-and-bus package were first come, first served. | — |
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| Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival | Hwacheon, Gangwon State | Ticketed | Ice fishing (adult), proposed ₩25,000 | Reserved ice-fishing sessions were sold through NOL (Yanolja) in 2026 and had to be booked by 23:59 the day before; on-site lanes are first come, first served. Foreigners get the ₩10,000 rate with a passport at ticket pickup. The official site is narafestival.com; whether a Korean phone number is needed on NOL is not stated. | — |
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| Pyeongchang Trout Festival | Pyeongchang, Gangwon State | Ticketed | Ice fishing (2026 price) ₩25,000; Tent fishing (2026 price) ₩39,000 | Only tent fishing can be booked online (festival700.or.kr/user/reservation, Korean site; card payment or bank transfer; cancel by 16:00 two days before), and any tents not booked online are sold on site. Everything else is bought at the main ticket office until 16:00. Foreign visitors are told to call +82-33-336-4000. | Not stated. Online tent booking takes card payment or bank transfer. |
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| Taebaeksan Snow Festival | Taebaek, Gangwon State | Free | Admission Free | Not required for the grounds. The snow-flower hiking contest and the Backpacking IN Taebaeksan camp-out (7–8 February 2026) had their own registration, but no details were found. In 2025 the opening ceremony and the sing-along shows were free on a first-come, first-served basis. | — |
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| Gangjin Celadon Festival | Gangjin, Jeollanam-do | Free | Entry Free | No ticket is needed to enter. In 2023 hands-on programs could be booked ahead on the festival website (celadonfesta.co.kr); 2026 booking channels were not confirmed. The half-price travel rebate needs registration on the Gangjin half-price travel website before the trip, then receipts are submitted afterwards. Inquiries: 061-430-3354. | — |
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| Haeundae Dalmaji Hot Spring Festival | Busan | Free | | No booking is needed. Wish-writing at the moon house opens two days before the festival (around the clock in 2025); whether the wish papers cost anything was not stated. The 2027 programme will come from Haeundae-gu and Busan city's Calendar of Events, usually a few days before Daeboreum. | — |
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| Gurye Sansuyu Flower Festival | Gurye, Jeollanam-do | Free | Festival admission Free; Parking at the Jirisan Hot Spring Tourist Site lots Free | No booking or ticket is needed. Arrangements for individual contests and hands-on sessions were published in Korean only. | — |
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| Gwangyang Maehwa Festival | Gwangyang, Jeollanam-do | Ticketed | Adult admission ₩6,000; Teenager admission ₩5,000 | No booking for entry; tickets are sold at the gate. In 2026 the weekend downtown shuttle was reserved in the MY광양 app with a bank transfer (per a visitor guide), and the two-night camping programme needed advance reservation. | — |
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| Gyeongju Cherry Blossom Festival | Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do | Free | Admission Free | No booking: all programmes are walk-up. The 2026 doll event was a draw (send a story and a drawing; winners got a doll by post). Enquiries: 054-776-5267 (Gyeongju Cultural Foundation). | — |
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| Jeju Fire Festival | Jeju City, Jeju | Free | Admission Free | No booking is needed for general entry. Check the official site (firefestivaljeju.com, Korean only) or call the festival line (064-728-2753) for any program sign-ups; whether a Korean phone number is needed is not stated. | — |
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| Jinhae Gunhangje Festival | Changwon (Jinhae-gu), Gyeongsangnam-do | Free + paid activities | Admission Free | Concert tickets through Korean ticket sites (the 2026 program linked Yes24); everything else is walk-up. Stalls must display prices and accept cards. | — |
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| Seogwipo Canola Flower Festival | Seogwipo, Jeju | Free | Entry Free | No booking for entry. How to join the running programme or the one-day classes was not published on the pages opened; festival line 064-760-3942. | — |
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| Seokchon Lake Cherry Blossom Festival | Seoul (Songpa-gu), Seoul | Free | Entry and performances Free | No booking; everything is walk-up. In 2026 Songpa-gu posted a daily bloom and crowd update at 14:00 on Instagram and YouTube from 27 March to 10 April. | — |
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| Yeouido Spring Flower Festival | Seoul | Free | Entry Free | No booking: walk in. Only small-group programmes had limited places (in 2025 the guided walk to Bamseom took 10–20 people per session); how to sign up was not published in the sources found. | — |
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| Biseulsan Azalea Culture Festival | Daegu (Dalseong-gun), Daegu | Free | Admission Free | No booking. The electric buses to the azalea field are first come, first served from the Youth Hostel stop; expect long queues at weekends. | — |
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| Changdeokgung Moonlight Tour | Seoul | Ticketed | Participation (guided night walk, performances, tea and sweets), per person ₩30,000 | Advance booking only. General sessions: lottery on Ticketlink, one entry per ID (autumn 2026: applications 20 August 14:00 to 26 August 23:59, winners announced 28 August, winners booked up to 2 tickets 29 August–2 September), then leftover seats first come, first served from 3 September, 14:00. People aged 65 and over, people with disabilities and national merit holders can book some seats by phone through Ticketlink (1588-7890). Foreign visitors book separate sessions on Creatrip, first come, first served (autumn 2026 from 28 August, 09:00); a passport or foreign ID is checked on the night. Enquiries 1522-2295. | — |
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| Gochang Green Barley Field Festival | Gochang, Jeonbuk State | Free + paid activities | Barley field paths (central field) ₩3,000; Parking (per car) ₩10,000 | No booking: pay the path fee and parking on arrival. The weekend treasure hunt and SNS photo events are joined on site. | — |
