Taebaek Festival
Oct 3 – Oct 4, 2026 · Gangwon
Overview
The 45th Taebaek Festival is a citizen-participation festival held for two days, from October 2 to October 3, 2026, in the area around Taebaek City Hall. The slogan is 'Taebaek Citizens' Grand Festival of Coexistence and Harmony,' and the event is hosted and organized by the Taebaek City Cultural Foundation, with sponsorship from Taebaek City, the Taebaek City Council, and Kangwon Land Inc. The festival opens Taebaek City Hall as a citizen-centered space for communication and is designed with programs spanning all generations so that citizens can participate together and enjoy themselves. Major programs include a recreational competition among 8 dong (neighborhoods), a special concert inviting Taebaek citizens, the Taebaek Hand-Made Taste Master Competition, the Taebaek Highland Kimjang (Kimchi-Making) Experience, the Taebaek Song Festival, and the Resident Self-Governance Competition. Alongside these, the festival runs a variety of ongoing programs such as a photo exhibition and photo zones depicting Taebaek's history, the Taebaek Oxygen Healing Zone, family experience programs, and promotional booths from related organizations. Also, to mark Gaecheonjeol (National Foundation Day), the festival holds traditional ancestral rites together — a mountain spirit ritual (Sansinje) at Jedanggol and a Dangun ritual (Dangunje) at Dangun Seongjeon — to pray for the region's peace and prosperity.
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Photo: Korea Tourism Organization 
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization 
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization 
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization 
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization
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Jeongseon Arirang Festival
Oct 1 – Oct 4, 2026
The Jeongseon Arirang Festival is Jeongseon County’s signature cultural tourism festival created to preserve and carry forward the history, cultural value, and traditions of Jeongseon Arirang, one of Korea’s best-known folk songs. Celebrating Arirang, which is inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the festival brings together performances that blend tradition with contemporary elements, parades, hands-on programs, exhibitions, and various cultural and artistic events for visitors of all ages. The festival is also shaped by the local community, with residents taking on an active role in its planning and operation. Programs connecting Jeongseon’s cultural and tourism resources help boost the local economy and attract more visitors to the region. Building on the cultural legacy of Arirang and the unique traditions of Jeongseon, the festival seeks to establish itself as Korea’s leading Arirang celebration and grow into a global cultural tourism festival that people around the world can enjoy and relate to.
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