Jeonju Hanji Culture Festival
Oct 8 – Oct 10, 2026 · Jeollabuk-do
Overview
Jeonju Hanji Culture Festival was organized to promote the excellent qualities of hanji (traditional mulberry paper), and the artistic use of it. The festival also aims to become a global festival promoting Korean style to the world.
Why go
Jeonju Hanji Culture Festival celebrates hanji, Korea's traditional mulberry-paper craft, with exhibits highlighting its artistic and practical uses. It's organized by Jeonju-si with the aim of introducing this distinctive Korean craft tradition to an international audience. Admission is free, making it an easy stop for anyone curious about Korean traditional handicrafts.
Getting there from Seoul
Jeonju is reachable from Seoul by KTX from Yongsan or Seoul Station, with a journey of roughly two hours, or by express bus from Seoul's Central City Terminal, taking around two and a half to three hours depending on traffic. From Jeonju Station or the bus terminal, a taxi or local bus will get you to the Korea Traditional Culture Center in Wansan-gu.
Tips
- Admission is free, so no advance tickets are needed.
- Festival hours are 10:00-20:00 daily from October 8-10, 2026.
- The venue is in the Hanok Village area of Wansan-gu, so it's easy to pair the festival with a walk through the old town.
Best for: craft lovers, culture enthusiasts, families, photographers.
Photos
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization 
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization 
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization 
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization 
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization 
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization
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Jeonju Hanji Culture Festival
Oct 8 – Oct 10, 2026
Since its launch in 1997, the Jeonju Hanji Culture Festival has led the industrialization and globalization of Jeonju hanji (traditional Korean paper), working to promote the excellence of this thousand-year-old craft far and wide. The festival also reinterprets the many functions and values of hanji through a cultural lens, expressing the beauty and worth that hanji has held for people throughout the ages. The annual 'National Hanji Craft Exhibition' discovers hanji works infused with the dedication and skill of craftspeople from across the country, contributing to the development and wider appreciation of hanji craft. The 'National Children's Hanji Art Contest' is a competition in which children display their boundless imagination and creativity on hanji canvases, helping future generations naturally encounter Korea's unique hanji culture and understand its value and beauty. In this way, the Jeonju Hanji Culture Festival goes beyond the preservation and development of traditional hanji — by reinterpreting it as modern cultural content and creating a space of culture and art that diverse generations can enjoy together, it leads the way in promoting the value of Jeonju hanji both at home and abroad.
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