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| Hampyeong Butterfly Festival | Hampyeong, Jeollanam-do | Ticketed | Adult, at the gate ₩7,000; Youth and soldiers, at the gate ₩5,000 | No booking needed: tickets are sold at the gate, though queues can be long at weekends and on holidays. In 2026 advance tickets (10% off) were sold 16 March–23 April on Ticketlink and Naver (search '제28회 함평나비대축제') and at the Hampyeong Festival & Tourism Foundation office on the third floor of the Theme Video Hall in Expo Park; groups of 20 or more got a further discount. Whether online purchase works without a Korean phone number is not stated. | — |
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| Jeonju International Film Festival | Jeonju, Jeonbuk State | Free + paid activities | General screening or Salon Roundtable ₩10,000; Event screening, including Jeonju Talk Talk ₩12,000 | Online on the official festival website (mobile booking supported). In 2026 general screenings went on sale on 17 April at 11:00, after the ceremony tickets; two tickets per person per screening, online sales close 10 minutes before each film, and entry is by mobile ticket (screenshots are not accepted). Online payment is by credit card, debit card or simple-pay service, not bank transfer or phone billing. During the festival the box offices sold only unsold seats, for card or cash: on 29 April at the Sori Arts Center (16:00–20:30), then from 30 April at J Lounge, CGV Jeonju Gosa, Megabox Jeonju Gaeksa and the Jeonju Digital Independent Cinema from 09:30. Cancel up to 60 minutes before; once the festival opened, a small per-ticket cancellation fee applied. | Not confirmed either way. The festival's 2024–2026 ticket rules list credit cards, debit cards and simple-pay services for online payment, and its English guide (2025) gives no rule on foreign-issued cards, so we could not confirm that a foreign card works on the ticket site. The on-site box offices take cards and cash for unsold seats during the festival (2024 guide; 2026 report), which is the fallback. |
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| Mungyeong Chasabal (Tea Bowl) Festival | Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do | Free + paid activities | Entry Free; Festival pass ₩15,000 | No booking for entry. In 2026 popular experiences could be reserved at kiosks in the festival information centre; how and where the festival pass was sold, and whether online booking needs a Korean phone number, was not stated. Contact listed by KTO: 054-571-7677. | — |
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| Namwon Chunhyang Festival | Namwon, Jeonbuk State | Free + paid activities | Festival admission Free; Gwanghallu Garden (adult) ₩4,000 | No booking for entry. The Global Chunhyang Contest takes applications in advance (the 2025 deadline was 31 March). The 2026 tourism packages (car camping, a 'Chunhyang personal' package and a 'K-pungnyu' package) were announced without prices or booking details on the pages opened. | — |
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| Taean World Tulip Festival | Taean, Chungcheongnam-do | Ticketed | Adult, on site ₩14,000; Adult, online early-bird ₩12,000 | No booking needed: tickets are sold at the gate. Discounted online tickets were sold through Korean platforms such as WAUG and TimeTicket and had to be bought at least one day ahead. Re-entry after leaving was not allowed in 2026 (blog-reported). | — |
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| Yeon Deung Hoe (Lotus Lantern Festival) | Seoul | Free | Watching the parade, exhibitions and street festival Free; Templestay, one day (1–31 May 2026, 35 temples) ₩15,000 | No ticket exists for watching. Parade marchers take part through temples and registered groups; foreign visitors who want to walk should check llf.or.kr for a participation call. Templestay programmes are booked at templestay.com. | — |
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| Boseong Green Tea Festival | Boseong, Jeollanam-do | Free + paid activities | Festival admission Free; Daehan Dawon plantation (adult) ₩4,000 | The Afternoon Tea Field grand tea party, the hanok stay, private 'campnic' and the 'Moon over Boseong' backpacking package are booked in advance through the festival site (teafestival.clickn.co.kr), with some on-site sign-up; whether a Korean phone number is required is not stated. | — |
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| Chuncheon Mime Festival | Chuncheon, Gangwon State | Free + paid activities | Theatre performance at Festival Theatre Momjit (each) ₩15,000; Art Nanjang X ₩20,000 | Tickets for the paid programmes went on sale on 6 May 2026 through Mango Ticket (망고티켓) and Naver Booking (네이버 예약); details are on mimefestival.com, in Korean. Discounts, on-site sales and whether a Korean phone number is needed to book were not confirmed. | — |
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| Damyang Bamboo Festival | Damyang, Jeollanam-do | Free + paid activities | Festival admission Free; Juknokwon entry (adult) ₩3,000 | No general booking; vendor and booth applications run through the county. Concerts are free-standing events without ticketing on the pages opened. | — |
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| Gangneung Danoje Festival | Gangneung, Gangwon State | Free | General admission Free | Nothing needs booking: rites, performances and the experience village are walk-up, and no tickets are sold. The committee's site (Korean only) posts the day-by-day schedule and a downloadable full timetable. | — |
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| Gwangalli Eobang Festival | Busan | Free + paid activities | Festival admission Free; Bare-handed live-fish catching ₩10,000 | No booking for the festival. How to sign up for the fish catching (on site or in advance) was not stated in the sources opened. | — |
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| Haeundae Sand Festival | Busan | Free | | No booking or ticket is needed for the festival or the sculptures. Fees and sign-up rules for the hands-on programmes were not published in the sources opened. 2027 details will come from Haeundae-gu; recent dates reached the news between mid-April and early May. | — |
