Nov 5, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026

Goesan Kimjang Festival

괴산김장축제

Time

10:00~20:00

Venue

92 Imkkokjeong-ro, Goesan-eup, Goesan-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do Goesan Organic Expo Square Area (충청북도 괴산군 괴산읍 임꺽정로 92 괴산유기농엑스포광장 일원), Chungbuk

Price

Free (some experiences are partially paid: 5,000 won)

The 2026 Goesan Gimjang Festival is a gimjang (kimchi-making) culture festival held for four days, from November 5 to 8, 2026, around Goesan Yuginong Expo Gwangjang (Organic Expo Square) and Goesan Jonghap Undongjang (Goesan Sports Complex) in Goesan-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do. Participants make kimchi themselves using local agricultural products grown in Goesan, such as napa cabbage and cheonggyeol chili peppers, as gimjang ingredients. The representative programs are 'One-Stop Gimjang Making', in which participants at Yuginong Expo Gwangjang mix kimchi with pre-reserved salted cabbage and seasoning ingredients and take it home, and 'Drive-Through Gimjang', in which participants park their vehicles at individual booths inside Goesan Jonghap Undongjang, make gimjang, and load the finished kimchi into their vehicles. The festival also offers 'Children and Youth Gimjang Experience', where children and teenagers try making gimjang themselves, 'Master's Gimjang Place', which features gimjang masters, and the 'Kimchi Flavors of the World Tasting Event', where visitors can taste kimchi from many countries. In addition, the main events include the K-Red Food Street, the Guwomeokgi Zone (grill-and-eat zone), and the Daehanminguk Gimjang Contest (Korea Gimjang Contest). Separately from the events at the festival site, the festival also offers the 'Village Gimjang Experience', in which participants make gimjang themselves in villages around Goesan throughout the month of November.

- One-Stop Gimjang Making - Drive-Through Gimjang Making - Children/Youth Gimjang Experience - Master's Gimjang Place - Kimchi Flavors of the World Tasting Event - Village Gimjang Experience

Translated by AI from the tourism board's original text; the wording may differ from the original.

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