Cheongdo Bansi Festival

The Cheongdo Bansi Festival is a regional festival held around the theme of Cheongdo Bansi, the representative agricultural specialty of Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do. Cheongdo Bansi is Cheongdo's signature specialty, known as a seedless persimmon, and the Cheongdo Bansi Festival is an event organized to promote the excellence of this local agricultural product and introduce its diverse uses. The festival features exhibitions and sales related to Cheongdo Bansi, as well as desserts and processed foods made with Bansi and hands-on programs, allowing visitors to experience Cheongdo Bansi in a variety of ways. It is also a festival that runs performance and competition programs involving local residents and youth, an experience area for children, and a promotional space introducing local tourism and policy information. The 2026 Cheongdo Bansi Festival will be held from October 16 to 18 at the Cheongdo Outdoor Performance Hall and its surrounding area, promoting the excellence of the nation's only "Seedless Persimmon! Cheongdo Bansi," and offering a variety of sights and activities using Bansi — a tourism festival that satisfies all five senses and can be enjoyed together as a family.

This festival celebrates Cheongdo bansi, the county's signature seedless persimmon, with exhibitions and sales of the fruit alongside desserts and processed foods made from it. Visitors can join hands-on programs, watch performances and competitions involving local residents and youth, and let children take part in a dedicated experience area, making it a well-rounded family outing centred on local agriculture.

Cheongdo sits on the Gyeongbu line, so direct ITX-Saemaeul or Mugunghwa trains from Seoul Station reach Cheongdo Station without a transfer; alternatively, take KTX to Dongdaegu and change to a local train or bus onward to Cheongdo. From Cheongdo Station, the festival site at the Cheongdo Outdoor Performance Hall in Hwayang-eup is a short taxi or local bus ride away.