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| Hangang Festival (Spring) | Seoul | Free + paid activities | Entry to the parks and free programmes Free; Stroller parade, per team ₩5,000 | No booking to enter. In 2026 the stroller parade was booked on the Seoul public service reservation site, silent yoga at silentdisco.kr, the spring-flower yacht trip at hdyachtclub.com, Golden Blue Marina and Tubester rides through Naver Booking and the Hi Seoul Cruise through Yanolja; all of these also took sign-ups on site. Night tours were by lottery at visit-hangang.seoul.kr, with results sent four days before the tour. | — |
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| Daegu International Musical Festival | Daegu | Free + paid activities | 'Happiness for ₩10,000' ticket ₩10,000; University Musical Festival Free | Each production is sold separately; DIMF posts sale dates, ticket sellers and discounts for each show on dimf.or.kr. The 2026 co-opening production Turandot was sold on NOL Ticket (the former Interpark Ticket), whose page links international users to the English NOL World site (world.nol.com); tickets were collected at the venue (no delivery) and online booking closed 3 hours before the show. The free University Musical Festival seats were reserved on Naver Booking (sales 5 and 12 June 2026, 14:00). 'Happiness for ₩10,000' tickets are sold in person: in 2024 (from 15 June) and 2025 at a booth in front of CGV Daegu Hanil on Dongseong-ro, up to two per person per work, and in 2026 at a booth at the opening-gala venue. | Partly confirmed. NOL World, the English site linked from the 2026 opening production's page, accepts international Visa and Mastercard credit cards, but a May 2026 guide reports frequent 3D Secure failures and suggests asking your card issuer to allow Korean payments first (or using NOL World's prepaid card). Whether every DIMF production is listed on NOL World, and whether the ₩10,000 booth takes foreign cards, was not confirmed. |
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| Boryeong Mud Festival | Boryeong, Chungcheongnam-do | Free + paid activities | General Zone adult (19–64), weekday ₩12,000; General Zone adult, weekend (Fri–Sun) ₩16,000 | About 30% of each day's wristbands are sold online through TFUN Korea (reserv.tfunkorea.co.kr, which has an English mode), Naver Booking or KakaoTalk Booking; the other 70% are sold on site from 13:00 on weekdays and 10:00 on weekends, with long lines on weekends. Online buyers swap their reservation number for a wristband at the Online Booking booth. Lost wristbands are not reissued. | — |
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| Busan Sea Festival | Busan | Free + paid activities | Festival entry, beach, fireworks and concerts Free | No booking is needed for the beach or the fireworks. Paid or capacity-limited programmes (such as the 2025 Sunset Beach Club) are announced on the official site (festivalbusan.com/seafestival) shortly before the festival; booking channels and whether they take foreign cards were not confirmed. | — |
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| Daegu Chimac Festival | Daegu | Free + paid activities | General admission Free | Free priority seats at the Kolon Outdoor Music Hall are released on TicketLink (Korean site); the paid main-stage seats were sold online in advance (platform not stated in our sources) and sold out in 11 minutes in 2026. Overseas group packages were sold through Klook and KKday in 2025. Nothing else needs booking. | Not stated by the organizer. Booths are run by national chicken chains and beer brands, which usually take Korean and international cards, but carry some cash; the 2026 STAY & PLAY voucher was loaded on a Daegu-ro Pay card. |
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| Hangang Festival (Summer) | Seoul | Free + paid activities | Entry to the parks and free programmes Free; Pool entry for Music Pongdang (Nanji) and Eolssu Pongdang (Jamsil) ₩1,000 | No booking to enter. Paid programmes are booked online: the Night Walk and boat race at urbansports.kr, the silent disco and yoga at silentdisco.kr, ecology and water-safety classes on the Seoul public service reservation site (yeyak.seoul.go.kr), paddle sports through Naver Smart Store, cruises through NOL, the yachting trip at hdyachtclub.com and the other boats through Naver Booking. Most sell any places left on site. | — |
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| Hwacheon Tomato Festival | Hwacheon, Gangwon State | Free + paid activities | Find the Golden Ring ₩3,000 | No advance booking is documented for the golden ring hunt; reports describe on-site participation. Foreign visitors could book a round-trip shuttle package from Hongdae and Myeongdong through Trazy. The official site (tomatofestival.co.kr) could not be opened to confirm sign-up rules. | — |
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| Iho Tewoo Festival | Jeju City, Jeju | Free + paid activities | Wondam fishing experience (adult) ₩20,000; Wondam fishing experience (youth) ₩15,000 | Wondam fishing is registered on site from one hour before each session; no advance booking platform is listed. Other activities are walk-up. | — |
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| Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival | Incheon | Ticketed | 1-day pass, regular ₩120,000; 3-day pass, regular ₩240,000 | Buy on Interpark/NOL Ticket, YES24, N Ticket or KB Pay (Korean sites; early birds sell out within hours of release in May). Overseas buyers are directed from the official site to the Japanese agency eplus; the official site also has a Global ticket page. Tickets are exchanged for wristbands at the venue. | Overseas buyers are directed from the official site to the Japanese agency eplus and a Global ticket page; which cards those accept was not stated. The KB Kookmin Card discount applies only to that Korean card. |
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| Jeongnamjin Jangheung Water Festival | Jangheung, Jeollanam-do | Free + paid activities | Festival admission and the daily water fight Free | No booking is needed to enter or join the water fight; paid rides are paid on site. Booking details for the camping stay could not be read, because the official festival site (jangheung.go.kr/festival) could not be opened. | — |
