2026 Korea Science Festival with Jeonbuk Science Festival
Oct 16 – Oct 18, 2026 · Jeollabuk-do
Overview
The 2026 Korea Science Festival with Jeonbuk Science Festival is a science festival designed to let residents of Jeonbuk directly experience 'Physical AI,' a future industry for the region.
It will be held for three days from October 16 to 18, 2026, at the main stadium of Jeonju University and Harim Mission Hall.
Under the theme 'A Moving World, Opening a New Future with Physical AI!', the event is organized so that AI is not limited to screen-based technology but can be experienced through technologies that move and operate directly in the real world, such as robots and sensors.
In connection with the Korea Science Festival, this event brings together the National Science Museum, outstanding research institutions and universities from outside the province, with the main direction of expanding opportunities for residents to enjoy science and culture.
It offers hands-on content tailored to the eye level of children, teenagers, and the general public, presenting research achievements in cutting-edge science and technology fields such as AI, bio, energy, and mobility. It is also a participatory science festival that, in cooperation with the Jeonbuk State Office of Education, has elementary, middle, and high schools within the province directly run experience booths, creating events in which visitors take part.
The main programs consist of an opening ceremony, the Jeonbuk Science and Technology Grand Prize and Student Science Invention Grand Prize award ceremonies, themed exhibitions, and science and technology experiences and performances. It is hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT, Jeonbuk State, and the Jeonbuk State Office of Education, and organized by the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity, Jeonbuk Technopark, and the Jeonbuk Science Culture Hub Center.
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Jeonju Bibimbap Festival
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