Ulsan Culture Expo

The 2026 Ulsan Culture Expo is a comprehensive culture festival held under the slogan "My Ulsan, Our City," sharing the process by which the daily lives and stories of individual citizens come together to form the culture of a city. Since the Bangudae Petroglyphs were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in July 2025, Ulsan has drawn attention as a city where a long history and contemporary culture coexist. Just as prehistoric people carved their lives into rock, the people of Ulsan today are also carving the city's culture in their own way, each in their own place. This year's expo focuses on the flow by which the culture of individuals, starting from "My Ulsan," connects into the shared asset of "Our City." The core value of this year's expo is "Culture Governance That Grows Together." Citizens, local culture and arts professionals, cultural enterprises, universities, and public institutions take part together from planning through operation, creating a cultural space built by everyone, beyond a one-way exhibition. In addition, through exchange programs with officials from Culture Cities nationwide, the expo shares Ulsan's experience as a Culture City and broadens the scope of cooperation between regions. The 2026 Ulsan Culture Expo aims to establish itself as the flagship cultural platform of Ulsan, a Culture City where citizens, as the main agents of culture, shape the city's tomorrow.

The 2026 Ulsan Culture Expo (26-29 November) is the city's flagship culture festival, built around the theme 'My Ulsan, Our City' and the idea of individual citizens' everyday culture coming together as a shared civic asset. It follows the July 2025 UNESCO World Heritage inscription of the nearby Bangudae Petroglyphs, framing Ulsan as a place where deep history and present-day culture meet. The expo is organised as a joint 'culture governance' effort with citizens, local artists, cultural businesses, universities and public institutions, including exchange with officials from other Culture Cities.

Take the KTX or SRT from Seoul to Ulsan Station, a journey of roughly two to two and a half hours; the venue's address on Ulsanyeok-ro in Samnam-eup, Ulju-gun, places it on the road leading to that station. Express buses to Ulsan also run from Seoul's bus terminals, taking around four to five hours by road. From Ulsan Station, a local bus or taxi covers the final stretch to the venue.