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| Jecheon International Music & Film Festival | Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do | Free + paid activities | One Summer Night with K-pop, standing zones A–D ₩60,000; One Summer Night with K-pop, reserved seat ₩50,000 | Concerts: on Melon Ticket. In 2026 the early-bird sale (40% off) ran from Tuesday 21 July at 14:00 to 27 July and the general sale opened on 4 August at 14:00; standing zones were assigned at random and announced on the day. Creatrip, a booking platform for foreign visitors, also sold the 2026 concert tickets, from €36.79, as a mobile voucher exchanged for the ticket on site. Films: in past editions screenings were sold on the official website (jimff.org) after signing up; in 2023 online sales closed 5 minutes before each screening, with a limit of 4 tickets per person, separate seats held for the on-site box office, and 50% off on site for Chungcheongbuk-do and Jecheon residents. The 2026 film-ticket rules were not found. | Not confirmed for the festival's own sales. No source says whether Melon Ticket's Korean page or the festival's film-ticket site accepts foreign-issued cards. For the concerts, Creatrip sold 2026 tickets priced in euros to overseas buyers, which is the route the sources show for foreign visitors. |
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| Muju Firefly Festival | Muju, Jeonbuk State | Free + paid activities | General admission Free; Firefly Mystery Exploration, per person ₩20,000 | The firefly tour is booked online only at firefly.or.kr (first come, first served, no on-site sales; 2026 reservations closed before the festival). A Korean-language booking form is used, and the Kakao T shuttle needs the Kakao T app; there is no booking for general entry. | — |
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| Tongyeong Hansan Daecheop Festival | Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do | Free | Festival admission Free | No booking or ticket is needed for entry. Competitive events (the rowing race, the youth dance contest) are for registered teams; entry rules were not checked. Book accommodation early for the fireworks night: a travel guide expected the night of 15 August 2026 to be the busiest of the summer season. | — |
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| Yeongdong Grape Festival | Yeongdong, Chungcheongbuk-do | Free + paid activities | Festival admission Free; Grape stomping (per person) ₩2,000 | No advance booking was needed in 2026: grape stomping (five sessions a day) and grape picking took on-site sign-ups, and picking closed once the day's fruit ran out, so arrive in the morning. Book trains through Korail, which has an English booking site; from 1 Oct 2026 tickets go on sale two months before departure. | — |
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| Andong Maskdance Festival | Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do | Free + paid activities | Festival grounds and outdoor stages Free; Indoor mask-dance theatre, adult, on site ₩8,000 | Advance theatre tickets were sold 18 August–17 September 2026 through Naver, KakaoTalk and Coupang (Korean accounts) and at Andong City Hall and district offices; on-site tickets are sold at the box office, so no advance booking is required. Hahoe shuttle seats are first come, first served. | — |
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| Baekje Cultural Festival | Buyeo and Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do | Free | General admission Free | No booking is needed for admission, parades or ceremonies. Some workshops (for example the Buyeo literary tour and a Roblox contest in 2026) required sign-up through the Korean-language notice board on baekjeculturalfestival.kr; no card or Korean phone number is needed to attend. | — |
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| Busan International Film Festival | Busan | Free + paid activities | General screening, Open Cinema (outdoor) or Cine Class ₩10,000; Community BIFF general screening ₩10,000 | Online on the official site (biff.kr, with an English version); in 2026 sales opened on 17 September 14:00 for ceremonies, Open Cinema, Midnight Passion, the Actors' House and Community BIFF, and on 21 September 14:00 for everything else, two tickets per screening code. Sign up and register a payment method before sale day; first-time users verify a mobile phone number once. Online payment is by credit card, debit card or simple-pay app. During the festival the BIFF box offices (Busan Cinema Center outdoor box office 08:30–20:30; separate counters at CGV and Lotte Cinema Centum City; Megabox Busan Theater 4F 09:30–20:00 for Community BIFF) sell returned and unsold seats; on the opening day the outdoor box office sold only next-day tickets. Free cancellation up to 6 days before; refunds until 60 minutes before the screening. | Not confirmed either way. The organizer's 2026 information lists credit cards, debit cards and simple-pay apps online, but does not say whether foreign-issued cards or foreign mobile numbers pass the website's payment and one-time phone check. At the box offices, card and cash payment is listed (Community BIFF 2026 at the Megabox counter; all box offices in the 2022 English ticket guide), so buying a returned seat on site is the fallback. |
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| Cheonan World Dance Festival | Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do | Free | General admission (all venues) Free; Beef brisket tteokbokki at food zone ₩8,000 | No tickets or booking for spectators. Competition and parade entries are for registered teams only (2026 registration closed 30 August). Food stalls take cards and cash. | — |
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| Chilgok Transmedia Festival | Chilgok, Gyeongsangbuk-do | Free | Entry to the exhibition Free; Docent walk, eunjihwa workshop and musical Free | No booking for the exhibition. The docent walks and the eunjihwa workshop (10 people per session) take advance bookings or free on-site registration; the listings read did not give the booking channel, so ask at the Waegwan Station information centre, on Instagram (@transmedia2026) or on 070-4109-7977 (Korean). | — |
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| EX Pumpkin Night | Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do | Ticketed | General admission ₩10,000; Group ₩8,000 | Tickets are sold at the gate, or online in advance for ₩8,000; the 2026 online sales channel was not confirmed. Enquiries: 054-740-3950 (Gyeongju Expo Park). | — |
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| Geumsan World K-Insam Festival | Geumsan, Chungcheongnam-do | Free + paid activities | General admission Free; Public parking Free | No booking for general entry. The sources checked did not say how to join the ginseng-digging trip (on-site sign-up or advance booking), so ask at the information centre on arrival. Trade-fair purchases are paid to individual vendors. | — |
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| Gyeongbokgung Starlight Tour | Seoul | Ticketed | Admission (guided night tour, royal meal and performances), per person ₩60,000 | Advance booking only. General sessions: lottery on Ticketlink (for 2026, applications 14–20 August, winners announced 24 August and booked 25–27 August), then remaining and returned seats first come, first served from 28 August, 14:00. Foreign visitors: separate sessions on 21–24 October 2026, sold through Creatrip. In 2025 some seats could be booked by phone by people aged 65 and over, people with disabilities and national merit holders. Enquiries 1522-2295. | — |
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| Hyoseok Culture Festival | Pyeongchang, Gangwon State | Free | Entry Free; Lee Hyo-seok Literary Museum and Hyoseok Moonlight Hill Free | No booking needed for entry. Festival enquiries: +82-33-335-2323 (Lee Hyo-seok Literary Society). Pyeongchang County's tourist information centre: +82-33-330-2771. | — |
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| Icheon Pet Festival | Icheon, Gyeonggi-do | Free | Entry Free | No booking is needed to enter. Programmes such as classes and the sports day take advance sign-ups on the Icheon City website, and on-site registration on the day is also accepted. | — |
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| Jeongseon Arirang Festival | Jeongseon, Gangwon State | Free | Festival admission Free; Rice soup (gukbap) ₩10,000 | No booking for spectators. Contestants for the chorus and A-POP dance competitions applied through separate notices from the Jeongseon Arirang Culture Foundation on arirangfestival.kr in 2026. | — |
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| Namhansanseong Autumn Festa | Gwangju (Gyeonggi-do), Gyeonggi-do | Free | All festival programmes Free; Namhansanseong Haenggung entry, adults 19–64 ₩2,000 | No booking for the traditional culture and eco-friendly experiences: join on site on weekends and public holidays. The history tour, fortress-trail ecology tour and family experience theatre need advance booking through the programme page listed by KTO (lavender-alibi-20b.notion.site) or the enquiry line 1800-4746; whether a Korean phone number is needed was not stated. | — |
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| Seogwipo Chilsimni Festival | Seogwipo, Jeju | Free | Entry Free | No booking for entry. How to enter the song contest, Youth Festa or Running in Chilsimni was not published on the pages opened; festival committee 064-760-3942. | — |
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| Seosan Haemieupseong Festival | Seosan, Chungcheongnam-do | Free | Entry Free | No booking for entry. The 600-year table dinner (60 seats a day in 2026) was paid; how to book it was not found. Festival enquiries: 041-681-3560. | — |
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| Seoul International Fireworks Festival | Seoul | Free + paid activities | Viewing from Yeouido Hangang Park and the riverbanks Free; Nodeul Island Orange Play Zone, zone 1 ₩110,000 | No booking for the free park. Nodeul Island tickets for 2026 went on sale in early August, up to 5 per person and collected on site; the city said only advance ticket holders could enter. The official sales channel was not confirmed. In 2025 there were no general seat sales, only prize draws and corporate sales. | — |
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| Seoul Music Festival | Seoul | Free | Entry and concert seats Free | Book free seats on Yes24 (performance 60368), up to 2 per person. Show the mobile ticket at the on-site ticket booth (12:00–18:00) for a wristband; the queue for the concert area forms 15:30–16:00. The booking opening date was not found. Foreign nationals can also apply for 100 seats set aside by the Seoul Foreign Resident Center (one foreign companion each, first come first served). Inquiries: 070-4272-7330. | — |
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| Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival | Suwon, Gyeonggi-do | Free + paid activities | Festival grounds and procession viewing Free; Hwaseong Haenggung entry (needed for Haenggung Yahwa) ₩2,000 | Paid seats for Yajo and Seonyumong and some experiences are booked in advance: Korean residents through the official ticketing page or Naver Reservation, foreign visitors through global OTAs or a foreigner-only reservation page linked from shfestival.com; 2026 sales opened 24 August at 14:00. Yangnoyeon and Byeolsinal needed pre-registration. | — |
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| Ulsan Whale Festival | Ulsan | Free | Admission Free; Shuttle bus from Taehwagang Station Free | No booking is needed for the festival. Book the whale-watching cruise by phone (052-226-1901~2) or on the special zone's website, whalecity.kr; ask about the monorail on 052-266-2621. Whether festival contests and workshops needed sign-up was not published on the pages opened. | — |
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| Anseong Namsadang Baudeogi Festival | Anseong, Gyeonggi-do | Free | Festival entry Free | No booking or ticket needed for entry. How to book the paid indoor-hall show during the festival was not found; the troupe's regular show is booked on its website or bought at the hall (+82-31-678-2518). Festival enquiries: +82-31-678-5414. | — |
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| Busan Folk Arts Festival | Busan | Free | Entry Free; Pre-booked classes (artisan crafts, tiled-roof class, Dongnae crane dance, children's exam) Free | No booking for entry. Some 2026 programmes take advance sign-up on the Event-us platform until 23 October, 17:00, through an Event-us account (the site asks users to verify their email address): the artisan craft classes (from 30 September; sessions from 11:00 each day; on 19 October a few places were still listed in the embroidered phone grip, scroll painting and knotted bag charm classes, while the rattle drum, fan and flower-shoe classes were full), the tiled-roof heritage-care class and the children's exam (both 24 October), and the Dongnae crane dance class (from 2 October). Whether walk-ins are taken on the day was not stated. | — |
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| Busan International Rock Festival | Busan | Ticketed | Children born on or after 1 January 2019 Free; Sasang Station shuttle Free | Korean residents buy on Yes24 (ticket.yes24.com); non-Korean passport holders use Yes24 Global (passport identity verification required), Klook or KKday, where purchases by Korean nationals are cancelled. Up to 4 tickets per person; bring the voucher and matching ID to the platform's on-site booth for a wristband; no refunds for non-attendance and no name changes. | Klook and KKday checkouts accept overseas cards and need no Korean phone number; Yes24 Global requires passport verification before purchase. |
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| Busan Jagalchi Festival | Busan | Free | Entry Free | No booking is needed for entry. Sign-up rules for the eel relay, the golden-fish game and other hands-on events were not published on the pages opened; the festival committee answers on 051-243-9363, and the festival website is ejagalchi.co.kr. | — |
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| Chungjang Festival of Memories | Gwangju | Free | Entry Free | No booking for entry; just turn up. Festival office (KTO listing): 062-608-4672. | — |
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| Dream Park Chrysanthemum Festival | Incheon | Free | Entry Free; Parking Free | No booking or ticket is needed for entry. Whether the guided landfill tours or hands-on programmes need advance registration was not published. | — |
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| Gangneung Coffee Festival | Gangneung, Gangwon State | Free + paid activities | General admission Free; Global coffee lounge (1 hour) ₩20,000 | No ticket is needed to attend. The global coffee lounge (₩20,000 per person) takes advance and on-site registration. Participation programs such as 100 Baristas 100 Flavors (participants recruited 18 Sep–11 Oct 2026) and vendor spots are applied for through the official site coffeefestival.net, which is Korean-only and requires member sign-up. Festival office: 033-647-6802. | — |
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| Gimcheon Gimbap Festival | Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do | Free + paid activities | Entry Free | No booking for entry. In 2026 you order and pay for gimbap by scanning a QR code with Kakao Pay, or at staffed kiosk booths. Kakao T Shuttle seats are booked in the Kakao T app. Organizer: Gimcheon City Tourism Policy Division, 054-420-6714; official site gimbapcity.kr (not opened for this record). | — |
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| Gimje Horizon Festival | Gimje, Jeonbuk State | Free + paid activities | General admission Free | Most activities are walk-up. The wood-fired rice cooking and some cooking classes require advance registration on the Korean-language official site (festival.gimje.go.kr) and sold out early in 2026; no card or Korean phone is needed to attend otherwise. | Not stated. Discounts are tied to the Gimje Sarang local card and Culture Nuri card, so carry cash for small stalls. |
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| Gochang Moyangseong Festival | Gochang, Jeonbuk State | Free | Festival admission Free | No booking for entry. A few participation programmes take advance applications on the festival website (in 2024: wish lanterns, a youth dance contest, a 'Gen Z' dapseong for the first 200 applicants and a spacing-out contest). The night dapseong and ganggangsullae are open to visitors on the spot, and the wall can be walked at any time. | — |
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| Gunsan Jjamppong Festival | Gunsan, Jeonbuk State | Free | Entry Free | No booking: walk in. Organizer contact: Gunsan City, 063-454-3912 or 063-454-3913; official site jjambbong.kr (not opened for this record). | — |
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| Gwangju World Kimchi Festival | Gwangju | Free + paid activities | Entry Free | No booking for entry. The Kimchi Experience School (11:00–12:00 daily, one session a day) is booked in advance through Naver Booking; a festival guide says the beginner kimchi class may also use Naver, so check before going. The Kimjang Arcade and other kids' games are walk-in. Whether foreign visitors can book without a Korean phone number or Naver account was not stated. Festival office: 062-613-3955. | — |
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| Hanbok Culture Week | Seoul | Free | Entry to the week's events Free; Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Changgyeonggung, Deoksugung, Jongmyo and the Joseon royal tombs, in hanbok Free | No booking is listed for the commemorative event. Each of the roughly 410 participating sites sets its own rules; the programme is on the official Hanbok Culture Week site (kcdf.or.kr/hanbokcultureweek), in Korean. | — |
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| Hangang Festival (Autumn) | Seoul | Free + paid activities | Entry to the parks and free programmes Free; #O.Un.Han exercise class (rhythm training, Pound Fit or sliding board) ₩5,000 | No booking to enter. Exercise and cooking sessions at Jamwon are booked at urbansports.kr, silent yoga at silentdisco.kr, ecology classes and some Forest Adventure activities on the Seoul public service reservation site, yacht, kayak and Tubester rides through Naver Booking, and yoting at hdyachtclub.com. Most take on-site sign-ups if places remain. | — |
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| Hwangmaesan Silver Grass Festival | Hapcheon, Gyeongsangnam-do | Free | Entry Free; Parking, small car ₩5,000 | No booking for entry. The docent tour with a forest interpreter needs pre-registration on the county's festival page; the free Nanum Cart tour is signed up for on site on weekdays, first come first served, for eligible visitors only. | — |
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| Hwasun Dolmen Autumn Flower Festival | Hwasun, Jeollanam-do | Ticketed | Admission (from 17 October) ₩5,000; Opening day, 16 October Free | No advance booking; pay at the gate and collect the gift voucher with the ticket. Guided tours of the dolmen site by heritage interpreters, including in foreign languages, are booked in advance through the Hwasun County Culture and Tourism Division (061-379-3501). | — |
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| Icheon Rice Cultural Festival | Icheon, Gyeonggi-do | Free + paid activities | Gamasot cauldron bibimbap ₩2,000; Township restaurant main dish ₩9,000 | Nothing requires advance booking for ordinary visitors; cauldron rice and the rice-cake pull are first-come on site, and township restaurants and stalls sell directly. | — |
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| Jeju Horse Festival | Jeju City, Jeju | Free | Festival entry Free; Let's Run Park Jeju admission on race days, adult ₩2,000 | Sign up for the Saturday night run (₩10,000, first come, first served) on the Runable running platform's website or app, and for the Sunday concert on the festival site (jejuma.festimap.kr), where on-site registration is also accepted. KTO's listing mentions no booking for the daytime programme; check the festival site for contest entries and session times, or call 1566-3333. | — |
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| Jeonju Bibimbap Festival | Jeonju, Jeonbuk State | Free | General admission Free | No advance booking was published; food stalls and the big-bowl performance are walk-up. | — |
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| Jeonju International Sori Festival | Jeonju, Jeonbuk State | Free + paid activities | World music: Jyotsna Srikanth (India), R seat ₩30,000; World music: Jyotsna Srikanth (India), S seat ₩20,000 | Paid shows are sold online through NOL Ticket (Interpark's ticketing service; the 2024 edition sold under the Interpark name), in rounds from late June (2024: 25 June 13:00 and 15 July). Booking closes at 17:00 the day before for Monday–Saturday shows and 11:00 the day before for Sunday shows. Cancellation costs ₩4,000 per ticket up to 10 days before, then 10–30% of the price; same-day changes are not allowed. Customer centre 1544-1555, 09:00–18:00. | — |
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| Jeonju Makgeolli Festival | Jeonju, Jeonbuk State | Free | Entry Free | No booking; walk in. Questions go to Jeonju City, tel. 063-281-2826; the official site is jeonjumakgeolli.com (Korean). | — |
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| Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival | Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do | Free + paid activities | General admission Free; Pontoon 'love bridge', one way ₩2,000 | Pontoon-bridge tickets are sold on site and through the official site and Naver Booking (Korean interface); lost paper tickets are not reissued and unused tickets are refundable only within their validity period. Nothing else needs booking. | — |
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| Jirisan Walking Festival | Sancheong, Gyeongsangnam-do | Ticketed | Registration, general ₩20,000; Registration, Jirisan Dulle-gil supporter ₩10,000 | Register online on Event-us (event-us.kr, Korean interface) between 9 September 2026, 14:00, and 22 October 2026, 17:00; registration was still open on 22 October, with a 'closing soon' label on the ticket list. Cancellation fees depend on payment method and timing. Whether same-day registration is possible, or whether foreign phone numbers and cards work, was not stated. | — |
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| K-Wave Dance Festival | Seoul | Free | Entry Free | No tickets or booking for spectators. Foreign visitors have performed as volunteer participants (about 100 a year in 2024 and 2025); how to apply was not explained in the sources opened, so check the festival's Instagram (k_wave_dance_festival). | — |
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| MAMF (Migrants' Arirang Multicultural Festival) | Changwon (Seongsan-gu), Gyeongsangnam-do | Free | Entry Free | No booking needed for the outdoor festival. Enquiries: 055-277-8779 (Gyeongnam Migrant Workers' Welfare Center, per KTO). Check the official site mamf.co.kr for any seat reservations at Seongsan Art Hall. | — |
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| Mungyeong Yakdol Hanu Festival | Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do | Free + paid activities | | No booking: entry is free and beef is bought on the spot (in 2022 a course meal could be pre-registered). Organizer contact listed by KTO: 054-550-6812. | — |
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| Sejong Hangeul Festival | Sejong | Free | Entry Free | No booking for entry. The timetable and site map are posted on the festival website (sjfestival.kr) and its Instagram before each edition; some programmes may need reservations on the day. KTX tickets are sold on Korail+ and korail.com. | — |
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| Seoul Design Week | Seoul | Free + paid activities | DDP Design Fair, on site (14–18 Oct) ₩15,000; DDP Design Fair, early bird (to 13 Oct) ₩9,000 | No booking for the free programmes. DDP Design Fair tickets were sold on the official Seoul Design Week site (seoul-designweek.or.kr) and on Musinsa's 29CM; whether a Korean phone number is needed was not stated. Inquiries: 02-3141-7977 (KTO listing). | — |
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| Seoul Silver Grass Festival | Seoul | Free | Entry Free; Maengkkongi electric shuttle, adult one way ₩2,000 | No booking for entry. Some hands-on workshops took advance bookings from 12 October 2026, 10:00, first come first served; daily performance times are posted on the city's Garden City Seoul site. | — |
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| Silla Culture Festival | Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do | Free | Admission Free | No tickets or advance booking were reported for any 2026 programme; the Woljeonggyo show is standing-only. Enquiries: Gyeongju Cultural Foundation, 054-776-5265~5267. | — |
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| Suncheon Naganeupseong Folk Culture Festival | Suncheon, Jeollanam-do | Ticketed | Adult admission ₩4,000; Teenagers and military ₩2,500 | No booking for entry; tickets are sold at the gates. No advance sign-up for the hands-on programmes was announced. | Cards are accepted only at the East Gate ticket booth and the West Gate control office; whether foreign cards work there was not stated. |
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| Tamna Culture Festival | Jeju City, Jeju | Free | Admission Free | No advance booking for general attendance. Festival office: 064-753-3287. | — |
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| UN Peace Festival | Busan | Free | Entry Free; Open Peace Forum (23 Oct) Free | No booking for the festival. The Open Peace Forum (23 October, 15:00–19:00, Busan Museum auditorium) takes sign-up on the Event-us platform from 5 October 09:00 to 22 October 17:00. No sign-up for other 2026 programmes was found. | — |
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| Wonju Mandu Festival | Wonju, Gangwon State | Free + paid activities | Entry Free | No ticket or booking is needed to attend. In 2026 the Wonju Mandu Zone uses a QR-based web ordering and reservation system plus kiosks to cut queues; whether it works without a Korean phone number is not stated. Contest and experience sign-up details were not published in text. | — |
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| World Heritage Joseon Royal Tombs Festival | Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do | Ticketed | Entry to Yungneung and Geolleung, adults aged 25–64 ₩1,000 | Entry tickets are bought at each tomb's gate. Some programmes are booked in advance on the festival website (jrtf.or.kr; enquiries 1522-2295); in 2025 the theme show sold out on the day booking opened and most night-tour sessions sold out. The Yunggeolleung musical can also be booked in English on Creatrip. | — |
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| Yangyang Pine Mushroom and Salmon Festival | Yangyang, Gangwon State | Free + paid activities | Entry to the festival grounds Free; Song-i treasure hunt ₩30,000 | In 2026 the treasure hunt and salmon catching opened for pre-booking on 28 September at 09:00 through the Go Go Yangyang (고고양양) app or the festival website (yyfestival.com); 30 treasure-hunt places and 40 salmon-catching places per session were kept for on-site, first-come sign-up. Whether foreign visitors can book online without a Korean phone number is not stated. | — |
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| Yeoju Ogok Naru Festival | Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do | Free | Entry Free; Roasted sweet potatoes Free | No booking for entry. Whether the Hwangpo sailboat rides, the Yeogang Gwidam mission game or other experiences take advance bookings was not found; the official site (ogoknaru.yjfestival.or.kr) could not be read. | — |
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| Yeoncheon Chrysanthemum Festival | Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi-do | Ticketed | Admission, general (individual) ₩5,000; Admission, reduced rate (individual) ₩3,000 | No advance booking or online ticket sale was found on the pages opened. Who qualifies for the reduced rate, and who enters free, was not stated. | — |
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| Yeoncheon Job's Tears Festival | Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi-do | Free | Admission Free | No booking needed; no advance registration was found for the market or its hands-on activities. | — |
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| Yeongdeungpo Seonyudo Garden Festival | Seoul | Free | Entry Free | No booking needed for entry. Whether the bird walk, yoga or paid activities take advance sign-ups in 2026 was not published; the organizer posts updates on Instagram (@ydp_seonyudo) and its website, and enquiries go to 02-2629-2261. | — |
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| Yeongju Punggi Ginseng Festival | Yeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do | Free + paid activities | Festival admission Free | No booking or ticket is needed for the grounds. In 2024 a Korail festival package sold through the Korail app gave up to 50% off train fares and a ₩10,000 Yeongju gift voucher; whether a package ran in 2026 was not confirmed. | — |
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| Yesan Market Samguk Festival | Yesan, Chungcheongnam-do | Free | Entry Free | No booking for entry. How to join the bucket-list activities or enter the Yesan Dance Festival competition was not published on the pages opened; the festival phone line is 041-332-4317. | — |
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| Jindo Miracle Sea Road Festival | Jindo, Jeollanam-do | Free | Festival admission Free | No ticket booking; contest entries (gimbap, baking, dance) were submitted through the Jindo County tourism website. Lodging on Jindo is the thing to book early, or stay in Mokpo near the train station. | — |
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| Daejeon Science Festival | Daejeon | Free | General admission Free | Most booths are walk-in. A few popular ones, such as the fusion-energy escape room in 2026, release free slots on Naver Booking at 09:00 each day and sell out within minutes; Naver Booking requires a Naver account. Visitors also waited on site for cancellations. | — |
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| Seoul Petlympic | Seoul | Free + paid activities | Entry Free; Petlympic events (advance registration) ₩40,000 | No booking is needed to visit. The four Petlympic events (up to 100 places each, two weight classes, for dogs with basic training) and the Dog Trail (400 places) took first-come, first-served registration on the official site, petlympic.imweb.me, from Monday 14 September 2026. Whether places remain was not published; ask the operator on 0502-1949-0514. | — |
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| Seomjingang International Experimental Art Festival | Gokseong, Jeollanam-do | Free | All programmes Free | No booking is mentioned. Times and venues of the outdoor programmes can change, so check sieaf.com or call KoPAS on 010-2344-5004 before travelling. | — |
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| Ulsan Jung-gu Heritage Night | Ulsan | Free + paid activities | Admission Free | No booking is listed by KTO or the culture ministry, so you can walk in. Whether the paid experiences or the civil- and military-official sessions need sign-up was not published. Ask the operator on 070-7656-0456 or check the festival site, www.ulsanjunggu.kr. | — |
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| Geoje Island Flower Festival | Geoje, Gyeongsangnam-do | Free | Festival entry Free; Parking Free | No booking for entry. Sign-up details for hands-on programmes were posted on the city's Korean-only festival site (geoje.go.kr/flower), which could not be read for this record. | — |
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| Inje Icefish Festival | Inje, Gangwon State | Free + paid activities | Admission Free; Ice-fishing field Free | No booking was needed for the free ice-fishing field in 2023. Nothing can be booked for 2027 until the county announces whether the festival will be held. | — |
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